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Originally Posted by cawest
the Cessna O-2 or Cessna 336 or 337. maybe put a wooden flight deck on a cargo ship for them to use.
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The Rhodesian Air Force used armed 337s with an overwing mounted 7.62mm MG arrangement, rockets, and bombs/dispensers pretty successfully. I believe they were able to forward base them near operational areas for quick turnarounds.
Another option for an ad hoc light attack aircraft that’s around in large numbers are crop dusters. They’ve got a lot of lift capacity, are mechanically fairly simple, and can land on rough fields.