? ?Always a fan of Odd Birds and Military Dream Machines that were never given the chance that they deserved (Thank You GREEDY Air Force brASS HAT JERKS!!!) I think that the Ryan Jump Jets really could have made a lasting impression on the battlefront even into today. Especially for the US Army! In the role of Launch & Land ANYWHERE "Jack-In-The-Box" Interceptors and Ground Support/ Attack Aircraft, (not to mention as RESCUE craft that some of those downed AF FlyBoys might have appreciated!!!), these light little Odd Birds could have made a big difference. Certainly, far more versatile than those knockoffs of the British Harriers we eventually went with.
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? ?I wonder how they would have done as predecessors of the A-10s if comparably armed as Gunships with autocannon and/or rocket pods????
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? ?Yeah, I needs me some Alt-Cold War Military SF/F!!!?
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Keep Er FUN! & WEIRDZ!!!
Dan G
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Dan G