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Falklands War : MB339s Close Air Support at Darwin

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Video of a combat scenario : "3 x MB339s provide close air support, attacking British forces near Darwin."

Leader No1 AI uses rockets while AI No2 drops pairs of 500lb bombs. AI weapons can damage & destroy
their targets (of FSX@War). I'm flying MB-326 by Dino Cattaneo with Tacpack as formation's No3, using
guns & rockets. FSCAI is used for British ground defences (resulted in loss of Leader No1).

I've also made a photoscenery for the East Falkland with FS Earth Tiles for the action to take place with
very few scenery objects (yet). Flying is performed in FSX Mission System, for the various scripted events
to trigger depending on the flow of action. Enjoy :


Historical Background
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-Macchi-MB339-have-any-effect-during-the-Falklands-War
Close Air Support at Darwin
[FONT=q_serif]Even in adversity, two planes (A-4-4-114 and A 117) were launched on the morning of the 28th to support the army
in Darwin. With the worsening weather conditions and almost zero visibility, the mission was aborted. In the afternoon
the weather improved and the same plane took off to the west. The attack was made with the use of Zuni guns and
rockets. Corvette Captain Molteni, the pilot of 4-A-117, observed the launch of a missile and began to make evasive
maneuvers.[/FONT]

[FONT=q_serif]The other MB.339 (4-A-114) was not so lucky and the pilot, Lieutenant of Corvette Daniel Miguel, was shot down by
a MANPAD Blowpipe of the Royal marines Air Defence Troops
.[/FONT]
 
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