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[CrippledPidgeon]

Django Aerospace Industries made a name for itself by scoring a major contract during World War II for the production of its tremendously successful P-48 attack fighter. However, after focusing on civilian aviation for the decades after the war, Django is returning to its roots by submitting this proposal for a new Close Air Support fighter for the US Army.



Using the experience gained during the production of the P-48, Django has designed the XA-8 for power, redundancy, and flexibility.

Power: the centerpiece of the XA-8 are its dual GAU-12 25mm rotary cannons. These two weapons have a combined firing rate of over 12 thousand rounds per minute, and offer significant armor penetration using either depleted uranium or armor-piercing rounds. These cannons are mounted on the twin booms so that smoke from the cannons cannot be ingested by the engines.

Redundancy: the XA-8 will be flying mostly low-altitude missions exposed to enemy fire, so it has two GE F-75 afterburning low-bypass turbofans in case one engine is disabled. Redundant control surfaces, such as twin vertical stabilizers mounted on booms.

Flexibility: The XA-8 has the capability of mounting up to 6 pylons of external stores. The two inboard pylons are "wet" pylons for mounting external fuel tanks to extend the fighter's range. the XA-8 is configured to fire a wide range of both air-to-ground, as well as air-to-air munitions. Because of its powerful engines and large control surfaces, the XA-8 can tangle with interceptors as well as any other fighter in the fleet.