A-8 “Shrike”
Armament
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Guns:
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4 × forward-firing 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns mounted in the wheel fairings
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1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun mounted in the observer’s cockpit for rear defense
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Bombs: Up to 4 × 122 lb (55 kg) bombs carried under the wings[3] or up to 10 × 30 lb (14 kg) fragmentation bombs in fuselage chutes either side of the main fuel tank[1]
Curtiss_YA-10.
Armament
- Guns: 4 × fixed forward-firing 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine-gun, with another in the rear cockpit on a flexible mount
- Bombs: 10 × 30 lb (14 kg) bombs or 4 × 122 lb (55 kg) bombs
YA-13 /XA-16
YA-13
Armament
- Guns: 4 × forward firing .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns and 1 × flexible .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun for the rear gunner
- Bombs: Provisions for up to 1,100 lb (500 kg) of bombs mounted on wing racks
A-31/A-35 Vengeance
An Australian RAAF Vengeance in 1943
Armament
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Guns:
- 4 × fixed forward-firing .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns in the wing
- 2 × flexible mount .30 in (7.62 mm) or .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns in rear cockpit[b]
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Bombs:
- 2 × internal 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
- 2 × 250 lb (110 kg) bomb on wing racks
XA-32
Brewster XA-32 during testing c. 1943 (U.S. Air Force photo)
- Guns: 8 × .50-cal. machine guns or 4 x 37mm gun [3]
- Bombs: 1,000 pounds (450 kg) in an internal fuselage bomb bay and 2,000 pounds (910 kg) underwing
XA-41
Vultee XA-41 during USAF testing (USAF photo)
Armament
- Guns: 4x .50 cal M2 Browning machineguns in the wings with 600 rpg
plus
- Cannon: 4x 37 mm (1.457 in) cannon mounted in the inner wings (proposed)
- Bombs: 6,400 lb (2,900 kg) of ordnance
- Rockets: 8–12
Power creep