Attack aircraft
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An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encount
A USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft in flight
An A-1 Skyraider of the USAF
RAF Harrier GR9 in flight, 2008
Boeing GA-1, ~1920
Gunship
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A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy aircraft guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets either as airstrike or as close air support.
An AC-130H gunship from the 16th Special Operations Squadron
Some B-25 bomber variants were heavily armed with 75 mm and .50 caliber machine guns.
The AC-47 provided CAS with three port side mounted 7.62 mm miniguns.
The Mil Mi-24 was one of the first dedicated gunship helicopters.