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Close air support and interdiction, especially at low altitudes, are exceedingly dangerous but crucially necessary missions. Here s What You Need to Remember: These attack aircraft have, over the years, ably performed one of the most critical airpower missions the destruction of the fielded forces of the enemy, and the support of friendly ground troops. Is the dedicated attack aircraft a dying breed? Few air forces are developing new attack aircraft, preferring to rely on fighter-bombers carrying precision-guided munitions to do the dirty work of close air support and battlefield interdiction. But then it has always been such; tactical attack has long been shunted to the side by air forces more interested in fast fighters and majestic bombers. Many of the attack aircraft used in World War II began design life as fighters, only becoming attack planes when they “failed.” And yet these attack aircraft have, over the years, ably performed one of the most critical airpower missio

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