Easun Industria J52 Arcángel
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| J52 Arcángel | |
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| Role | Tilt-wing gunship |
| National origin |  Carloso
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| Manufacturer | Easun Industria |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Carlosian Army |
| Unit cost |
D£50.619 million
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The Easun Industria J52 Arcángel (Carlosian: archangel) is a tilt-wing heavy gunship based off of the XX transport aircraft. As a tilt-wing aircraft, it is able to rotate its wings either horizontally or vertically, making it fully capable of vertical and/or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) operations. This ability gives it many advantages over comparable attack aircraft like the Lockheed AC-130, including the ability to hover and land or take off in areas that lack a runway for conventional planes. It also possesses superior fuel efficiacy and range when compared to a conventional helicopter gunship.
Its primary armament is a two-barrelled 105 mm howitzer located in a turret at the rear of the aircraft, which can be used either as a means of fire support or as a mobile artillery piece. Other armaments include dual 20 mm three-barrelled autocannons, and hardpoints that can be fitted with a variety rocket pods, missiles or gunpods.
General characteristics
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Performance
Armament
- 2 × 105 mm howitzers
- 2 × 20 mm autocannons