A6 intruder3/22/2023 There are also brief discussions of the proposed A-6F Intruder II and the A-6G scaled down Intruder II. The chapter includes a brief description of the systems installed in the A-6 to give it it’s all-weather capabilities.Ĭhapter 2 discusses the variants of the Intruder, starting with the little know A-6B “Iron Hand” SAM suppression aircraft, the A-6C TRIM (Trails-Roads Interdiction Multi-sensor) variant, the KA-6D tanker and the A-6E. Adopted by both the Navy and the Marines, the A-6 Intruder became a mainstay of Navy and Marine Corp combat operations in Vietnam. Grumman’s proposal was selected by the Navy and first flew in April of 1960. In late 1950’s the Navy issue a request for the design of an all-weather attack aircraft with two crewmembers to replace the A-1 Skyraider. The book is lavishly illustrated with both color and black and white photographs with informative captions.Ĭhapter 1 briefly discusses the design and development of the A-6. This volume includes descriptions and photographs of the attack versions of the A-6, as well the tanker (KA-6D) and both electronic warfare versions, the EA-6A and the EA-6B. As noted in the title, this book is a scaled down version of its bigger volume on the Grumman A-6 Intruder family.
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