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A6-A Intruder, US Navy
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The Navy's experience in the Korean War showed the need for a new long-range strike aircraft with a high subsonic performance at tree-top height to permit under-the-radar penetration of enemy defenses and capable of finding and hitting small targets in any weather. The result was the Grumman A-6 Intruder. Manned by a pilot and bombardier/navigator seated side-by-side, the A-6 was designed to be powered by two engines which gave the Intruder far better reliability and performance than a single engine design. The first of the A-6 series (A-6A) were delivered to the Navy in 1963 and to the Marines in 1964. A-6 aircraft were produced from the -6A through the -6E TRAM, with developments in sophisticated electronics and delivery hardware that included Low Light Level TV, Forward Looking Infrared, Laser Beam Targeting and Moving Target Identification to enable the crew to detect and destroy targets moving faster than 10 mph. Subsequent to Vietnam, A-6s fought in the Gulf of Sidra crisis (Libya), Iranian gun boats in the Persian Gulf and Iraqi installations during Desert Storm. The last of the A-6E Intruders were retired in 1997 although the EA-6B Prowler variants are still in service. Crew:
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