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[dsawan]

Another US Navy carrier based plane;regular and ecm version



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_AM_Mauler

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General characteristics

    Crew: one (two for AM-1Q)
    Length: 41 ft 3 in (12.57 m)
    Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
    Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
    Wing area: 496 sq ft (46.1 m2)
    Empty weight: 15,257 lb (6,920 kg)
    Gross weight: 25,737 lb (11,674 kg)
    Fuel capacity: 510 US gallons (1,900 l; 420 imp gal)
    Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-4 Wasp Major Radial, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
    Propellers: 4-bladed, 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) diameter

Performance

    Maximum speed: 334 mph (538 km/h, 290 kn)
    Cruise speed: 189 mph (304 km/h, 164 kn)
    Combat range: 1,524 mi (2,452 km, 1,324 nmi)
    Service ceiling: 27,000 ft (8,200 m)
    Time to altitude: 5.9 minutes to 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
    Wing loading: 48.7 lb/sq ft (238 kg/m2)

Armament

    Guns: 4 20 mm (0.79 in) T-31 cannon with 200 rounds per gun[28]
    Hardpoints: 15
    Rockets: 12 5-inch (130 mm) HVAR
    Missiles: 3 Mark 13 torpedoes

[NobleNerd]

I was literally just reading about this aircraft today and thought of how cool it would be to have in BAT. The big brother of the Skyraider. 

It could be included in The Jet Age as the AM-1 and in WAW as the BTM-1; same aircraft, two different designations.