Notes: This is
an Argentine ground attack aircraft that is robust and easy to fly, and not as
fuel-thirsty as jet aircraft, nor as expensive or difficult to maintain.
While not advanced, it is reliable.
The crew have ejection seats, but the aircraft is not capable of
in-flight refueling.
Twilight 2000
v1, v2/2.2/ 2013 Stories: This aircraft gained more customers around the world
as the Twilight War wore on, before shipping finally stopped.
Twilight
2035/Merc 2000 Stories: The Pucara gained acceptance all around the world, as it
was far less expensive than aircraft like the A-10.
The US even bought about a squadron’s worth, supplementing their A-10s in
actions which were less heavy in EW, AAA/SAM, and enemy aircraft.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$3,570,610 |
JP4 |
1.5 tons |
4.02 tons |
2 |
16 |
None |
Enclosed |
.
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Mnvr/Acc Agl/Turn |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Ceiling |
Armor |
1162 |
581 |
NA
100 8/5
70/35 |
1020 |
750 |
8000 |
FF7
CF7 RF6
T5 W4* |
Combat Equipment |
Minimum Landing/Takeoff
Zone |
RF |
Armament |
Ammo |
None |
615/745m Hardened Runway |
+2 |
2x20mm KAA Autocannons, 4xMG-4, 3
hardpoints |
300x20mm, 1050x7.62mm |
IA-63 Pampa
Notes: This
small aircraft was built to be a trainer during peacetime and a light attack
aircraft during wartime. Though it
was presented as a contender for the US Joint Primary Training System
competition, it lost in that competition to the European Hawk aircraft (which
became the T-45 Goshawk), and never saw any other foreign sales.
By the 2020, almost all Argentine pilots had received their initial jet
training on the Pampa. It is an
economical aircraft to operate, but has only rudimentary avionics.
Twilight 2000 v1
Notes: The Pampa does not exist in the Twilight 2000 v1 timeline.
Twilight 2000
v2/2.2 Notes: A new aircraft in the Twilight 2000 2/2.2 timeline, the
Argentines had only 12 of them in service at the beginning of the Twilight War.
None were built after the beginning of hostilities, with production shifting
primarily to the Pucara and an Argentine copy of the Mirage III.
Twilight 2013
timeline: Though some were retained at the rear area airbases for primary
training, many Argentine pilots using the Pampa were essentially getting OJT.
And thus the Pampa did not have a good combat record.
This is not because of the aircraft, but the inexperience of the pilots.
Twilight 2035
Notes: Due to early Pucara losses, the Pampa took up the slack in the ground
support role. They were modified to
use almost all air weapons in the Argentine inventory, from GPS-guided SDBs to
30mm cannon pods.
Merc 2000 Notes:
The Pampa was the primary jet trainer for the Argentine Air Force, and was also
sold across South and to an extent Central America,
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$3,380,290 |
JP4 |
1.55 tons |
2.82 tons |
2 |
12 |
None |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Mnvr/Acc Agl/Turn |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Ceiling |
Armor |
1674 |
419 (100) |
NA
113 8/5
80/50 |
1300 |
694 |
12900 |
FF4
CF4 RF4
T3 W4 |
Combat Equipment |
Minimum Landing/Takeoff
Zone |
RF |
Armament |
Ammo |
Radar Warning Receiver, Flare/Chaff
Dispensers |
890/565m Hardened Runway |
+2 |
5 Hardpoints |
None |