Add Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker

[tbrandon517]

DB Selector

Both

Hypothetical

No

Name

AU-23 Peacemaker

Country

United States, Thailand

Service

Air Force

In Commission

1971-1972 (USAF), 1972-Present (Thai AF)

Length (m)

11.23 m

Wingspan (m)

15.14 m

Height (m)

4.37 m

Empty Weight (kg)

1,270 kg

Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)

2,767 kg

Payload Weight (kg)

873

Crew

3

Propulsion

1 × Garrett TPE-331-1-101F turboprop engine, 650 hp (480 kW)

Rate of Climb (ft/min)

1699

Service Ceiling (ft)

26,893 ft

Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)

148 kn

Cruise Speed (kt)

77 kn

Supercruise

No

Ferry Range (nm)

360 nmi

Endurance (min)

290.4

Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)

440/315

Fuel Capacity (kg)

643.52

Sensors

Mk1 eyeball NVG

Mounts

1x XM197 20mm cannon, door-mounted

Loadout Options

XM93 7.62mm minigun (pod mounted) XM59 .50-cal. (12.7 mm) machine gun or XMU-470 20mm fixed side-firing gun pods. SUU11 gun pods 2.75-inch (70 mm) rocket pods BDU33 with 25 lb (11 kg) bomblets Mark 81 250 lb (110 kg) bombs Mark 82 500 lb (230 kg) bombs BLU118 500 lb (230 kg) napalm canisters CBU55 500 lb (230 kg) cluster bomb MK24 flares ADU272 canisters smoke grenades propaganda leaflet dispensers

Or combinations of.

Also transport capable with 5 troops or 6 passengers or 1 litter patient, 3 ambulatory patients with 1 medical attendant

Comms/Datalinks

No response

Aircraft Codes

Bombsight - Basic Night Navigation/Attack (including bomb/rocket delivery)

Comments

No response

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_AU-23_Peacemaker http://www.roden.eu/HTML/439.html https://www.shutterstock.com/search/fairchild+au+23+peacemaker

[tbrandon517]

For DB3K can base unit off of DB ID's 5244, 6168, and 6263

For CWDB can base unit off of DB ID's 4332, 4459, 4526, and 4605

[Jkryos]

Added DB3K 505.