The A-37B Dragonfly is a ground attack aircraft available to South Korea in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly is a two-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing light strike platform. Nicknamed the "Super Tweet," the A-37 was developed out of the T-37 trainer. First flown in 1963, the A-37 saw service as a close air support, FAC(A), helicopter escort and night interdiction platform during the Vietnam War. The A-37B was introduced in 1967, and featured a strengthened air frame to allow for harder turns and improved airframe life, as well as newer, more powerful General Electric engines. South Korea purchased the A-37B starting in 1976 with 25 T-37Cs bought from American and 30 more from Brazil. These were replaced by T-50 Golden Eagles.
Overview[]
Red Dragon[]
The A-37B Dragonfly is a relatively inexpensive light strike platform available to South Korean and BLUFOR decks. The A-37B is unique in that it carries two types of air to ground munitions, HEAT cluster bombs to deal with armored targets, and the Mk. 82 high-explosive bomb for dealing with lightly armored vehicles and infantry. Rounding off its weapon compliment is a pair of AIM-9B missiles, giving the type the ability to attack helicopters in the area it is operating, or to defend itself to some extent against enemy fighters.
The A-37B's main drawbacks are its lack of ECM, lack of a gun, and that although it does carry an air-to-air missile compliment, it is not particularly powerful. This leaves the A-37B vulnerable to long range SAMs and AAMs, as well as attacks by enemy fighters at close range. However, given the A-37's primary role as a strike platform, these drawbacks are not prohibitive. A fighter escort should be considered when scrambling the A-37B.
Weapons[]
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| Type | Cluster Bomb | Bomb | AAM |
| Name | Mk 20 Rockeye II | Mk 82 | AIM-9B Sidewinder |
| Caliber | 245 kg HEAT, CLUS | 227 kg AoE | Infrared AoE, F&F |
| Ammo | x 2 | x 2 | x 2 |
| Range | Ground = 3500 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 3500 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = N/A m Helicopters = 2100 m Airplanes = 3500 m
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| Accuracy | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Stabilizer | N/A | N/A | 30% |
| AP Power | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| HE Power | N/A | 10 | 4 |
| Suppression | 300 | 600 | 160 |
| Rate of fire | 23 r/min | 23 r/min | 2 s r/min |
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