Available to PACT forces, the L-39 Albatros is a Czechoslovak ground attack aircraft introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle.
History[]
In 1964, the Czechoslovakian aircraft manufacturing company, Aero Vodochy embarked on a design that was meant to replace the L-29 Delfín. In 1969, the first L-39 went under the name of "Prototype X-02" went on a test flight piloted by Rudolf Duchon, who was the factory test pilot. Serial production of the L-39s and L-39C commenced in the early 70s. It was soon recognized as a majority of the Warsaw Pact's compromising trainer jet, in which, the previous of which were Soviet-made. In 1974, the L-39s went into service with the Czechoslovakian Air Force as trainer and light ground attack aircraft.
It serves as a trainer jet for many other countries like Yemen and Vietnam. The United States even uses it for the Patriots Jet Team. France uses 9 L-39s for the Breitling Jet Team, and in Latvia with the Baltic Bees Jet Team, using 6 of them.
While it mainly serves as a trainer jet, some countries like Syria arm it for uses like counter-insurgency operations, but was mainly armed with a GSh-23 cannon at times.
Overview[]
The only difference between L-39 Albatros and its upgraded 60-point ZA variant is the latter has basic Air-to-Air weapons, a GSh-23 Autocannon and two R-60 AAMs, which cannot be count upon against real fighter jets, but only strafing helicopters.
Like L-29R Delfin and L-29RS Delfin (250kg HE and 500kg NPLM bombs), these four types of ground attack aircraft has no ECM and relatively low speed, thus vulnerable to enemy Anti-Air and interceptors. On the other hand, they are very cheap, so they can attack in clusters.
Weapon[]
AirLand Battle
| Weapons | 
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| Type | HE Bomb | No Weapon | No Weapon |
| Name | FAB 500 | ||
| Caliber | 500kg [AoE] | ||
| Ammo | x 2 | ||
| Range | Ground = 3500 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 4 | ||
| AP Power | N/A | ||
| HE Power | 17 | ||
| Suppression | 600 | ||
| Rate of fire | 23 r/min |
Red Dragon
| Weapons | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type | HE Bomb | No Weapon | No Weapon |
| Name | FAB 500 | ||
| Caliber | 500kg [AoE] | ||
| Ammo | x 2 | ||
| Range | Ground = 2500 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 25% | ||
| AP Power | N/A | ||
| HE Power | 15 | ||
| Suppression | 600 | ||
| Rate of fire | 23 r/min |
Gallery[]
See also[]
Aero L-39 Albatros on Wikipedia
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