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AD-19C Bearcat

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In the USCM tech manual, one of the machines the "ultimate badasses" deploy is the AD-19C/D Bearcat strikeship. Unfortunately that's about all that's known...so I decided to change that! (at least in the fanon universe).

Given the info provided about the UD-4, I imagine the Cheyenne and the Bearcat would work much like the UH-1 and AH-1 did in Vietnam (not surprising since James Cameron imagined the USCM having this sort of Vietnam-era flare to it (the UD-4's design drew from the AH-1) and the fact that both have the DMLA squadron designation). The Cobra-esque 19s would come in, providing the precision punch and cover for the UD-4s laden with infantry, APCs, and other equipment (and once free of their transportation duties assisting in fire-support with their own massive arsenals).

The AD-19s above show the two different configurations of their kind of aircraft: drop configuration with a smooth profile to reduce friction and "attack mode" where the fangs are out. I modeled the landing gear and propulsion after the UD-4, and the markings are inspired from the same source. USCM aircraft don't seem to have much color or insignia and aircraft art, so me being me decided to add squadron colors (DMLA-33 is the Shamrocks and DMLA-187 the Flying Tigers) and some bomb markings (though according to a marine in the manual, they don't often do that so if they have to pull an emergency landing they don't get to much ire if captured). "King Tiger" sports eight AGM-220C Hellhound AGMs and two 70mm rocket pods (both carry 25mm chainguns).

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WhIppIng-b0y's avatar
That looks cool.