In the advent of having improved RedBear89's A-XE, I realized that I've never created a dedicated ground attack aircraft before.

Enter the Alligator, being very easy to fly and sporting an impressive compliment of weapons, this tactical beast is fit for any surface combat situation, from littoral warfare to convoy decimation to close air support, her fantastic low speed handling makes her a great gun and missile platform, and her excellent loiter time ensures that you‘ll use your weapons smartly and accurately.

Your ordinance includes:

A pair of "Dutchess" missile pods each carrying five modified interceptor air-to-air missiles, first seen on my F/ A-195, these little beasties can cross a hundred miles in less than ten seconds and can freak out any adversary into submission at your presence, allowing the Alligator to perform missions beyond what she was designed for and defend herself when need be. The missile pods also carry five modified Inferno ground attack missiles, these have an enhanced lock rate and quicker firing time and are good for taking out small to medium ground targets in quick succession at any moment's notice.

A pair of "Big Dutch" bomb pods each carrying four miniaturized "Boom 50s", these are a brain child of mine that l constructed after accidentally discovering that massless objects could be catapulted to insidious velocities by pylons with maximum detach force. Being mighty accurate within five miles, these combine the massive power of a Cleaver missile with the precision of a friggin gun and are good for any long range ground attack situation, from sniping a missile base to blasting a destroyer apart or taking out a big carrier in two shots flat. However, the farther you are, the more precise you have to be, they make a great close range weapon anyways.

A triplet arrangement of quick firing rocket pods under each wing, these are just plain old rocket pods with an enhanced fire rate, good for that one convoy mission you find so hard to complete.

A MIGHTY tiny gun pod that's perfect for any situation, being composed of three rotary cannons in one, the first with a default spread, the second having twice the spread, and the third being three times broader, this little gun ensures that you'll damage your target from a distance even with poor aim, it can even serve as an anti missile countermeasure for that occasion when that last destroyer or missile launcher shoots one at ya during your final attack run. Happen to run out of weapons before destroying that carrier? Not a problem! This beastly tiny thing can take it out faster than you can say BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTT!!!!

Extended loiter time can be achieved by toggling the gyros with AG-1, dropping your speed to 189 miles per hour or less with the brakes, trim down all the way for flaps, and keeping throttle at 4 to 6 percent. Great for landings too. AG-2 gives you gyro control for pitch and roll.

Though not worthy of being an aggressor, her broad wings ensure that she can definitely hold her own in a dogfight and evade normal missiles, even with full payload. She can still carry a shitload more so feel free to double her ordinance, keep an eye on that drag count though.