I feel a bit like Ubisoft/EA milking the cow when I make several versions of one plane, but I thought this would be a nice addition you might like.

Fictional military version with two light machine guns, a gun crosshair, new paintjob, USAF roundels (I don't know where I got them from, I downloaded them some time ago in a package), a stronger 8 cylinder engine with 300 HP and two exhaust pipes + 3-blade propeller to allow for higher speeds at the same RPM.

It is primarily meant for reconnaissance, but it can also take out light infantry and light aircrafts/drones with it's guns.

I thought about making a Cessna myself, but stumbled across the 172RG by BaconAircrafts, which looked extremely good on first glance, so I downloaded it and thought "Well, one less project to do!". While taking a deeper look at it, I noticed a lot of things that didn't match the real design, so I opened Google, took some of the pictures and compared them.
Then I started tweaking everything and redoing a lot of things (cockpit controls, view position, shape of the front of the fuselage, propeller, landing gear, windows and some other small things).
This is the outcome, probably the best Cessna 172 replica SP has ever seen!

Maximum speed in level flight is 250 MPH and you can reach around 300 MPH in a dive.
Take-off should be done at ~100 MPH, rather a bit faster for the landing (~130 MPH on final approach, slowly dropping down to 90 MPH).

As Bacon's description still holds true and controls didn't change, I'll just copy it and add the things that are new:

CONTROLS:
VTOL: Flaps
TRIM: Trim
GEAR: Gear
FIRE GUNS: Fire light machine guns
CAM:1 Pilot POV
CAM2: Co-Pilot POV
ACTION GROUP 1: Landing lights
& normal contols.

FEATURES:
- Fully furnished cockpit
- Working artificial horizon (it's on free spin and can get out of alignment very quickly, tries to make it better have failed)
- Navigation system (input set to yaw)
- Fully working yokes that react to pitch and roll
- Fully working pedals that react to yaw and brake
- Realistic retractable landing gear
- Working throttle
- simple but accurate gun crosshair

--> The second colour in the paint menu dictates the outline color (dark green) feel free to change it to your favourite!

CREDITS:
Landing gear hinge: @FrankieB
Indicator lights: @Flightsonic

DESCRIPTION: Cessna introduced a retractable landing gear version of the 172 in 1980 and named it the Cutlass 172RG.

The Cutlass featured a variable-pitch, constant-speed propeller and a more powerful Lycoming O-360-F1A6 engine of 180 horsepower (130 kW). The 172RG sold for about US$19,000 more than the standard 172 of the same year and produced an optimal cruise speed of 140 knots (260 km/h), compared to 122 knots (226 km/h) for the contemporary 160 horsepower (120 kW) version.[15]

The 172RG did not find wide acceptance in the personal aircraft market because of higher initial and operating costs accompanied by mediocre cruising speed, but was adopted by many flight schools since it met the specific requirements for "complex aircraft" experience necessary to obtain a Commercial Pilot certificate (the role for which it was intended), at relatively low cost. Between 1980 and 1984 1177 RGs were built, with a small number following before production ceased in 1985.[citation needed]

While numbered and marketed as a 172, the 172RG was actually certified on the Cessna 175 type certificate.

Feedback and suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers! :)

PS.: If you're from the USAF and want to copy it in reality, remember to give credits!