AV-8 Harrier
The Harrier was the world's first successful VTOL jet to be adopted by any military. Using thrust-vectoring nozzles, the Harrier can redirect thrust downwards to takeoff and land on any flat surface, making it very useful for operations from aircraft carriers and other bases with limited runway space.
In Team Yankee
Armed with an electrically-powered 30mm Aden 5-chamber revolver cannon and CBU-100 cluster bombs, the Harrier can deal with both air and ground targets. It has less fire power than the A-10 but it can also take on the SU-25 and Hind-D.
IRL
The Harrier is something unique its not really a fighter and can't break the sound barrier, but this hasn't stopped it from making a long and successful combat record. From the war in Falklands where French Mirage 5 were downed thanks to superior British piloting. The design was so succesful the USSR copied as much as they humanly could from visuals and public information but ended up choosing different engine configurations for an overtly dismal performing aircraft. Users of the Harrier are many from Spain to Thailand.
| US Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M1 Abrams - M60 Patton - M551 Sheridan - RDF/LT |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - UH-1 Huey - AAVP7 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle - Pickup Trucks |
| Troops: | US Mech Platoon - Marine Rifle Platoon - Huey Rifle Platoon - HMMWV Machine Gun Platoon - Light Motor Infantry Platoon - Irregular Militia Group |
| Artillery: | M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier - M109 Howitzer - LAV-M - M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - M48 Chaparral - M247 Sergeant York - HMMWV SAM |
| Tank Hunters: | M901 ITV - HMMWV-TOW - LAV-AT |
| Recon: | M113 FIST- M113 Scout Section - HMMWV Scout Section - LAV-25 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| Aircraft: | A-10 Warthog - AV-8 Harrier - AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter |
| British Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | Chieftain - Challenger 1 |
| Transports: | Spartan Transport - FV432 Transport - FV510 Warrior - Lynx Transport |
| Infantry: | Mechanized Company - Milan Section (Mechanized) - Airmobile Company - Milan Platoon (Airmobile) - Support Troop |
| Artillery: | Abbot Field Battery - M109 Field Battery - FV432 Mortar Carrier -M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | Spartan Blowpipe - Tracked Rapier - Chieftain Marksman |
| Tank Hunters: | Striker - Spartan MCT - Swingfire |
| Recon: | FV432 FOO - Scorpion - Scimitar -FV721 Fox |
| Aircraft: | Harrier Jump Jet - Lynx HELARM |