description: # from wiki The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a replacement for the service's existing fleet of Aermacchi MB-326s. Its design was derived from that of the MB-326, rather than a new design, and thus the two aircraft share considerable similarities in terms of their design. Aermacchi had found that the MB-339 was capable of satisfying all of the specified requirements while being the most affordable option available. The maiden flight of the MB-339 took place on 12 August 1976; the first production aircraft were delivered two years later. introduced: 1979 manufacturer: Aermacchi origin: Italy price: 9 role: Light Attack gunfighter: true variants: MB-339A: {} radios: intra_flight: SRT-651/N inter_flight: AN/ARC-150(V) 2 channels: # The common allocator is sufficient for Liberation's purposes. There are # more than 20 channels available on COMM2 (manual says 100, ME says 30, # presumably only 30 can be truly *pre* set, and the other 70 can be set in # the cockpit). We never need that many though, so no sense customizing # further. type: common # COMM1 us UHF only. COMM2 is V/UHF. We prefer allocating intra-flight on # VHF because it's less contested, so intra-flight goes to COMM2. intra_flight_radio_index: 2 inter_flight_radio_index: 1 tasks: BAI: 240 CAS: 240 OCA/Aircraft: 240 OCA/Runway: 200 Strike: 180