Nieuport-Saulnier Broussard

Development
Combat experiance in the Ingonian War made clear the Fusiliers Marins lacked a fast response fire support option for highly mobile and often outnumbered landing forces. The gap in capability between organic light artillery, fast attack jets, and armed helicopters early on in the conflict led to the requirement for a long range and loiter time jet aircraft able to operate in close support of ground troops as flying artillery.

Armament
The central design aspect of the Broussard is its semi-automatic autoloaded Modèle 85L 76mm cannon. The cannon is mounted slightly to port and rapid firing can alter the aircraft's trajectory. The Broussard is equipped with a fire control computer which provides a high first round hit probability in all weather. The Modèle 85L is derived from the ship mounted Modèle 85 cannon, though with substantial changes to mitigate the effect of recoil impulse on the aircraft. The weapon is fed by a 25 round magazine. The cartridge cases are semi-combustible, leaving only a metal stub when fired, which is ejected out the bottom of the aircraft. In addition to the gun the Broussard has 11 hardpoints allowing carriage of up to 7,200kg of munitions.

Variants

 * Broussard A - Initial service variant. Single seat.
 * Broussard B - Two-seat variant of Broussard A to provide observation and target designation capabilities.
 * Broussard T - Two-seat trainer version. Only version with dual controls.
 * Broussard M - Upgraded Broussard A.
 * Broussard N - Upgraded Broussard B.
 * Broussard E - Export version.

Current
 Chezzetcook
 * Aviation Tactique des Fusiliers Marins