attack aircraft; ground-attack aircraft
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attack aircraft; ground-attack aircraft; close air support aircraft
technicalMilitary aviation term specifically referring to fixed-wing aircraft designed for tactical air-to-ground attacks at low altitudes. Also called 攻击机; formerly called 冲击机. Examples include the Soviet Il-2 Shturmovik and the American A-10 Thunderbolt II.
Qiáng强
jī击
jī机
tōng通
cháng常
zhí执
xíng行
jìn近
jù距
lí离
kōng空
zhōng中
zhī支
yuán援
rèn任
wù务
。
Attack aircraft usually perform close air support missions.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiáng强
jī击
jī机
néng能
zài在
chāo超
dī低
kōng空
fēi飞
xíng行
，
jīng精
què确
dǎ打
jī击
dì地
miàn面
mù目
biāo标
。
This type of attack aircraft can fly at ultra-low altitude and precisely strike ground targets.
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Zài在
èr二
zhàn战
zhōng中
，
qiáng强
jī击
jī机
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
yòng用
yú于
zhī支
yuán援
dì地
miàn面
bù部
duì队
。
During World War II, attack aircraft were widely used to support ground troops.