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Curtiss A-18 Shrike
The Curtiss A-18 ''Model 76A Shrike II'' was a 1930s United States twin-engine ground-attack aircraft. It was the production test version of that company's A-14 Shrike.
==Design and development==
In the years leading up to World War II, the United States Army Air Corps were interested in attack aircraft capable of carrying larger bomb loads with greater firepower. The attack aircraft design standard essentially became a light bomber with firepower only slightly less than the medium bombers being developed as the standard machine gun generally was replaced by ones on new aircraft in development.〔
The Curtiss YA-14 prototype that emerged in 1935 was one of the first single-mission attack aircraft. Although it looked purposeful with its slender fuselage, thin nose and sleek streamlining, the A-14 was hampered by a lack of power, despite its two Wright Whirlwind radial engines. Nevertheless, the prototype was able to achieve a maximum speed of , outstripping the front line Boeing P-26 Peashooter fighter by .〔 Re-engined with Curtiss R-1670-5 engines, it was delivered to the Army under serial number 36-146.〔Swanborough and Bowers 1964, p. 231.〕
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