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A-12 Shrike | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Curtiss A-12 Shrike | olspan="3" align="center"|
Curtiss A-12 Shrike | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"| | | rew | colspan="2"| | | irst Flight | colspan="2"| | | ntered Service | colspan="2"| | | anufacturer | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | ft in | m | | ingspan | ft in | m | | eight | ft in | m | | ing area | ft² | m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | lb | kg | | oaded | lb | kg | | aximum takeoff | lb | kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngines | colspan="2"| | | ower | hp | kW | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | mph | km/h | | ombat range | miles | km | | erry range | miles | km | | ervice ceiling | ft | m | | ate of climb | ft/min | m/min | | ing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² | | ower/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Avionics | | vionics | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"| | | ombs | colspan="2"| | | issiles | colspan="2"| | | ockets | colspan="2"| | | ther | colspan="2"| | The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was the United States Army Air Corps' first monoplane attack aircraft, and its main attack aircraft through most of the 1930s. It was developed from advancements of the A-8 and the experimental YA-10. However, it became obsolete after a short use period, mainly because of fast-improving aviation technology. Twenty A-12 Shrikes were delivered to China, and when Japan invaded Manchuria, they were used. However, it is unlikely that any survived past the first year of World War II. External links
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