About This File
FS2004 Navy Grumman A-6e Intruder, VA-55 "Warhorses". Libya lay claim to a large portion of the southern Mediterranean Sea as being considered their territory. Not recognizing this claim, the USN was sent in to cross this 'line of death' that was established off the northern reaches of Libya. Twice during the 80's, tensions rose rather high and US F-14s bagged a pair of Libyan jets, Su-22s on one occasion and a Mig-23 on an other. This also lead to some rather one-sided retaliation and destruction of airfields, SAM sites and C3 sites by Naval and USAF aircraft. During one of these moments, VA-55 was heavily involved in SAM suppression and gunboat bombing with its A-6E Intruders. To use these low-vis textures for VA-55 you will need Kazunori Ito's Intruder model A6E_304.ZIP. Repaint by Bill Baldwin.