Attack aircraft
AIRCRAFT CLASS DESIGNED FOR AIR-TO-SURFACE WARFARE
A- (plane); Attack plane; Strike aircraft; Tactical bombers; Trench fighter; Ground attack aircraft; Ground-Attack Aircraft; Attack Aircraft; Attack Aviation; Ground attack airplane; Maritime strike aircraft; Tank plinker; Light attack aircraft; Schlachtflugzeug; Ground-attack aircraft; Attack bomber; Maritime strike
An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pressing the attack.Mortensen 1987, pp.