[Franek Grabowski]

Juha, could you elaborate what constitutes a good ground attack aircraft? Perhaps this should be explained in the first place.
Concerning Cobra, the problem was with CG moving too far aft., so placing heavier armament or armour would only help. The question about available power is valid but the question is, was it necessary, and if reduction of lifetime was substantial and important in field conditions. I believe the real problem is that nobody ever considered the idea, perhaps because all the production was necessary for the USSR, and they considered them excellent fighters in the first place.