![]() ![]() In Wargame: Red Dragon, the Etendard IVM is largely untouched from its AirLand Battle configuration. These drawbacks are far from prohibitive, given the Etendard IVM's low cost of 50 points per aircraft, and with good tactics and timing, the inexpensive Etendard IVM can make powerful, effective strikes against enemy ground targets. The type is vulnerable to long range SAMs and AAMs, and cannot punch back at enemy fighters until it is within cannon range. The drawbacks of the Etendard IV are its lack of ECM and lack of an air to air missile compliment. ![]() The SAMP T200 has good explosive power and can be used to attack light to moderately armed vehicles, as well as infantry units. The type carries twin DEFA 550 cannons and two SAMP T200 400kg bombs. The Etendard IVM is an inexpensive Marine light strike platform available to French and NATO decks. 69 Etendard IVM strike fighters and 21 Etendard IVP reconnaissance aircraft were procured and deployed aboard the Clemenceau and Foch. The Etendard IV was built as a prototype in 1958, and entered service with the French Navy as the Etendard IVM in 1962. Initially developed in response to a pair of requirements for a new light fighter for French and other NATO air forces, the Etendard IV was created after the French Navy took interest in the prior Etendard designs. ![]() The Dassault Etendard IVM is a single-engine, single-seat, strike fighter built for the French Navy out of the Etendard II and Etendard VI. ![]()
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