Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
The CI-22 Cricket is a lightweight ground attack fighter designed for close ground support against lightly armored hostiles. While it can be adapted for anti-aircraft operations, the cricket lacks enough survivability to endure the open skies.
While not as fast as a jet, the Cricket is ideal for hard flying at low altitude, where it can slip in and out of canyons or hide along mountainsides. These flying characteristics give the Cricket impressive stealth capability, despite possessing no stealth technology. Skilled pilots can strike out at enemy camps, convoys, or radar stations, flying below radar level, and only emerging from cover to deploy its payload before diving back to safety.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Low Flying
1:21 Landing Performance
1:48 Its Slow
2:21 Ground Attack
3:16 Considerations
3:43 Summary
4:16 Closing
The CI-22 Cricket is a lightweight ground attack fighter designed for close ground support against lightly armored hostiles. While it can be adapted for anti-aircraft operations, the cricket lacks enough survivability to endure the open skies.
While not as fast as a jet, the Cricket is ideal for hard flying at low altitude, where it can slip in and out of canyons or hide along mountainsides. These flying characteristics give the Cricket impressive stealth capability, despite possessing no stealth technology. Skilled pilots can strike out at enemy camps, convoys, or radar stations, flying below radar level, and only emerging from cover to deploy its payload before diving back to safety.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Low Flying
1:21 Landing Performance
1:48 Its Slow
2:21 Ground Attack
3:16 Considerations
3:43 Summary
4:16 Closing
