Modern
Switzerland Air Force
1979

Switzerland

List Air10

by Mark Bevis

1. Air Force

Surveillance (fighter) Wing:

    1st, 11th Squadrons@ 18x Hunter Mk58A
    16th, 17th Squadrons@ 18x Mirage IIIS, 1x Mirage IIIBS
    10th Recce Squadron: 16x Mirage IIIRS, 8x DeH Venom with cameras
    4 Squadrons@ 18x F-5E Tiger II, 1x F-5F (1981+)

    Fighter-Attack Regiment: 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 18th, 19th, 21st Squadrons@ 18x Hunter Mk58A
    Fighter-Attack Regiment: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th Squadrons@ 14x Venom F4

    1 Transport Flight: 3x Ju-52/3m

    1st-7th Light Aircraft Squadrons, sharing: 3x Beech Twin Bonanza, 6x Do-27, 11x Pilatus Porter, 24x Turbo Porter, 27x Alouette II, 80x Alouette III

    Target Towing Unit: 23x F&W C3605

    Training Units: 120x Pilatus PC-2 and PC-3, 40x Vampire Mk.6, 35x Vampire T.55

    1 SAM Regiment: 64x Bloodhound 2 missiles, static ramps, FC radars

    19 AA Battalions@ 20mm cannon

    18 AA Battalions@ 35mm cannon

2. Notes

    a) Mirage IIIS has 2x AIM-9 Sidewinder and 1x AIM-26B in air defence role. If used in ground attack role they can have up to 24x 81mm rockets or 3x 1000lb HE bombs or 1x AS30 missile.

    b) Venom F4/F50 has up to 3x 1000lb HE bombs or 12x 81mm rockets.

    c) Hunter Mk58 has up to 24x 81mm rockets or 2x 1000lb HE bombs or 3x 500lb HE bombs or 2x AIM-9 Sidewinder. Later in the 1980s it can also have 4x CBU or 48x 81mm rockets or 5x 1000lb HE bombs or 2x AGM65B Maverick.

    d) F-5E Tiger II has up to 7x 1000lb HE bombs or 7x CBU or 48x 81mm rockets or 2x 18x 68mm RP pods or 2x AIM-9 Sidewinder, all options can have 2 wingtip AIM-9 added.

    e) Alouette III can have fixed 20mm cannon or 2x 7x 68mm rocket pods or 1x MMG firing from starboard position.


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