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Since World War I, when the air forces of all nations were still under the direct control of the Army, aircraft were already called upon to provide direct support on a battlefield: gaining air control and attacking ground targets. Then, for World War II, we all know that this conflict saw the debut of large masses of armored vehicles, and by 1943 all aircraft equipped with bombs, light cannons and machine guns had little chance of stopping the medium and heavy armored vehicles of an enemy army. As early as 1941, the contenders sought to equip aircraft with more powerful weapons to defeat tanks, but all these efforts ended in a resounding failure. Below we will see which aircraft were attempted to be used for this task, and why they failed. Sincerely, Victor Aguilar-Chang