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This is ASB but its just a bit of a thought I've had looking at the harrier thread.

There its mentioned of selling harriers to Zimbabwe but of course harriers are a bitch to maintain. Even normal jets require a ridiculous amount of care and attention.
So WI...A fighter jet was developed equivalent to the AK47- you can bash it around quite a bit and don't need much expert maintainance and it still flies?

Assume its Soviet and sold throughout the world.

Just how would such a plane impact the less developed countries who IOTL either don't have any air force or never get any use out of it should trouble start.
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