Does it have a gun - no gun no good. Go fly the robot instead
It has a gun but only a few hundred rounds.
I have always thought the primary reason the Marines want an aircraft is to protect their guys on the ground. I have seen several reports from Afghanistan and Iraq where the bad guys were just across the road from our guys. That tells me the only weapon to use is the gun. The A-10 works well in these situations because it is accurate with its gun. I cannot come up with any other air-to-ground weapons that would work in these situations.
Yes, it has an internal gun that ‘pops’ out when fired and retracts when the trigger is released. Part of the L/O configuration.