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re: USAF plans to retire more A-10 Warthogs; “crippling” close air support capabilities
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:36 am to HenryParsons
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:36 am to HenryParsons
I am a yuge warthog fan but the time is coming. These airframes are old and the mission set is not needed as much since we are now transitioning back to Great Power Competition. In a modern conflict with China or Russia the A-10 would not have good survivability odds.
That being said, we need a CAS option in reserve just in case. Nothing else in the fleet can do it.
That being said, we need a CAS option in reserve just in case. Nothing else in the fleet can do it.
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Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:51 am to jcaz
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These airframes are old and the mission set is not needed as much since we are now transitioning back to Great Power Competition. In a modern conflict with China or Russia the A-10 would not have good survivability odds.
I don't know if you've seen video of the Russia-Ukraine war, but they're trotting out Cold War-era equipment and in an all-out war both countries would send wave after wave of humanity to win a war of attrition.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:45 am to jcaz
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am a yuge warthog fan but the time is coming. These airframes are old and the mission set is not needed as much since we are now transitioning back to Great Power Competition. In a modern conflict with China or Russia the A-10 would not have good survivability odds.
CAS relies on air superiority.
We would arguably achieve that with the current assortment of fighters.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 5:08 pm to jcaz
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These airframes are old and the mission set is not needed as much since we are now transitioning back to Great Power Competition. In a modern conflict with China or Russia the A-10 would not have good survivability odds.
I don't trust the DoD to make such predictions. They made the opposite prediction and it led to the Littoral Combat Ships. Now they're adjusting back from that and they'll no doubt make fricked up decisions in the other direction. Congress needs to tell the War College / Lockheed-Martin weirdos to go off and polish their gold-plated slide rules and get back to basics.
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