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re: USAF plans to retire more A-10 Warthogs; “crippling” close air support capabilities
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:38 am to Boudreaux35
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:38 am to Boudreaux35
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Why are we insisting on replacing these ultimate fighting machines with less reliable planes?
They could wipe out chinese human wave attacks, so potato head doesn't want that.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 1:16 pm to HeadSlash
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They could wipe out chinese human wave attacks
If they can get into range and survive, sure. The next war will not involve uncontested, universal American control of all battlefield airspace
The A-10 is a great platform and has given incredible service. But holding on it it as some CAS panacea in the 2020’s forward falls squarely in the “fighting yesterday’s war” category of military planning. The A-10 is slow, not maneuverable, and completely incapable of air to air combat against modern planes or air defense systems. I still think it can be an asset, but we should absolutely have moved on to developing a replacement by now.
This post was edited on 3/19/24 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:06 pm to HeadSlash
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They could wipe out chinese human wave attacks, so potato head doesn't want that.
IME if I am up against meatbags and/or thin skinned technicals I want my CAS coming from rotorheads vs fast movers. Armor is a different story but my experience with armor engagements is limited.
The battlespace is ever changing and the A-10 has probably seen its day being a highly effective and high survivability CAS platform. Drone/anti-drone warfare is the next chapter.
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