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Bruti79says...That was rad.
Sleddgethe infantry love these planes and the airforce hate them. They are cheap (relative) and highly effective
MordhausCorrection, the Air Force Brass hates them. Why?
1. They work perfectly for the role they were designed for. Brass want a plane that will be obsolete after 15 years or so, so that they can score big with plane mfg's
2. The typical AFB idea of close combat is a few miles away by button. You shouldn't be close enough to see the carnage. Just a poof and turn around to land. Having such a brute force plane is distasteful to them.
3. The A10 is called to support infantry most of the time. The Air Force overall still has a chip on their shoulder when it comes to the Army and other 'ground' forces. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't go out of their way to piss on an infantryman if he was on fire.
Basically the A10 is similar to the Harrier, it works well, it's not flashy, and it takes a beating. Complete opposite of most Air Force planes. The F35 that they want to replace both with is a joke and is mindbogglingly more expensive. If you watch any video that has an A10 pilot in it, talking about the plane, they can't sing it's praises enough. Sadly they have no say in whether it gets replaced.
the infantry love these planes and the airforce hate them. They are cheap (relative) and highly effective
KrazyKat42says...Cheap, easy to repair, easy to rearm. Not sure why the top brass wants to get rid of them.
Bruti79says...Because someone is pushing for "new tech" planes, which aren't needed. As far as I can tell, Stealth planes are still visible to people manning AA guns.
Cheap, easy to repair, easy to rearm. Not sure why the top brass wants to get rid of them.
ShepppardFrom what i've heard (specifically from those videos) it basically takes losing both wings and both engines to down a Warthog. Thing is almost scary good from it's design.
Basically the A10 is similar to the Harrier, it works well, it's not flashy, and it takes a beating. Complete opposite of most Air Force planes. If you watch any video that has an A10 pilot in it, talking about the plane, they can't sing it's praises enough. Sadly they have no say in whether it gets replaced.
PaybackThey'll put them all out in the Arizona graveyard, then when the F35 finally fails, they'll pull them out, dust them off, and put them back into service.
Imagine what the Warthog could be if they spent 10% of the F35 budget making improvements...
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