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Old 08-20-2017, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by mpipes View Post
AMEN Paul!

The A-10 is the best CAS attack fighter ever built.

Personally, I don't believe the F/A-35 will ever be built in the numbers proposed and will NEVER prove effective in the CAS mission. Sooner or later, Congress will end up mandating the USAF to either develop and buy about 500 A-10-like CAS attack fighter or will turn CAS over to the Army.
The latter would be preferable, IMO. CAS should be the purview of the branch being supported. Let the army and Marine Corps be able to support themselves. Don't get me wrong, the Harrier and Hornet are good planes, but the A-10 (for example) would be MUCH more useful to the Marines and soldiers on the ground.
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