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Old 03-09-2010, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sic1701 View Post
And I've never quite understood why it is that Army Aviation doesn't get the A-10. I believe the AH-64 is the next-best-thing, but still since Army Av got the Mohawk fixed-wing aircraft (I think, anyway...saw some on the tarmac at Fort Rucker while I was stationed there), I can't think of any good, well-intentioned reason why the Warthogs didn't transfer over to Army Av long ago. Can you elaborate further?
The OV-1s are armed with nothing heavier than machineguns and smoke rockets. That's all the Air Farce will allow us. And while you're add it, transfer the AC-130s to Army control, and give us some Harriers too.
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