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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I think that if someone can come with something better than the Warthog, they should put up or shut up. The A-10 is like the B-52 -- there's nothing that can fill it's shoes.
They need to warm up production lines for the A-10C.
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I wonder If that will happen but for a singularly different reason. The Army is trying hard to abolish or circumvent the Key West Agreement and really does want the A10. There are something like 160 operational airframes and the Army would need them all to fill in the gaps in CAS that they have with the Apache.
All that being said, the A10 would be a good idea for three reasons...
It can operate from "austere airfields."
Its cost of operation per flight hour is the lowest you can get in a combat jet.
Its tech is very Cold War meaning you do NOT NEED lots of high-tech gear to maintain or fight with the jet.
Sadly though, it won't solve Ukraine's most pressing need... CAP (Combat Air Patrol)... Ukraine needs something to stop high-altitude bombers and standoff attacks from Russian jets.
I STILL believe that the easiest route to take is to have all our former Pact members give up their older Mig 29s, SU22s, and even their Mig 21s and then replace THOSE NATO aircraft with F16s.