T-90 vs Abrams

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Why exactly is that?

They lose a portion of their budget to the Army. This would relegate them to
Air Superiority (Fighters ! Their favorite!)
Strategic Bombing
Air Interdiction
Global Air cargo movement.
Strategic Missile Wings.

Once the Army got the A-10s, then the Army would take the AC-130s and Combat Talons, most probably a larger slice of Theater air cargo movement.

This would shove the Air Force almost completely out of the Special Operations Role (BIG budget money) and the Air Force would take a back seat in every operation supporting either the Army or the Navy.

They would see their role in anything but a full blown war with an adversary of like technical capability as just truck drivers.