The ‘fighter mafia’ within the USAF have been trying to get rid of the A-10 for years, practically since it’s introduction to service! The current efforts to get rid of it, like those before it, have absolutely zero to do with it’s ability over the battlefield. It’s all about money, more specifically, freeing up money for that horrendous abortion of a jet, the F-35! Arguments of ‘it’s a cold war relic/design’ just don’t stand up to scrutiny, it’s proved itself in combat time and time again. A better CAS platform you’d be hard pressed to find, the combination of payload and the cannon are perfect for the role, the cannon especially for plinking soft targets and moderate armour. Ask any soldier on the ground what CAS platform he’d sooner have watching his back and I’ll bet you a dime to a dollar he’ll most likely say, ‘The Hog…’
-Dazza
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