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Yeah everybody loves the A-10. The A-10 does a lot of things well but it only works if you already have air superiority. If you control the skies? Cool, bring
by JohnBooty 8y ago
Yeah everybody loves the A-10.
The A-10 does a lot of things well but it only works if you already have air superiority.
If you control the skies? Cool, bring it in for the BRRRT. Great for chasing down those insurgents in pickup trucks.
Against a modern and capable foe (Russia, China, or -- perhaps more realistically -- countries equipped by them) that is far less likely to be the case.
It's helpless against fighters and missiles. It might survive some damage, which is great for the pilot, but it still means the plane's been neutralized and hey, you still need to figure out how to get that air support.
Also, my understanding is that modern Russian tanks (reactive armor, etc) can survive the A-10's gun. The A-10 has been around as a feared tank killer for decades and hasn't really evolved. You don't think Russia has spent the last few decades figuring out how to deal with it?