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Could an A-10 survive a direct hit from a MANPADS or two?

• digi_owl 12y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Durability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunde... Would not surprise me...
• fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
  It's a good question. Not one that A10 drivers would like to find out the hard way. A10 / CAS aircraft need counter-measures. IIRC, the USAF's answer to this is that the F35 will do CAS from high altitude with smart-munitions.
  • seanflyon 12y ago
    Which is another way of saying that the F-35 will not do close air support.
    • hga 12y ago
      Well, it certainly can't do it with cannon, they can carry about 1/10 the number of rounds the A-10 does, and they're much less effective.