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Except that Apaches are fragile, while the A-10 can take a huge beating and stay in the air. Anything which claims to be CAS but can't take some hits without f
by msandford 12y ago
Except that Apaches are fragile, while the A-10 can take a huge beating and stay in the air.
Anything which claims to be CAS but can't take some hits without falling out of the sky isn't terribly useful.
The reason Apaches are used is that they're not fixed wing, which means the Air Force isn't demanding to own them, meaning that they can get pilots and commanding officers who do more than pay lip service to the idea of CAS.