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For attacking an enemy that doesn't have and real air defences they shouldn't be using a multirole jet fighter like the F-35 or a jet ground attack aircraft lik
by ghostberry 12y ago
For attacking an enemy that doesn't have and real air defences they shouldn't be using a multirole jet fighter like the F-35 or a jet ground attack aircraft like the A-10. They're both way too expensive to run.
They should be using a counter-insurgency aircraft, like the A-26s the Afghan Air Force is about to receive.
- mcv 12y agoNot having a real air force is not the same as not having real air defenses. And the A-10 may be a juicy target for air superiority fighters, it's very resilient against ground-based firepower.
- tankenmate 12y agoLow and slow the A-10 can out turn just about all air superiority fighters (vectored thrust fighters being the largest exception); as the old saying goes "get down low and go go go". The true enemy of planes like the A-10 is 4th+ gen missiles combined with look down radar.
- tomjen3 12y agoGoogling them it looks like those A26 could be shoot down by a Supermarine Spitfire. Also they are apparently WWII and early sixties planes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader) are you sure you have the right designation?
- moioci 12y agoLooks like it's the (Brazilian) Embraer A-29 Super Tocano: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoTrue all that.