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re: House votes to save A-10 fleet
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:34 pm to son of arlo
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:34 pm to son of arlo
They should build a new, improved platform around that gun.
But, no - they wanted to get a cheap version of the F-22 for ground support (which it will be terrible at - except, maybe, delivering JDAMs) AND be a dogfighter (which it will be terrible at), it was supposed to be universal, sell to NATO, etc., etc., and has been a costly boondoggle.
Rather than field a real combat platform to fight real wars the way we've really been fighting them for 20 years, they want all this gee whiz, pie-in-the-sky, prohibitively expensive $hit. As it is, they made the F-22 so expensive they could only take delivery on less than 200 instead of the full order of 300.
It won't be long before the Army requests ground support and USAF says, "Sorry - we just don't have the platforms."
Close them down then - or limit them solely to Air/Space Superiority - it's all they care about anyway. Let the Army fly transports and ground support planes. We're like the Dirty Harry of the armed services, "Every dirty job that comes along..."
But, no - they wanted to get a cheap version of the F-22 for ground support (which it will be terrible at - except, maybe, delivering JDAMs) AND be a dogfighter (which it will be terrible at), it was supposed to be universal, sell to NATO, etc., etc., and has been a costly boondoggle.
Rather than field a real combat platform to fight real wars the way we've really been fighting them for 20 years, they want all this gee whiz, pie-in-the-sky, prohibitively expensive $hit. As it is, they made the F-22 so expensive they could only take delivery on less than 200 instead of the full order of 300.
It won't be long before the Army requests ground support and USAF says, "Sorry - we just don't have the platforms."
Close them down then - or limit them solely to Air/Space Superiority - it's all they care about anyway. Let the Army fly transports and ground support planes. We're like the Dirty Harry of the armed services, "Every dirty job that comes along..."
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Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:37 pm to Ace Midnight
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Ace Midnight
Posted on 12/2/14 at 4:06 pm to Ace Midnight
I get pissed at the very mention of the F-35 and I'm just a military hardware/tech enthusiast
Posted on 12/2/14 at 4:12 pm to Ace Midnight
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They should build a new, improved platform around that gun.
Instead of flying worn out A-10s? I agree!
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But, no - they wanted to get a cheap version of the F-22 for ground support (which it will be terrible at - except, maybe, delivering JDAMs)
You know that's from the lips of congresscritters. A fast mover won't ever be effective CAS. Anyone with any sense knows better. It's another "Grubering."
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Rather than field a real combat platform to fight real wars the way we've really been fighting them for 20 years, they want all this gee whiz, pie-in-the-sky, prohibitively expensive $hit.
No love for Apaches? IMHO, much better for real time CAS.
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It won't be long before the Army requests ground support and USAF says, "Sorry - we just don't have the platforms."
Close them down then - or limit them solely to Air/Space Superiority
We are shutting them down already.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 5:11 pm to Ace Midnight
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or limit them solely to Air/Space Superiority - it's all they care about anyway.
You left out the EM spectrum. Zoombags are better equipped to handle that as well.
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