re: House votes to save A-10 fleet

Posted on 12/3/14 at 2:20 am to GetCocky11

Posted by StraightCashHomey21

Aberdeen,NC

Member since Jul 2009

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Posted on 12/3/14 at 2:20 am to GetCocky11

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The Air Forces recommends to cut a plane. Congress says that they will not cut it.

Issue is no one in the AF other than a few generals want to scrap it. A-10 pilots were pisseddddd

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I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.

Its more the bases where the A-10 squadrons are at. Like AZ, GA.

This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 2:25 am

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Posted by NWarty

Somewhere in the PNW

Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 12/3/14 at 2:24 am to StraightCashHomey21

Bring the Bronco out of mothballs, mount that 20mm turret back on it with 2.5in rockets and some Hellfires, upgrade the avionics and slap some five bladed props on that bitch. As much as I love the Hog, the OV-10X would be absolutely bad arse for our boys on the ground. Tons of loiter time, huge amount of fire power, dual role observer in the rear (think indirect artillery spotting too).

Quick little fact, hunter killer teams of OV-10A's and D's ran a TON of missions in Iraq the first go round. D's would paint the targets, while the A's carried the firepower to include AIM-9's.

Heck, even a Super Tucano would be a hoot to see in action

This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 2:35 am

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