.....Raben.
No problem. We can use the new and improved F-22185235 fits-alls on them.
Germany made a critical tank production mistake in WW II: Instead of making large numbers of one proven model (the Panther), they wasted resources by fooling around with many different models (the Tiger, the Elephant, etc).
Is America following that same path? For example, would we be better off with 20 B-1's or 200 B-52's?
The new untested replacement for the warthog will be in 2023, I believe.
Meanwhile, nothing is better for close combat air support than the A-10. You can’t bring it down, unless you blow it up in mid air. The speed is just right for getting at the enemy on the ground. Remember, we are not engaged in high speed dogfights. Getting them mothballed in Germany does no good for the troops on the ground, who can attest how they have saved their bacon. It’s big, it’s ugly and it’s deadly.
I would look if bribes are being made.
.....With a unit hosting 100 A-10s theoretically I could support 100 missions.
If my unit has instead 15 F-35s how many missions can I support?
Theoretically, could the Hog take out an M1 Abrams tank?
Sounds like 128 of those beauties could be used productively to deal with those daily parades of hundreds of ISIS trucks in Syria celebrating “victories” daily.
Them A10`s ain`t doing no good in Germany-
they should be in Kiev.
There are several hundred A-10s in service, another several hundred in the AMARG boneyard.
Keep in mind that today’s A-10 has JDAM and laser self-designating capability. Which are force multipliers, requiring fewer aircraft to fulfill operational needs.