Since I am the only person here who has designed a CAS apron... CAS has to be forward positioned, that is why A-10’s, F-16s and Strike Eagles are the favorites to use. Anyway a B-1 will never fit between the metalithic barriers.;)
I’ve been on the ground and extremely thankful for A-10 support. The presence of the A-10 flying low diverts fire to them, and that 30mm Gatling is devastating.
I can’t believe the punishment the A-10 can take and still make it home. And those pilots, both men and women, have some real stones. This is still a very valid and needed machine.
yeah, that’s what I meant