The good old Air Force has been saying that since Billy Mitchell's day and it's not any truer now than it was then. "Close Air Support" is just what the name says and in direct, responsive support of the grunts in contact.
Honestly, the Air Force would use Minuteman IIIs as "CAS" if they could get away with it.
Now, how much better would Normandy had gone if the assault forces had real CAS in direct support?
“”On this day and age, close air support doesn’t have to mean laying down gunfire at treetop level.””
There are situations where it is still needed. This was heavily demonstrated during the war on the ground in Iraq. The A-10 was incredibly invaluable and while not at treetop level, it was rooftop level.
“The good old Air Force has been saying that since Billy Mitchell’s day and it’s not any truer now than it was then.”
Not up on modern technology, I see.
If you tried dropping bombs accurately, including target ID, at 100’ versus with a Sniper pod, you would WANT them to drop with the Sniper pod!
Now that's funny, right there--if it weren't so damned true.