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To: Hulka

I know the Army tried, the Army ran an Air Force throughout WW 2 while being on the move. It can do it again with the A 10s.


91 posted on 05/30/2017 3:42:59 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Uncle Sam 911

Perhaps but the challenges of running ops for a P-47, let’s say, are a far different thing than what is necessary for the A-10.

The A-10 is designed to fly off/on some unimproved surfaces, but when it does so, its tires need replacement quite often (heavier jet by far from any fighter in WWII so, best case, a couple of sorties and need new tires). And the engines are jets, and jets suffer FOD damage when working off of unimproved locations.


93 posted on 05/31/2017 7:26:41 AM PDT by Hulka
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