[DarthVader]

This plane will never be requisitioned. Junk!!

[BenLurkin]

ping

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

The only thing they will never, ever do, is to make more A-10s. Arguably they “can’t” because the tooling has been scrapped and turned into fidget spinners made in China.

[doorgunner69]

So, they take off and land.

How did they do with CAS under fire?

[prophetic]

ah, the great military-industrial complex of the USA.

For nearly a generation now McPain and his cronies in military has been trying to destroy one of the most deadly, toughest, reliable and efficient killing machines and want to replace it with soda cans airplanes loaded with million dollars smart weapons.

I guess you just gotta keep feeding the BEAST

[Jeff Chandler]

Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano and Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light attack planes

Those are NOT potential A-10 replacements, unless they mean for the countries our military are leaving will fly them to replace the A-10s we're taking with us.

[shanover]

Whoever agreed to destroy tooling for the aircraft are morons.

[2CAVTrooper]

These are not replacing the A-10.

These planes are to augment the A-10 force (such roles as FAC think O-1 Birddog), and be used in smaller engagements where the A10 isn’t economical.

[rdcbn]

These planes are not a replacement for the A-10 , they are a supplement to it.

These aircraft are cheaper to operate against Afghan style insurgents and Jihadi.

A-10 are often too expensive and are overkill for this mission.

[WMarshal]

If the military brass ever attempts this shit-sandwich replacement for the A-10 warthog then they should be hung for treason!

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

What replaces a C-47? Another C-47.What replaces a C-130? Another C-130.You get the idea.

[jerod]

No other plane takes a lick’n and keeps on tick’n like the A10 warthog.

[Fhios]

No twin tail? Lower stability when damaged under fire.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

That bird has a glass chin.No way in hell that thing survives unimproved surfaces.That has got to be the smoothest dirt strip I have ever seen.No rocks or ruts like in the real world.Man I cant believe they are trying to pass that thing off as tough.

[VietVet]

So how do these light attack/forward observation aircraft compare to the OV10 Bronco? And why does the US Military keep having to reinvent the wheel?

[VietVet]

So how do these light attack/forward observation aircraft compare to the OV10 Bronco? And why does the US Military keep having to reinvent the wheel?

[ontap]

What a joke....why not a Piper Cub..Sarc/on

[<1/1,000,000th%]

At least they know it can take off and land.

[cranked]

A crop duster with some weapon pods, great..../s

[yawningotter]

If they won’t build new Warthogs, then build a CAS drone with similar capabilities, including the big gun.