“It seemed like a stupid decision to eliminate those planes in the first place. They are very good planes for the right missions.”
Agree 100%. The bogus excuse was that it was “too slow”, if memory serves.
Worse, they were going to replace it with a plane ill-equipped to be a decent attack plane and give adequate air support (especially in a mountainous area). The B2 I think.
Only the A-10 can do the job of an A-10.
I would like to see what a CAS drone built around that cannon could do.
A ground attack plane needs a LOW stall speed.
Stall is 120 knots for the A10.
That’s amazing for a plane that can fly at 380 knots and carry a huge load.
It just ain’t safe to be close to the ground if you have a high stall speed!