It seemed like a stupid decision to eliminate those planes in the first place. They are very good planes for the right missions.
I remember reading that during Desert Storm these planes were hell on enemy tanks.
“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.
Best ground support plane ever built.
IIRC in Desert Storm an A-10 dropped an Iron Bomb on top of an Iraqi Helicopter for a kill.