“And provide ground support from 35000 feet.”
To give the AF F4 Phantom pilots some small credit, a few of them DID come below 10,000 feet AGL doing their version of “close air support” during the southeast Asia games.
There is an excellent reason why the Marine Corps has our own air support.
“There is an excellent reason why the Marine Corps has our own air support.”
Had a friend that was in Quang Tri province that said they called in support fire from the New Jersey. He said they usually counted down from 5 to 1 for their indigenous support (howitzers) but when they called the New Jersey they started counting down from 21. He said that when they got to 1 the whole mountainside disappeared.