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To: DUMBGRUNT
Air Force Open to Sending A-10s to Ukraine for Fight Against Russia

Yes, I bet they are.

No Chair Force gongs for close air support.

Give them to the Army, or better to the USMC. I'm sure they can find a use for them.

47 posted on 07/23/2022 1:22:30 PM PDT by Jim Noble (I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains)
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To: Jim Noble

Actually, look at the numbers: Vietnam, CAS pilots earned 5 MOH, a/a jets, zero MOH.

Giving the Hog away is a logistical and support nightmare that the Army could never support.


59 posted on 07/24/2022 6:08:58 AM PDT by Hulka
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No other service wants to pick up the tab for the A-10 fleet. The USAF will have to decide when to retire them, and offering them up to Ukraine seems a gambit to do just that.


63 posted on 07/24/2022 7:50:52 AM PDT by Tallguy
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