[Zhang Fei]

[You may be describing another branch of service, but Marine CAS always came in very hot, accurate, and did not miss.]

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That ties in with what I’ve heard. I’m sure the Army liked the Air Force better when the latter wasn’t a separate service.

[Chainmail]

The Air Force despises CAS: their doctrine is for emphasizing deep strategic employment and operational fires (railways, bridges, staging areas, logistic targets) CAS is just "flying artillery" to them and honestly, they really don't like ground guys anyway.

When they do perform "CAS" (except for their Warthogs) it's from 8,000 ft AGL and God help you if it's Danger Close.

We were bombed by an F-100 in August 1966 who ignored our air panels, colored smoke, and frantic radio calls and bombed the company ahead of us. 22 dead.