To: Ottofire
Agreed....we need a dedicated close air support aircraft and tank killer more than a new helicopter.
12 posted on
02/27/2004 4:51:58 PM PST by
Gringo1
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To: Gringo1
Agreed....we need a dedicated close air support aircraft and tank killer more than a new helicopter.Actually, we don't need an aircraft for the tank-killing job anymore.
One F-35 with some "smart pigs" (JSOWs) will be able to kill more tanks in one pass than an A-10, and stay out of the AAA envelope to boot.
13 posted on
02/27/2004 4:53:18 PM PST by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Maj. Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: Gringo1
Wart-Hogs RULE. We need more. The ground punders like the CAS Punch they offer close, slow, armored and ARMED.
But the Air force pretty boys didn't think them sexy. Sometimes rough is better than cute.
40 posted on
02/27/2004 6:53:37 PM PST by
Michael121
(An old soldier knows truth. Only a Dead Soldier knows peace.)
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