Helicopters seem to be vulnerable to ground fire -- even some of the most modern ones.
I think from specs I saw the Warthog could accompany the tankers for a while -- they cannot reach the full speed of the KC-10 or KC-135.
But an A-10 Warthog would slow down the tankers at some point...
>>>It is my understanding that an A-10 Warthog can take alot of punishment.
Helicopters seem to be vulnerable to ground fire — even some of the most modern ones.
I think from specs I saw the Warthog could accompany the tankers for a while — they cannot reach the full speed of the KC-10 or KC-135.
But an A-10 Warthog would slow down the tankers at some point...<<<
To be honest KC-135 is less vulnerable to manpad attack. It has four, not two engines. Manpad warhead is very tiny and it rarely hits somewhere but jet exhaust.