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To: ryan71

Just give the A-10 and the Air Force CAS role to the Army. The USMC would be glad for a few also.

Or buy the Scaled/Rutan “Ares”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG9LlHcX8lg
Turbofan Killer Bee: Rutan ARES “Mudfighter” for U.S. Army Close Air Support


28 posted on 06/25/2015 7:02:25 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: BwanaNdege

That’s quite a machine!


31 posted on 06/25/2015 7:23:24 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: BwanaNdege
"Just give the A-10 and the Air Force CAS role to the Army. The USMC would be glad for a few also."

In the 90s, the Marine Corps tried its best to adopt the A10, but because it is incapable of taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier (non-rigid air frame) they had to turn it down. They even went so far as to reinforce the frame, but then it greatly reduced it ability to carry fireworks.

34 posted on 06/25/2015 8:15:06 PM PDT by fini
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