“A-10s flew 32 percent of combat sorties in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Either way what I want to know is kill ratios.” [Steve Van Dorn, post 59]
Someone misquoted something to you.
“Combat” isn’t limited to CAS.
I’d want to study the after-action reports for a long time before accepting “kill ratios” (whatever they are; one assumes they have something to do with strike-success reports from aircrews). Especially as reported by any single-seat pilot. Wars are absurdly unreliable venues from which to collect effectiveness data.