Not to sound condescending, but your statement is self evident. In my post I was wondering if something has happened on the fields of Ukraine that make using the A10 more dangerous to fly—more susceptible to destruction—than has been deemed acceptable?
The US doesn’t use suicide missions as part of their doctrine.
Manpads are ubiquitous in Ukraine, and neither side is trying to use their A10 equivalent SU25s in an overflight or direct fire role, with laser designator guided weapons (like the Mavericks standard on A10s).
The only sort of close air support or interdiction viable there is with long range standoff weapons. Or that low altitude popup tactic to barrage rocket pods.
“In my post I was wondering if something has happened on the fields of Ukraine that make using the A10 more dangerous to fly—more susceptible to destruction—than has been deemed acceptable?”
Let’s start simple: What do you define as acceptable?
And does you definition remain the same on war day 730 as it did on war day one?
And does the definition of acceptable change if the enemy captures, say, 20 percent of your country?