And yet, A-10s are currently deployed to Middle East fighting ISIS and Europe to saber rattle Putin. Not very obsolete. There are a myriad of incorrct assumptions in your argument, but I'll focus on one. Pilots flying…
Operations Officer, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 2011-2012. Drop me an email and I send you pdfs of all the proof you need. 'nbsheeran' at the google one. 8-hour fix rates, repeat/recur rates,…
> "...but I'd be very surprised if they don't see themselves as having more in common with marine infantry than air force pilots do." You're exactly right. AF pilot here, not a Marine, but it is my understanding that…
Sometimes standoff is good and necessary. Stay out of threat range, not be seen or heard by the enemy as you follow them with your targeting pod, etc. Sometimes standoff is pointless. Friendlies on the ground are in a…
The inventory is rotting? Laughable. The Mission Capable Rates are in the 80-90% range. There haven't been "factory resources" for parts in decades, and yet the fleet still manages to fly at a high rate. CAD Files?…
80% within 5 mils. 1 mil = 1 foot at 1000 feet. At 1nm (usual employment range), that's 30 feet.
A-10s having been flying with targeting pods (Litening and Sniper) and dropping laser and GPS-guided weapons for years. So how exactly has their presence made A-10 obsolete again?
A-10s have a missile warning system that is tied directly to the flare dispenser.
The amount of silly garbage in this thread is astounding. I thought you HN folks were supposed to be smart. Anyone here actually fly A-10s? Or been on the ground and had one support you? No, the plane does not slow down…
And yet, A-10s are currently deployed to Middle East fighting ISIS and Europe to saber rattle Putin. Not very obsolete. There are a myriad of incorrct assumptions in your argument, but I'll focus on one. Pilots flying…
Operations Officer, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 2011-2012. Drop me an email and I send you pdfs of all the proof you need. 'nbsheeran' at the google one. 8-hour fix rates, repeat/recur rates,…
> "...but I'd be very surprised if they don't see themselves as having more in common with marine infantry than air force pilots do." You're exactly right. AF pilot here, not a Marine, but it is my understanding that…
Sometimes standoff is good and necessary. Stay out of threat range, not be seen or heard by the enemy as you follow them with your targeting pod, etc. Sometimes standoff is pointless. Friendlies on the ground are in a…
The inventory is rotting? Laughable. The Mission Capable Rates are in the 80-90% range. There haven't been "factory resources" for parts in decades, and yet the fleet still manages to fly at a high rate. CAD Files?…
80% within 5 mils. 1 mil = 1 foot at 1000 feet. At 1nm (usual employment range), that's 30 feet.
A-10s having been flying with targeting pods (Litening and Sniper) and dropping laser and GPS-guided weapons for years. So how exactly has their presence made A-10 obsolete again?
A-10s have a missile warning system that is tied directly to the flare dispenser.
The amount of silly garbage in this thread is astounding. I thought you HN folks were supposed to be smart. Anyone here actually fly A-10s? Or been on the ground and had one support you? No, the plane does not slow down…