Sure, they plan for it, but its not something you just accept right off the bat like that...Is it?

Thanks for the info!

“The A-10 was NEVER meant to go into situations where we didn’t have air superiority and if it did it was expected to lose. But we can build several of them for the cost of one F-35, so we can afford to lose them if we do.”

A no shit 16? Wut!? That’s quite badass if true...Even if it isn’t, a 4 ship of F-35s is going to...Do some nasty business to nasty people.

Negative, definitely thinking Frogfoot - To clear things up, I’m talking speed relative to the A-10 and I suppose other COIN platforms, old and new. IIRC the Su-25 has a max speed of something like 600 knots and can cruise at 300-350 - The gas gauge goes down quick, though.

Not really...

AFAIK its more JDAM/Paveway than Maverick nowadays...

The Su-25 is fast as hell but it can’t loiter.

320 knots? A-10 on low level ingress? Who’s whooshing now!? :)

I meant when the 35 is available, your Raptors will mainly stick to A/A.

“The FAC or JTAC takes 10 minutes to orient a fast mover for a strike (20m for a drone), but can orient an A-10 in a couple of minutes.”

“And you think we can flyaway, develop and sustain an entirely new aircraft for the sustainment costs of the current A-10 fleet”

The A-10 doesn’t carry 18,000lbs of ordnance.

I think my point was clearer than the one you’re making right here.

Nothing, sadly, I enjoy presenting different points on the matter and really, pissing the rest of you FA guys off is quite fun!

“If you’re going to put external stores on an F-35, you may as well use an F-15 or F-16. They’ll look the same on radar.”

All I heard was “Murica, FUCK YEAH!”

First, let me say, I’m sorry, that fanboi comment was kinda unnecessary, just pissing people off...Business as usual, right? :P

I sort of agree on the first part, that’s pretty much whats going on over there right now, though.