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re: USAF plans to retire more A-10 Warthogs; “crippling” close air support capabilities
Posted on 3/19/24 at 9:06 am to jbgleason
Posted on 3/19/24 at 9:06 am to jbgleason
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Too cheap and effective
The National Defense Strategy tells us our pacing threat is China. The services are supposed to request funds that build a force to execute said strategy. With that in mind, you figure out where you think A-10s would be based for a fight against China, then overlay where you think the tankers needed to get them into the fight will come from, then look at how you think the A-10 would survive the Chinese Integrated Air Defense System (IADS). After you understand all of that, you too would know why we should have already divested the entire A-10 fleet.
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Posted on 3/19/24 at 9:17 am to FlyingTiger06
So you are saying that you agree with the NDS that the A-10s should no longer be in the fleet?
2nd question: If so, wouldn't the A-10s be useful elsewhere if not in the Far East strategy?
Seems like we continue to weaken our defenses when we should be strengthening it. IMO, we are getting closer and closer each day. But, but the A-10s are expensive to maintain. It's much cheaper to fly the KIA (sorry, pun intended unfortunately) and this allows us to spend the money elsewhere like say, Ukraine?? Other military resources?? Our border defense??
2nd question: If so, wouldn't the A-10s be useful elsewhere if not in the Far East strategy?
Seems like we continue to weaken our defenses when we should be strengthening it. IMO, we are getting closer and closer each day. But, but the A-10s are expensive to maintain. It's much cheaper to fly the KIA (sorry, pun intended unfortunately) and this allows us to spend the money elsewhere like say, Ukraine?? Other military resources?? Our border defense??
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