Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
by rstupek on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @10:28PM
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The troops like the A-10 because it can loiter over them low and slow and provide support for a longer period than the F-35 will ever be able to. It can carry a substantial amount of ordinance beyond its impressive 30mm cannon. The mission of CAS is best served by the A-10 and not a fighter bomber which can't do either role well
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I see a lot of people assert that, but I don't see any reason to believe it's true. Targeting pods and guided bombs make "low and slow" attacks unnecessarily risky, and the plane is too slow to get on station in emergencies.