F-35: What The Pilots Say

Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by hnzix on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:37AM (#19509553)

The "keep the A10" camp is specifically arguing that the A10 is crucial for providing air support to ground troops against insurgent-style opponents, and that there's no equivalent available if the A10s are mothballed.

There's some interesting counter-arguments to that view in this thread; I'm not knowledgeable enough in the domain to have a strong opinion.

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by rurounijones on Thursday March 28, 2019 @08:39AM (#19511557)

I love the A-10 and it is better than the fast-movers for anti-insurgency work (Especially if you take cost into consideration). However it is not the best as it is still colossal overkill.

There were plans for light attack propeller aircraft. The US actually bought a bunch of them for the Iraqi airforce and were falling over themselves saying how good they were for the job. The US airforce then trialled their own light attack aircraft (apparently grudgingly) but...

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/01/18/the-air-forces-pl...

and to be honest, ths reasons given are pretty suspect to me anyway.

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by philwelch on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:23PM (#19516217)

This is also why the Marines kept the Corsair as far into the jet age as they could.

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by vnnkov on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:30AM (#19510340)

Ain't AC-130 Spectre is exactly for that?

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by elabajaba on Thursday March 28, 2019 @09:53AM (#19512158)

They're too vulnerable to fly during the day because they're so big and fly so low.

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