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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @05:20PM (#25934894)
You're actually correct. Against modern air defenses the A-10 would have a very difficult if not impossible mission.

Luckily we don't fight wars against superpowers and if we do the A-10 won't be the first one in.

And as cool as that gun is- it's overrated. Pilots shouldn't have to free-gun. Most of the footage of these guns show them missing a lot.

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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by scanny on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:52PM (#25935876)
Well the original plan would have put it as the first one in against a peer adversary [0]. The rate of attrition against '70s/'80s vintage air defence would have been horrific, can you imagine what it would be like now?

[0] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/an-a-10-pilot-could-hope-to...

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