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fitz19d
03-11-2016, 16:37
Not the football team. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/politics/decades-old-planes-used-against-isis/index.html

Helps make argument for keeping A-10 all the more over F-35. Though in areas where you know they dont have stolen stingers, I do think it makes some sense to basically technologically regress to a point in history that's still got the advantage but more appropriate for the stone age enemy we are fighting.
rondog
03-11-2016, 17:03
I was really surprised to hear that the USAF even still has any OV-10A's, let alone any in flying condition, and combat-ready? I wouldn't have bet anything on that.
wyome
03-11-2016, 17:05
Only a few of them...several countries do maintain small fleets for counter insurgency work
Aardvark
03-11-2016, 17:33
Keep your bet Rondog. Those were borrowed from NASA a while back. They were tested in Afghanistan also, then later in the Iraq/Syria fronts. The US Customs/Border Patrol, maybe DEA still, are the only ones in the US still using 'em on a regular basis.
Gman
03-11-2016, 19:18
We gotta have uber stealth gee whiz super jets for everything!!!!

not

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rondog
03-12-2016, 10:43
Hey, I think we should still have a fleet of combat-ready P-51 Mustangs too! And some P-38's, P-47's, A-26B's, etc......
KAPA
03-12-2016, 23:57
Wait till they take some fire and the crew gets stuck on the ground over there. That A10 can take a lot more damage than the twin prop. Not to mention the Hog driver sits in a titanium tub. This just proves how much the USAF hates the A10.
clublights
03-13-2016, 00:22
Wait till they take some fire and the crew gets stuck on the ground over there. That A10 can take a lot more damage than the twin prop. Not to mention the Hog driver sits in a titanium tub. This just proves how much the USAF hates the A10.

I seem to recall those broncos were built pretty tough too ....

They were designed for CAS also .... did well in Vietnam.
Ridge
03-13-2016, 01:26
Hey, I think we should still have a fleet of combat-ready P-51 Mustangs too! And some P-38's, P-47's, A-26B's, etc......

Oh man, yes, please...

http://www.lonesentry.com/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/P-47-Thunderbolt-taxis-to-the-runway.jpg
USMC88-93
03-13-2016, 08:52
I was really surprised to hear that the USAF even still has any OV-10A's, let alone any in flying condition, and combat-ready? I wouldn't have bet anything on that.

There are a couple that the original manufacturer (or whoever currently owns the design) reworked with modern avionics and upgraded engines. Essentially new airframes to study the feasibility of producing more. That and the Philippines is looking at upgrades and life extensions for their fleet.

OV-10G+ Combat Dragon II program.

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/combat-dragon-ii-demonstrates-ov-10g-bronco-capabilities/
cstone
03-13-2016, 18:06
Before there was an A-10 Warthog, we had the A-1 Skyraider (Sandy) or the dumptruck. I wonder how many Sandy's could be built and put into service for these types of asymetrical warfare?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq-YxbGPMtI
TFOGGER
03-14-2016, 09:23
We have a whole fleet of B-52s that would be pretty effective against daesh targets. If we can film a whole parade of these fuckers in their Hilux pickups, we can turn that parade into a smoking crater...
Gman
03-14-2016, 18:33
Too expensive. An A-10 bringing up the rear of the convoy should do it.

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