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Re: We Want Our Warthogs !

By: lkorrow in POPE IV | Recommend this post (0)
Sat, 01 Jul 17 10:57 AM | 75 view(s)
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Yes, you're right, the Air Force wanted to kill it.

Have to wonder why the Air Force would make a decision to deep six the only close air support plane they have (and claim the F-35 could do the job, which it can't). Sounds like they wanted us to lose wars, doesn't it. Or maybe they have a belief that they can conduct wars without Americans on the ground? Obama doctrine? I don't know, it sounds crazy.

Those enhancements sound pretty good. On the carrier version, look what happened to US in Turkey when there was a coup against Erdogan. They shut off the electricity on our shared base and surrounded it. It became a problem and I don't think we couldn't fly. While we need land bases, they can't pull that bs with our carriers.




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We Want Our Warthogs !
By: Zimbler0 in POPE IV
Sat, 01 Jul 17 5:51 AM 		Msg. 28147 of 47202

Lkorrow> And that's why Obama tried to kill it.


Also, I'm not so sure obozo was the one trying to kill
the A-10. The site I like has pointed out several
times that it was the Air Force trying to deep six it.
So they could 'save' enough money to buy nifty high
tech aircraft . . .

Problem for the Air Force was every time they turned
around the Grunts (Army and Marines) was calling for
an A-10 for some close air support.

I'd love to see U.S. design a similar machine with
the additional durability and some extra goodies like
a tail hook so Marine pilots can fly them off aircraft
carriers.

Zim.

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