It is amusing that the A-10 came out of the same shop that gave us the F16 both aircraft that were optimized for the mission for which they were designed.
The A-10 came out of Fairchild, while the F-16 came out of General Dynamics.
But what is amusing is that Pierre Sprey and the "Fighter Mafia" didn't want the F-16 to even have a radar.
They wanted the F-16 to be an inexpensive lightweight day fighter that could be bought in the thousands.
Instead, the F-16 has turned into one of the world's premier multi-role fighters, with an impressive air-to-ground capability in addition to an all-weather air-to-air capability.
Pierre Spray had his merits, but he was far from an infallible fighter aircraft guru.