[doorgunner69]

“If the guys on the ground are concerned about that…I’d say they shouldn’t be."

Typical Air Farce pilot. Let's hear a Marine pilot say the same answer to the question.

I saw the difference between AF and Marine close air support fifty years ago. The mindset could not be more stark. To the AF, it is all about survivability, to the Marines, it is about protecting the grunts.

[stanne]

Now that is an interesting point

Knew one of each. Son in law A10 father in law tgat was how they were related to each other Both gone. Wonder how they’d have talked about it

AF knows now grunts. Not personally.

[LSUfan]

I spoke to an ANGLICO Marine about this very issue not long ago. He said the A-10 was vastly overrated as a CAS platform and that the AV-8B was much better. The A-10 lacks avionics and its cannon isn’t nearly as useful in the counterinsurgency mission as people claim.