To: C19fan
The Air Force is run by fighter pilots. It does not like close air support and it institutionally despises the A-10 because it is not a fighter.
9 posted on
11/15/2013 5:41:32 AM PST by
DakotaGator
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To: DakotaGator
"The Air Force is run by fighter pilots. It does not like close air support and it institutionally despises the A-10 because it is not a fighter." Hence the Army's reliance on helicopters because the Air Force refuses to develop close-in air support aircraft.
10 posted on
11/15/2013 5:49:02 AM PST by
Flag_This
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