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Forum: Military Aviation

29th May 2015, 21:04

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A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

All fair points KenV, though I'm not sure you can...

All fair points KenV, though I'm not sure you can count wingtip stations for the CAS role - and, of course, the A-10 has 1,700 rounds of depleted uranium 30 mm to back up what's carried on the 11...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2015, 16:06

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

Agreed, and with 11 hardpoints under which to...

Agreed, and with 11 hardpoints under which to hang such precision-guided munitions (compared to 9 for the F-15E), the A-10 has few peers in that regard either.

Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2015, 10:54

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

That won't happen for a number of reasons, not...

That won't happen for a number of reasons, not least of which is that if the army is operating one fixed-wing CAS platform then why should it not operate all of them?

Turkeys don't vote for...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2015, 10:21

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

You could just as easily say that about attack...

You could just as easily say that about attack helicopters, or light attack aircraft such as the Scorpion or AT-6 (both of which the USAF is touting as possible future replacements for the A-10).

Forum: Military Aviation

27th May 2015, 10:58

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

Of course, just because it was built with no...

Of course, just because it was built with no compromises doesn't mean it can't fulfil other mission sets
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Forum: Military Aviation

27th May 2015, 09:55

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

I take what you're saying typerated, but the...

I take what you're saying typerated, but the point is that with a magazine of 1,700 rounds (compared to 500 rounds for the F-15E and just 250 for the F-35A) the A-10 won't have to declare itself to...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th May 2015, 07:31

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

F-15 gun is optimised for air-to-air (shells...

F-15 gun is optimised for air-to-air (shells fired with an upwards trajectory), meaning it has to take a nose-down attitude when firing at close ranges - not ideal when flying at high speed and low...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2015, 18:01

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By melmothtw

pr00ne, There's more to an aircraft's gun...

pr00ne,

There's more to an aircraft's gun than just its calibre. Your comparing the A-10's to "other 30 and 25/27mm cannon equipped aircraft" shows you don't understand that.

It's boneheaded...

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