Originally Posted by
Turbine D
Brat,
If you were one of the foot soldiers on the ground and called for close air support, given a choice, would you ask for A-10s or the "versatile" F-35?
F-35, or pretty much anything that will firstly a) arrive within the same century it was called for, and b) when it turns up will try and use the most suitable ordnance it has as quickly as possible rather than endlessly fcuk about trying to use a weapon with a vast, and hugely inconvienient, danger area but that is actually less effective than any PGM that even the lowliest F-16 can use at the drop of a hat.
A-10's are at the bottom the wish list - AH if its close and available, followed by B-52/B-1B, then any fast jet with a downlink, and then - and only then - an A-10.
but, you know, A-10 whoop...