Originally Posted by
uxb99
As a comparison the Stuka was useless without air superiority or just air cover. With it it was very effective and much feared.
The A10 would be no exception. A10's would be deployed as part of a combined arms strategy where they are deployed under an umbrella of air and electronic cover.
Deployed in the correct environment I think they would be particularly deadly.
The modern CAS aircraft has to deal with masses of portable air defense missiles, so even air supremacy does not assure survival.
Imho, Uxb99 has a point with his focus on unmanned CAS vehicles