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Old 5th Jun 2022, 19:07
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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.
You don’t need F35s for brush wars and similar in permissive airspace. Kinda like what it’s effectively doing now.
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