Originally Posted by
uxb99
The reason I mention A10's is because there have been several twitters that are implying that Ukrainian pilots are being trained on them?
Sorry.
I don't swallow this.
There are enough people here, surely (!!) far more knowlegeable than I who know just how long it takes to convert a pilot onto a completely strange type and get him combat proficient.
I struggle to believe that resource-poor Ukraine has sufficient combat capable pilots swilling around unused that they can afford to spare a cadre to transition onto aircraft of totally unfamiliar type and philosophy and get them combat ready in any useful timeframe. I know training barriers are being unlearned double/treble -quick with their highly motivated gunners and infantry but can the same be done with an A10? Even their Frogfoot guys (should they have many left, which surely they don't) are going to take many months to be even barely credible in role?
This all sounds highly unlikely to me - or am I being pessimistic?
Please, shoot me down in flames. I'd welcome such an answer.