Dream on boys and girls. They can't even give the MR2 a laser designator never mind some ordnance that would save having a squadron of CAS aircraft at Kandahar. When up against the Taleban who needs complex fast jets. What you need is linger time and a fast sensor to shooter time. XV230 excepting we (MR2) could be there for 7 hours with a payload that would embarrass the average fast jet, and we could self designate given a small amount of cash. I personally have said this to many an Air Rank but it seems to fall on deaf ears.
Lets face it we are a Fast Jet Air Force after all.
Even if we have fallen below the majic 40 000!!!
Pissed again.
But still making some sense