F-35 goes to war
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I believe the term coined by RAF bomber crews during WW2 is "Piece of Cake"...well apart from only having the one prime mover, I would imagine ..
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The F-35s launched from the Navy assault ship USS Essex sailing on the Indian Ocean.
Probably could, with a JATO assist. However, I don't think the A-10 is comfortable when given a salt water spray, which happens when on carriers.
More broadly, it is wrong to see Afghanistan as the modern day equivalent of the Spanish civil war, because there is no learning taking place.
The conflict has been going on so long we are getting new troops that were born after the war began, yet nothing changes.
The US is still bombing peasants at huge expense ( $100/gallon delivered jet fuel just a minor factor ) and remains surprised they are not loved.
More broadly, it is wrong to see Afghanistan as the modern day equivalent of the Spanish civil war, because there is no learning taking place.
The conflict has been going on so long we are getting new troops that were born after the war began, yet nothing changes.
The US is still bombing peasants at huge expense ( $100/gallon delivered jet fuel just a minor factor ) and remains surprised they are not loved.
