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Why the Marines don't fly the A-10?
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Punk said:
~sigh~ More penis measurements.squeeze said:
Before someone busts a vein or shorts out a fuse .... it's all about money.
It's ALWAYS about the money and politics when you are talking military procurement.
Period. ALOHA .....
It's ALWAYS about the money and politics when you are talking military procurement.
Period. ALOHA .....
What if the price comparison between the two? Honest question
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Blutonski816
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Notice the second word... politics...
if you get an influential senator (and a busload of his buddies) on you side, you win... if he turns to the other side... you're fvcked...
simple as that...
ghost119 said:
It's all a moot point, like A4s said, though. There's a 'master plan' behind every service's top brass, and the Marine Corps leadership bought into V/STOL hook, line, and sinker...
Im honestly getting really raw when it comes to the Hero worship of some aircraft. The Tomcat has it, the P-51 has it, and by god the A-10 has it. Yes it has a whole lot of gun, yes it can take much more punishment then any other aircraft flying that mission, but it has its share of defficencys.
1. Its slow, if its not either A. Loitering in an area, or B. At a very forward base it wont get to a fight quick enough to be effective in making the fight go the way of our men and women on the ground. Id personally not care whats dropping the bombs if it was my head in the dirt getting shot at, I just want the thing here NOW!
2. Its armor only means it can take a bunch of punishment, however there is a differnt train of thought of, get out of the threat area and you wont take as much punishment. Its speed and the fact that it doesnt have the ability to carry a load high (I.E. no JDAMs from the stratosphere in high sam areas) are getting to be a problem. 30 years ago it was a very survivable platform, but now its starting to catch up to them.
3. In order to fix some of these defficiencys you need to put money back into the platform. Well that kinda negates its original purpose of be tough, be survivable, and be clean of gold plated crap so if you do loose one its ok. An expensive A-10 is an annacronism.
There, just trying to show things in a differnt perspective.
1. Its slow, if its not either A. Loitering in an area, or B. At a very forward base it wont get to a fight quick enough to be effective in making the fight go the way of our men and women on the ground. Id personally not care whats dropping the bombs if it was my head in the dirt getting shot at, I just want the thing here NOW!
2. Its armor only means it can take a bunch of punishment, however there is a differnt train of thought of, get out of the threat area and you wont take as much punishment. Its speed and the fact that it doesnt have the ability to carry a load high (I.E. no JDAMs from the stratosphere in high sam areas) are getting to be a problem. 30 years ago it was a very survivable platform, but now its starting to catch up to them.
3. In order to fix some of these defficiencys you need to put money back into the platform. Well that kinda negates its original purpose of be tough, be survivable, and be clean of gold plated crap so if you do loose one its ok. An expensive A-10 is an annacronism.
There, just trying to show things in a differnt perspective.
Ryoukai
The Chief doesn't like cheeky humor...at all
You are most certainly not caddy manager.
1. XCAS
2. The AF lost (1) A-10 due to enemy fire "this trip to the sandbox" and (6) during Desert Storm. I'm no math major or anything, but I'm pretty sure 6 is a bigger number than 1.
3. At less than $10m a copy, even doubling the price makes it FAR cheaper than anything else we field for the most part.
...if there's one thing you should have learned by now reading this forum, it's that people who blather on about something they have no knowledge of will be made to look stupid. case in point.
