tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post7609887778320727510..comments2023-11-16T05:28:12.324-05:00Comments on _It Don't Make Sense_: The A-10 Warthog Will Fight On For Awhile Longersig94http://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-49820080619501472382014-06-27T08:35:36.258-04:002014-06-27T08:35:36.258-04:00jay son - I could never understand why the increas...jay son - I could never understand why the increased survivability factor of the A-10 (armor, two engines) was ignored for the F-16. Do you have any info on how many Falcons were downed while flying CAS missions in comparison to the A-10's?sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-92027274943338617162014-06-26T23:52:46.291-04:002014-06-26T23:52:46.291-04:00said the F-16 Viper nee Falcon (who cooked up the ...said the F-16 Viper nee Falcon (who cooked up the "Viper" shit anyway?, could do the same mission. <br /><br />fly boys like multipurpose fast tools, not real great slow plodders, capable of extreme accuracy when delivering high explosives "danger close" to front line troops, in contact.jay sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656537239497473709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-14587335989252970472014-06-24T06:45:19.701-04:002014-06-24T06:45:19.701-04:00jay son - I could never understand why the AF want...jay son - I could never understand why the AF wanted to can this bird when there was no operational replacement. <br /><br />BTW, I really like the "whispering death" moniker.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-19429675610492895422014-06-24T00:40:09.683-04:002014-06-24T00:40:09.683-04:00the lighning man and i shared the same ao in west ...the lighning man and i shared the same ao in west germany as well as kansas, and let me tell ya those things are quiet. they did a few simulated gun runs on my unit a couple of times in the field in deutchland, and had it not been for the air guards we never would have known they were up.<br /><br />the japanese called the corsair "whispering death", and i bet their are some iraqis around who would describe the thunderbolt II the same way.<br /><br />and it's really the air force who have wanted to shit can this bad boy, going back to just before the 1st gulf war.<br /> jay sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656537239497473709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-37991665203830903592014-06-23T23:47:23.752-04:002014-06-23T23:47:23.752-04:00Steve - I grew up on the F-105 Thunderchief when m...Steve - I grew up on the F-105 Thunderchief when my dad worked for Republic Aviation. Then, when he worked at Grumman's, it was the F-14. That was the last plane he worked on.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-27648044072318930802014-06-23T23:44:14.614-04:002014-06-23T23:44:14.614-04:00LL - amen to that.LL - amen to that.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-36131883259121866042014-06-23T23:43:51.511-04:002014-06-23T23:43:51.511-04:00Doom - the fight to preserve our nation's stre...Doom - the fight to preserve our nation's strength continues. We can never give up. I think back to the Carter administration and how Reagan brought us back. We'll need much the same after Obama.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-31859355205425817582014-06-23T22:25:34.107-04:002014-06-23T22:25:34.107-04:00Yep. A10 is best at what it does and fits today...Yep. A10 is best at what it does and fits today's war environment. No wonder obama is trying to get it canceled.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-78372809869431299712014-06-23T21:30:01.680-04:002014-06-23T21:30:01.680-04:00They work so well I'm shocked we still use the...They work so well I'm shocked we still use them.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-41339165152225747542014-06-23T19:38:41.322-04:002014-06-23T19:38:41.322-04:00We have to keep em up there. We have to keep em up there. Woodsterman (Odie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00423574390748358762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-25063973577259306062014-06-23T15:51:55.281-04:002014-06-23T15:51:55.281-04:00I grew up on Hogs. My grandfather worked for Fairc...I grew up on Hogs. My grandfather worked for Fairchild and I had A-10 promo stuff in the house as a kid in the late 70s as it was brought into service. As a soldier I always loved watching them roll in outta nowhere, damn near silent, to wreak havoc.Steve: The Lightning Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381409362375141106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-81270825881891089152014-06-23T11:42:07.755-04:002014-06-23T11:42:07.755-04:00If I have to fight a tough fight my preference wou...If I have to fight a tough fight my preference would be to do it either in the cockpit of a Warthog or supported by them while fighting on the ground.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-27435075175314679982014-06-23T10:24:41.753-04:002014-06-23T10:24:41.753-04:00Dubiously hopeful. If we are going to send them i...Dubiously hopeful. If we are going to send them in, let's send them with what they need. We ask a lot, and on balance, this is giving just a little... as usual. Still...Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.com