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catnhatnh

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3. This one will never be flown in combat by US personnel...

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 02:15 PM

Mar 2016

because anything stronger than a pellet gun will go right through it (Unless a human body intervenes to halt it's passage). The reason an A-10 was desirable for close air support was that the pilot sat in a titanium "bathtub" and the pilots REALLY liked that idea. Ignoring completely real SAM systems and even hand-held stuff a modified Cessna is nothing you want for your ride where RPGs and AK47's live...

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The OV-10 Is Even Older Than the A-10 And It's Fighting ISIS Too [View all] jakeXT Mar 2016 OP

An inexpensive plane that's actually useful.... Turbineguy Mar 2016 #1

Close Air Support is not about going fast. bemildred Mar 2016 #2

This one will never be flown in combat by US personnel... catnhatnh Mar 2016 #3

Release the Spad krispos42 Mar 2016 #4