And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The A-10 "Warthog" ... perhaps the finest CAS (Close Air Support) plane ever invented. The US Air Farce kept this incredible flyer for what seems like forever and as they are getting geared up to mothball it, it is my understanding that they will not allow the other services to adapt it. The USMC could definitely us a plane like this, but the main problem is that it cannot take off or land on US Navy aircraft carriers.
Just went to Cannon Range at Fort Leonard Wood open house. Highlight of the day is A-10s doing live fire and dummy bomb drops. They come over the audience at treetop level and do the Brrrt thing. Quite the crowd pleaser. God bless America! Biggskye in Missouri
Fighter pilots are in senior management of the AF now. They are jealous of the A-10's popularity with the rank and file troupes. They want the A-10 dead. There is nothing in the development pipeline to replace what the A-10 can accomplish on the battlefield.
I remember when they first came to West Germany and seeing them on the firing range. as a Grunt, seeing the rounds go thru the old tanks out there was pure joy. as we only had the old M67 90mm and the LAW rocket to keep tanks away. but watching dust come out from UNDER the damn target/tank made us all feel better. nothing else sounds like it.
ReplyDeleteThe A-10 "Warthog" ... perhaps the finest CAS (Close Air Support) plane ever invented. The US Air Farce kept this incredible flyer for what seems like forever and as they are getting geared up to mothball it, it is my understanding that they will not allow the other services to adapt it. The USMC could definitely us a plane like this, but the main problem is that it cannot take off or land on US Navy aircraft carriers.
The Chinese or Russians will be sinking all our carriers.
DeleteCIII
Should NEVER be allowed to go off line...
ReplyDeleteKeep updating and improving, but stay on line...
USAF decided to keep the a-10 in service until at least 2040.
DeleteThat is, assuming the USAF is still in service until that time.
Just went to Cannon Range at Fort Leonard Wood open house. Highlight of the day is A-10s doing live fire and dummy bomb drops. They
ReplyDeletecome over the audience at treetop level and do the Brrrt thing. Quite the crowd pleaser. God bless America!
Biggskye in Missouri
Had many hydraulic showers when that conveyor ammunition belt destroyed itself and had to replace the gun system.
ReplyDeleteSeems a lifetime ago
60 series ranges at Nellis, NACTS pod on the pylon and WA tail code. Weapons school sorite?
ReplyDeleteFighter pilots are in senior management of the AF now. They are jealous of the A-10's popularity with the rank and file troupes. They want the A-10 dead. There is nothing in the development pipeline to replace what the A-10 can accomplish on the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteWow, the wonderful F35 can at 50x the cost and 1/8x the mission capable rate.
DeleteI remember when they first came to West Germany and seeing them on the firing range. as a Grunt, seeing the rounds go thru the old tanks out there was pure joy.
ReplyDeleteas we only had the old M67 90mm and the LAW rocket to keep tanks away.
but watching dust come out from UNDER the damn target/tank made us all feel better. nothing else sounds like it.