"Puppinator" wrote in message
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"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"Puppinator" wrote in message
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Ok, let me explain a little deeper...the A-10 is the only on currently
full
up operational that needs a gun....as it is it's primary weapon.

It is? Not from what I have heard about A-10 operations. The Maverick,
along
with various bombs (guided and dumb) seem to be its primary armament,
and
the gun is secondary.

I only know this from working 6 years on the A-10 and it's initial primary
mission: CAS....but since the A-10 has been multi-roled, those lines have
blurred. Initially, it was the gun for CAS/Tank Killer roles.

I am getting the distinct impression you are not going to back off from the
various incorrect assertions you have made in this thread (to wit: only the
A-10 needs a gun and it's primary weapon is the gun, can't do CAS from 10K,
failure to recognize that even the F-16 has indeed engaged in strafe
operations during both ODS and OEF, etc.). C'est la vie.

Brooks


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