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The Corps - no to the Super Hornet
Two more ideas for the "no F/A-18s supporting Marine riflemen on the
beach" discussion: First: In Stephen Coonts book "The Intruders" the fictional Marine A-6E/KA-6D squadron embarked on a carrier was described almost as "a bunch of clowns incapable to safely fly and fight from the Boat, if no experienced Navy officers were assigned". I think that is a Blue Ops days view, very harmful and unjust for the Marine Corps aviation! Second: No massive assault on the beach was seen recently (there is no beach in Afghanistan at all;-))), but I cannot resist the impression that new gizmos like ROVER, low-collateral-damage and small-diameter bombs, land-based detachments of carrier-based units (so-called "Cactus Air Force", once involving VFA-15 and VFA-87's F/A-18s) are just for improving CAS capablities... No matter if that were carrier-based F-14 and F/A-18s flying over Iraq, or Navy's VFA-94 and VFA-97 rotating at Iwakuni, now CAS looks to be too important to be forgotten. Through the definition now switched from "assault on the beach CAS" to "urban CAS". Just some of my observations, no first-hand experience with CAS, or no- CAS... Best regards, Jacek |
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