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Honestly the biggest of retirement for the A-10 is not the replacement.

The F35 is more then good enough.

It has far better sensors with more then enough weapons and lioter time to do it.

No its the lost of the pilots and their ground attack focused culture.

The biggest fear is that once the old A10 pilots either leave with the plane or retire a few years later. Is that the new pilots who only knew the F35 will focus on the fact its a F series fighter and basically gets roped into the rest of the Air Force Fighter focus mentality.

Cause now they can play Red Baron instead of slinging mud with the usual issues that cause.

And since no one expects the Air Force to keep that ground support culture alive to anywhere near the extant that the A10 did.

And as seen by the latest fuckary in Europe.

If you dont have the skills no amount of tech can save you.

<blockquote data-quote="Firefinder" data-source="post: 592450" data-attributes="member: 15976">Honestly the biggest of retirement for the A-10 is not the replacement. The F35 is more then good enough.It has far better sensors with more then enough weapons and lioter time to do it.No its the lost of the pilots and their ground attack focused culture.The biggest fear is that once the old A10 pilots either leave with the plane or retire a few years later. Is that the new pilots who only knew the F35 will focus on the fact its a F series fighter and basically gets roped into the rest of the Air Force Fighter focus mentality. Cause now they can play Red Baron instead of slinging mud with the usual issues that cause.And since no one expects the Air Force to keep that ground support culture alive to anywhere near the extant that the A10 did.And as seen by the latest fuckary in Europe. If you dont have the skills no amount of tech can save you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Firefinder, post: 592450, member: 15976"] Honestly the biggest of retirement for the A-10 is not the replacement. The F35 is more then good enough. It has far better sensors with more then enough weapons and lioter time to do it. No its the lost of the pilots and their ground attack focused culture. The biggest fear is that once the old A10 pilots either leave with the plane or retire a few years later. Is that the new pilots who only knew the F35 will focus on the fact its a F series fighter and basically gets roped into the rest of the Air Force Fighter focus mentality. Cause now they can play Red Baron instead of slinging mud with the usual issues that cause. And since no one expects the Air Force to keep that ground support culture alive to anywhere near the extant that the A10 did. And as seen by the latest fuckary in Europe. If you dont have the skills no amount of tech can save you. [/QUOTE]

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