Originally Posted by Irishguy
Originally Posted by goodman_hunter
the A10 only works when fighting against a primitive force. Its good for CAS, but it wont stay in the air in contested airspace, the amount of manpads in most battlefields really makes it obsolete.


Yep. Just like helicopters they are sitting ducks on a battlefield like Ukraine. When I was young I thought it would be cool to be a Cobra pilot, but not now. The proliferation of manpads has changed the environment. Just like drones have done to tanks and APC's.


i think choppers are more effective because at least they stay hidden behind something. The new apaches dont even have to raise up to fire their weapons like the longbow did. They can stay completely hidden


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