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Post #91,120
by drewk
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3/24/03 4:42:03 PM
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New Service rivalry
For the most part, the Air Force prefers to fly fixed-wing, specifically fighter jets. The Army only flys rotary-wing (helos). The Air Force doesn't like flying ground support. The best ground support aircraft is the A-10 (fixed-wing). Do the math.

This is why the Marine Corps doesn't want to give up the A-10, even though the Air Force keeps trying to kill it.
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Post #91,144
by Simon_Jester
3/24/03 5:40:29 PM
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New And it's beyond that...
The air force (imo) doesn't even like fighter jets that much.

They have them, don't get me wrong, but they also have the major transport planes (C-130's etc), B-52 bombers (with a revolving cruise missiles) and their space wing watches over both the ICBM's and the Delta/Titan/Atlas.

Ground support? (We'll drop a load of bombs (or anything else) on the target).
     And now, on a purely technical level - (cwbrenn) - (6) - March 24, 2003, 04:26:42 PM EST
         We generally don't use them around large volumes of sand. -NT - (inthane-chan) - March 24, 2003, 04:38:27 PM EST
         Service rivalry - (drewk) - (1) - March 24, 2003, 04:42:03 PM EST
             And it's beyond that... - (Simon_Jester) - March 24, 2003, 05:40:29 PM EST
         Is that a request for one of my war stories? - (Brandioch) - (2) - March 24, 2003, 04:45:01 PM EST
             Ah, ok - (cwbrenn) - March 24, 2003, 05:28:36 PM EST
             The Brass seem mystified that an farmer with an a47 took out - (boxley) - March 24, 2003, 09:22:15 PM EST

Better than a VBF, any day of the week.
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