Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Should the A-10 Warthog Be Retired?" video.

  1. The USMC F-18s and F-35C can operate from CVNs and the F-35B operate from the LHA/D The A-10 cant operate on carriers nor can its design be adopted The A-10 can land in 1000 ft but depending on what its loaded with needs at much 4000 ft The F-35B land and take off from 1000 ft The A-10 is make to short range attacks, its longest range weapon is the GBU-39. The F-35B/C can carry long range cruise missiles for land attack and anti ship which the USMC needs for operations in the pacific In short , the A-10 isnt a fit for the USMC
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  2.  @00calvinlee00  Yes and no its wasnt forced. Yes the USN objected because the USMC air wings would no longer be in the carrier rotations however the USMC changed their minds The F-35B was going to be the sole aircraft for the USMC air wing but studies showed that space was at premium with the F-35B and adopting it with the Next Generation Jammer pods would be too problematic for it to replace the EA-6B however the F-35C on the other hand was trifecta First , they would stay in the USN carrier rotation appeasing the USN, Second the F-35C can easily carry the Next Generation Jammer pods but most importantly is the F-35Cs weapons bay is the same size as the F-35A which allows for internal weapon carriage for weapons like AGM-88G and other larger weapons that F-35B cant carry Additionally with the F-35C on CVN with EW pods, they can do the same as before and interoperate EW pods with the USN as well as additionally capabilities There is a lot of reasons why the USMC realized the F-35C made sense.
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  3. The A-10 has had its time and is long over due for retirement The F-15E carry up 28 GBU-53 which can shred armor from up 70 miles away but can also carry AIM-9s and AIM-120s for self defense Getting up close is not longer possible for the A-10 In Ukraine, the SU-25 which Russia's counterpart to the A-10 accounts for heavy loss to both Russian and Ukrainian forces Russia has lost 41 while Ukraine has 30 MANPADS have dealt heavy damage to both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft As technology is getting better, MANPADS are getting better seekers but most important is larger warheads and SHORAD systems are also improving its simple math
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