Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Paper Skies" channel.

  1.  @mitri5389  The data doesn't support what you say, in fact it supports what I said. The USAF only started to try to retire the A-10 when it was meant to be retired, in the 1990s. The reason the A-10 is barely used is because it makes up a very small portion of the fleet, each deployment overseas doesn't actually involve that many aircraft staying in country. They're old aircraft that need spare parts that are difficult to obtain and expensive to contract out if you have new ones made. It takes up resources necessary to maintain more modern aircraft.
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  2. The USAF had the A-10 designed for them. They purchased 700 of them and the GAO actually criticized them for buying too many. The claim that the USAF hated the A-10 is a lie.
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  3. ​ @colbunkmust  Although it's been debunked, many still believe it because "their buddy in the Army" told them about it 20 years ago.
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  4.  @MrMorvana  One important consideration is that the cannon is a scalpel. The big advantage of the cannon isn't just the number of bursts - because short volleys of rockets can accomplish the same effect when carrying multiple pods - but the fact that depending on the payload a bomb can have hundreds of meters of a danger radius around them. The danger circle around the impact point of the GAU-8 is around 30-50 meters. Regarding the A-10s payload, the thrust limits really put the A-10 in a situation where it doesn't fly with full payloads unless strictly necessary. Footage of them flying out of Bagram shows two bombs, one rocket pod and one Maverick.
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  5. ​ @khakimzhanmiras  look up "Colonel Burton is a pathological liar".
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  6. Why would he do one?
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  7. The F-15 isn't a copy. The MiG-25 is a high speed interceptor, the F-15 is a nimble air superiority fighter.
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  8. ​ @Hidexrogue  The Russians fired enough S-300s at ground targets for us to know that crater was too large for a S-300.
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  9. The spinning ventilation fan looked like helicopter blades in the radar.
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  10.  @discipleofdagon8195  Right. Danger close with a bomb is 300 meters. Danger close with the cannon is 30 meters. Even though the rotary cannons have dispersion, the small payload of each round means the damage is contained where the gun actually hits. Meanwhile bomb fragments have that pesky tendency of not being effective enough on the enemy and too effective on friendlies who thought they were outside the frag radius.
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  11. It's not lesser in comparison. If you seize power by force and then act incompetently your incompetence is not excused. You imposed it on everyone. For incompetence to be excused you have to admit fault, step aside and let others fix your mistakes. If you beat down those pointing out the mistakes and asking for change, you're at that point being deliberate in the harm you cause.
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  12.  @burningphoneix  Because it was shot down by a S-300.
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  13. The Su-57 fits the bill. It's been in development hell while the F-35 surpassed 600 units.
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  14. ​ @brockvegas9571  If you can be brought to a field hospital they'll debride the wound and give you antibiotics.
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  15.  @bfure1  Actually it's 80% of the rounds land within a 12 meters of the aim point from 4000 feet of slant range. That's more accurate than the Vulcan.
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