Comments by "J ay" (@Jay-ho9io) on "Binkov's Battlegrounds"
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@mickeyg7219 Prop planes like the Turcano aren't as robustly survivable as the A10.
It's a proven airframe with known capabilities, decades of knowledge base, a strong supply chain and ample internal room for avionics upgrades. It's incredibly compatible with the growth and smaller and more smart munitions, and it's loiter time is AMAZING. And it can get to the target faster, (Though, tbh, not by much) with a heavier payload.
The Turcano isn't a bad bird, but it's not as good, not as lethal and not as survivable. A loss in lethality and an increase in lost birds does not make a great argument for "well, it's cheaper."
Dead pilots aren't. Neither are dead Marines & Soldiers via under/unserviced targets.
The bottom line is that the warthog hate is a combination of chasing the next new thing which is a sales gimmick from arms companies that stand the benefit from selling a new product line, and the fighter pilot mafia absolutely hating the warthog's mission.
I wish we had something similar in the Marine Corps, but I am incredibly appreciative of the fact that our pilots understand that close air support is not some shitty mission beneath the Lords of the air.
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