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-{SpoonmaN}- · 03-13-2006, 23:20 PM

A-10 for CAS, it is an entirely purpose built aircraft in that sense.
Tornado for true Strike, it's got the avionics for precision and survivability, and I'm led to believe that it's also got reasonable air-to-air capabilities. Otherwise, the Mirage is rather old, the Jaguar seems past it's time, as does the MiG-27 (Which may have never been that special in the first place, isn't it built out of a 3rd Gen. interceptor?).
Maybe the AV-8 should have been included on the list, since it's all about CAS.

03-13-2006, 23:20 PM	#44 (permalink)
-{SpoonmaN}- Death, the Destroyer of Worlds... *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 09-08-04 Location: The badlands of West London. Posts: 1,455 Country:	A-10 for CAS, it is an entirely purpose built aircraft in that sense. Tornado for true Strike, it's got the avionics for precision and survivability, and I'm led to believe that it's also got reasonable air-to-air capabilities. Otherwise, the Mirage is rather old, the Jaguar seems past it's time, as does the MiG-27 (Which may have never been that special in the first place, isn't it built out of a 3rd Gen. interceptor?). Maybe the AV-8 should have been included on the list, since it's all about CAS.