Forgive me if this topic has been talked about before, but I am curious about something that has been kind of bugging me for a long time.
When you have plenty of armored targets, consisting mostly of tanks, who would you rather send out to take care of the job, the A-10, or the Apache? Perhaps it is a matter of environment or other factors, but what would you generally send out first to, "take out those suckers"?
Also, though it is kind of off topic, I am curious about the "availability" of the A-10. Say, a guy wants to fly an A-10, and manages to fullfil all the training and requirements he needs in order to be considered to be a pilot; what would happen?
Is there enough A-10s in operational status, so that he can just hop into one and serve with his A-10 and go where he needs to go, or would an old A-10 have to be brought out of a "mothball" status, and wait for that plane to come online?
Or, perhaps, he might have somebody say to him, "Hey buddy, we got plenty of A-10 pilots in the service, get in line and wait, or maybe your talents could be used elsewhere."
I hope I explained my questions well enough that you guys can understand them, hehe.
Thanks!
When you have plenty of armored targets, consisting mostly of tanks, who would you rather send out to take care of the job, the A-10, or the Apache? Perhaps it is a matter of environment or other factors, but what would you generally send out first to, "take out those suckers"?
Also, though it is kind of off topic, I am curious about the "availability" of the A-10. Say, a guy wants to fly an A-10, and manages to fullfil all the training and requirements he needs in order to be considered to be a pilot; what would happen?
Is there enough A-10s in operational status, so that he can just hop into one and serve with his A-10 and go where he needs to go, or would an old A-10 have to be brought out of a "mothball" status, and wait for that plane to come online?
Or, perhaps, he might have somebody say to him, "Hey buddy, we got plenty of A-10 pilots in the service, get in line and wait, or maybe your talents could be used elsewhere."
I hope I explained my questions well enough that you guys can understand them, hehe.
Thanks!
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