2007-07-26 06:52:28 · 8 answers · asked by scoot7 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. The payload of the A10 cant be surpassed by a "do-it-all" aircraft. (So I agree with the person below me.) Besides just missile/smart/dumb bomb armament, no other aircraft carries the 7 barreled gatling. (which the A10 was built around--- not the aircraft built then a gun added- but built AROUND the gun) which alone can decimate tanks.
The A10 has 1 role in life. Close Air Support- Tankbuster. No fighting, no CAP, Tankbusting only. Thats what makes it so good at what it does. Its pure.
2007-07-26 07:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by SgtRWMartin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. The F-35 is a stand off ground attack fighter. Chances are ground support will never see the aircraft overhead. This reduces the chance the F-35 of getting shot down so it would need less armor, but then again it wouldn't be a close air support craft at all.
2007-07-26 07:01:21 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my years of calling in CAS, i never used a A-10, i only used Harrier jest, which primary mission is close air support for US Marines, and the FA/18, which is also primarily used for close air support for Marines.Nothing will ever compare to the FA/18, as they always work in pairs, so amount of ordnance was never an issue, plus there was always a second team standing by..
2007-07-26 08:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by LAVADOG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is faster then the A10 but does not carry near the payload....no its not better overall but in some circumstances it can provide close air support when troops need it in a hurry.
2007-07-26 06:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by netjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. But the A-10 can't VTOL, go supersonic, fly stealth or engage top of the line enemy air superiority fighters and win. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Each was design for a different mission.
2007-07-26 07:22:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nay; it is sturdiness of construction, amount of payload delivered and ability to operate from unpaved airfields that makes an ideal CAS plane. None of these is the f35's feature.
2007-07-26 08:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the A-10's 30mm cannon alone makes it the best CAS aircraft ever
2007-07-26 08:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by satcomgrunt 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it will be able to carry anywhere near as much firepower as the A-10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7efdCTsk8I
2007-07-26 06:55:25 · answer #8 · answered by - 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋