UoFluffer

I feel that I need to address this post directly. Because this is precisely the mentality that Air Force leadership has in regards to the A-10C. To reply, I feel that I also need to establish some credentials of my own. I'm a MQ-1 Operator with over 2000 hours of Combat Support time over Afghanistan and Iraq. I have been in the stack with just about every Fighter/Attack/Bomber/UAV in the inventory. I have deployed to country in direct support of these combat operations and I know many of community operators fairly well. While my plane is notoriously associated with high profile strikes. A good majority of my experience comes from direct Close Air Support. Time and time again, I have been called to support Troops In Contact (TIC) situations. And in those times, too many to count. Various assets are usually dedicated to certain AOR's in the country. Generally this is based off of VUL time or distance from the Airbase in which they operate. Another factor is by country that is in charge of the Regional Command. I can say without a doubt, 100% of the time. The A-10C is by far the most effective combat weapons system in the inventory. This is established by it's loiter time, sensor fusion, weapons payload capacity, advanced data link capability and most importantly it's pilots. When you are in the stack, in a ROZ, in a troops in contact situation. Generally the fighters that check on station, are given the luxury that the JTAC knows exactly where the enemy is, if they don't have a fairly precise location, they have a rough area of effects they can lay munitions on. This is generally done by JDAMs or LGB's. This is what the Air Force regards as Close Air Support in the 21st century. This is not the case as I have experienced it first hand. To be involved in a true troops in contact situation. Where you have to spend upwards of 30 minutes to an hour to find enemy combatants. Patience is key, loiter time is precious and experience is king. While multi-role combat aircraft are great because they are the jack of all trades. They truly are the masters of none. However, a single role, attack oriented, multi capable aircraft like the A-10 is precisely the plane that needs to be in a CAS environment. The tactical patience that they demonstrate, the expert knowledge on having an effect on the ground and most importantly the trust that they instill is what makes the plane so great at what it does. The Air Force wants to throw technology at the problem and give more aircraft more equipment to handle more missions. While this may solve some budgetary concerns, it doesn't solve combat effectiveness. With more capability, you have more vulnerability. Put that into a CAS stack and you get an aircraft that can't do the mission as well. It's safe to say that the reason why the A-10 excels in it's mission is because they don't settle for second best. The reason why an F-15E with a back seater smoking a lucky at 30k looking through the targeting pod is less effective than the single seat A-10 is simple. They spend 3 months before a deployment understanding the ROE's, procedures on how to deliver 3-09.3 JCAS in a multinational campaign. The A-10 spends it's whole career dedicated to that mission. While the Mudhen is back home coming up with new ways how to kill an S-300 with that shiny new JSOW. The A-10 is in the weeds, training specifically to support ground forces and nothing else.

Thread revival, but anyone have a copy of this still? All the links are down.

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This works with DCSW, that's where we tested it.

Hey guys, Habu and I were testing the Bactria 3.0 Beta last night and I shot some footage of us doing a night flight. *Disclaimer* The final release will not be set at night by default.

Hey guys, Habu and I were testing Bactria 3.0 last night and I shot some footage of us doing a night flight. *Disclaimer* The final release will not be set at night by default.

Thank you sir! Here is one hot off the press.

Hello all, I am new to the forums but not new to DCS. Most might recognize my voice for helping Mr. Habu with the voice acting for Operation Bactria as I did some of the a couple of the taskings for the mission. Anyways, I finally made an account here and wanted to share a video I made just for DCS. This video features clips from various other missions outside of Bactria. Anyways, I will be posting more videos in the near future. Please let me know what you guys think! Cheers, -Fluffer