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A Bit of (Real World) A-10C News


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That's really interesting, thanks for sharing! 👍

I'm just curious why it said the A-10 has 10 weapons stations. Shouldn't it be 11? I suppose station 6 isn't counted as a weapons station because it's mostly used for the external tank, which is not usually fitted during combat. But AFAIK weapons can be put on station 6 just as well, giving the A-10 11 weapon stations in total. 🤔

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10 hours ago, Yurgon said:

That's really interesting, thanks for sharing! 👍

I'm just curious why it said the A-10 has 10 weapons stations. Shouldn't it be 11? I suppose station 6 isn't counted as a weapons station because it's mostly used for the external tank, which is not usually fitted during combat. But AFAIK weapons can be put on station 6 just as well, giving the A-10 11 weapon stations in total. 🤔

i think if you count station 6 as a weapon station, you are left with only 8 other stations, giving you less weapon stations than before, since i don't think that you'd use 5,6 and 7 at the same time... just guessing... in the end it's just semantics...

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2 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

You don't need the TGP and ECM pod (Sidewinders would also not be a priority) for launch and leave TALD boat, though. Carrying as many TALDs as a B-52 does have some tactical utility.

You’re not wrong, but if your a MALD truck that probably means it’s a high end fight and you don’t want to ditch your defensive counter measures. Especially since your probably also the primary for CSAR. Even if you’re down to just 7 or 8 pylons each A-10 is individually freeing up a 4 ship worth of vipers to do other stuff.

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Depends on how many other assets are around. I'd prefer to have a properly loaded A-10C on CSAR (you want at least a WP rocket pod for marking, plus a TGP, which takes two more stations) and Growlers on EW, that jammer A-10 carries doesn't really amount to much these days. In fact, MALD trucks can launch and leave the area long before getting anywhere near the enemy. That's why A-10 is quite well suited for it, you don't have to worry about your MALD boat's survivability very much, since they can fly for quite a while.

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3 hours ago, ASAP said:

You can’t use station 6 if you have something on 5 and 7. So you only have 10 useable stations. Although Really you only have 7 or 8 for A/G weapons if you bring TGP, ECM pod and Aim-9s

Yeah, I guess that's what was meant in that video.

Still, technically, I'd call it 11 stations. 😉

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Yes, this is occurring which has been confirmed by a Time magazine report. However, both the Ukrainians and US officials have agreed that the A-10 is not the platform they really need so they won't be getting them.

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18 hours ago, unlikely_spider said:

Yeah, doesn't successful deployment of A-10s kind of require air superiority?

A-10C needs a somewhat permissive environment. Air superiority, air parity with escorts, and continuous SEAD campaign. Drones appear to make good SEAD and decoy platforms. Actually drones have shown themselves to be effective loitering munition for counterbattery missions.  So its possible, tactically feasible to deploy A-10C into Eastern Ukraine. But the Hawg and its crews will take losses that USAF would otherwise find unacceptable.

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Doctrinally air superiority also doesn’t mean a completely permissive environment with no threats. The A-10 needs local air superiority where it’s operating for the time it’s operating. That means SEAD and air cover to give it the time and space it needs to get in and do it’s job which could only be a few minutes before it gets back behind friendly lines and out of range of short range SAMS. The A-10 was built for a relatively high threat environment but the Air Force is designed around force packaging with lots of other support assets. 

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I will join the discussion on this topic, my opinion is that regardless of the fact that we prefer the A-10 myself as a virtual pilot, nevertheless this aircraft, with all the upgrades and weapons, is still powerless on the modern battlefield without the air superiority of the Allies in the air space, his slowness works against him, and that cannot be changed. What he showed in Iraq and Afghanistan is everything. There was no one to oppose him, it was evident that he had his peak only where the plane as such was safe from enemy aircraft and modern anti-aircraft systems,drones already perform the tasks that the A-10 should, and it's safer, too.Eventually he will have to retire...


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