Pi1otguy
Pattern Altitude
Other then engaging helos, can an A-10 meaningfully engage other aircraft? More specifically other CAS aircraft like the Su-25 or atleast survive encounters with a 4th gen fighter like the Mig-29 long enough for other friendlies to arrive.
I ask cause I dug up an old PC game A-10 Cuba which is of course a bunch of A-10s out of Guantanamo hitting well armed guerrillas in Cuba. I can survive the ground threats in most missions. I can deal with the Su-25, but I can't do much when the Mig-29 shows up. Unless I get real lucky the best I can do is not die for a few minutes while friendly f-16s or f-15 are inbound or fly 50' NOE to "disappear".
And yes, I'd assume an a-10 vs. interceptor battle is unlikely in the real world with proper C4I.
I ask cause I dug up an old PC game A-10 Cuba which is of course a bunch of A-10s out of Guantanamo hitting well armed guerrillas in Cuba. I can survive the ground threats in most missions. I can deal with the Su-25, but I can't do much when the Mig-29 shows up. Unless I get real lucky the best I can do is not die for a few minutes while friendly f-16s or f-15 are inbound or fly 50' NOE to "disappear".
And yes, I'd assume an a-10 vs. interceptor battle is unlikely in the real world with proper C4I.