US Air Force in a big lie about the A-10
Move to ground the successful fighter ultimately points to Air Force’s reluctance to support Army and Marines in combat scenarios
By STEPHEN BRYEN
MAY 2, 2023
While the US Air Force publicly insists it wants to get rid of the A-10 “Warthog” close air support fighters, it has just deployed a squadron to the Middle East.
The deployed fighters each can carry 16 GBU-39B small-diameter bombs (four per bomb rack). The A-10 also has an ultra-powerful 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger gun that rapidly fires depleted uranium shells that can penetrate armor.
The Pentagon has sent an A-10 squadron to the UAE. It is likely the A-10s will be moved to Iraq or possibly even Syria to be used in support of US bases, which have been repeatedly attacked by missiles and drones. When the US occasionally has responded, it has sent supersonic fighter aircraft.
https://asiatimes.com/2023/05/us-air-force-in-a-big-lie-about-the-a-10/
