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The A-1 Skyraider, "Sandy" from Vietnam, was another great CAS platform.
I'd like to think the JSF will measure up, but time will tell. The only real shortcoming of the A-10 is a lack of long haul comms. That has changed to an extent, but the current measure isn't perfect.
The P-47 could take a tremendous amount of punishment and keep flying but the lack of range and manuverability made it a CAS platform once sufficient numbers of P-51's were in the ETO.
I just hope our country never forgets that you need strategic air and tactical air, not one or the other.
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