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Old 06-03-2003, 10:21 AM   #17
Rimjaw
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Join Date: May 24, 2002
Location: East Coast, Singapore
Age: 41
Posts: 890
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Originally posted by MagiK:

When I was TAD to Elmendorf in the late 80's they had a wing of A-10's there (not sure who they were gonna use them against in Alaska) they are awesome birds, and I think that if the Zoomies ground them the Army will want to pick them up..and that will piss the zoomies off...they don't like any one having air power but them....but since we are headed towards a more integrated/Joint ops type of world, I think it will be easier for the army to make a case for own air power.

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Unfortunately, the 1947 Key West agreement btw the USAF and US Army prohibits US Army fixed wing aircraft over a certain wieght limit. And the Hog is probably way over this limit.
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