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From: bralick@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu (Will Bralick)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: A-10 Thunderbolt -- Who /really/ flys them?
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Date: 14 Oct 89 01:56:29 GMT
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From: bralick@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu (Will Bralick)
In article <10140@cbnews.ATT.COM> ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt) writes:
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|      While the Air Force traditionally does not want anything with wings
|      in the hands of the Army - the Army is not satisfied with CAS as
|      a third place priority in the USAF tactical approach to air operations.

Hmmm... how about a swap?  The Army gets fixed-wing for CAS and the 
Air Force gets the SAMs (Hawk, Patriot, etc.).  Doesn't the IAF man 
the Israeli SAM units?

Regards,

-- 
Will Bralick                          |  ... when princes think more of
     bralick@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu       |  luxury than of arms, they lose
     bralick@gondor.cs.psu.edu        |  their state.
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