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From: clallen@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Charles L Allen)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: New Ground Attack Aircraft
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Date: 28 Jul 90 16:10:02 GMT
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From: clallen@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Charles L Allen)
In article <1990Jul25.004555.6637@cbnews.att.com> gh21@prism.gatech.edu (HICKMAN,GLEN R) writes:
>From: gh21@prism.gatech.edu (HICKMAN,GLEN R)
>I read in AIRFORCE magazine (about a year ago) that the Airforce was
>looking to replace the aging (yet affective) A-10 Thunderbolt II.  The
>article indicted a number of options:
>  
>   1. The A-16 - Attack version of the F-16 w/ 30mm cannon pod
>                  UHF ant. (to talk to ground troops), Ironbombs,
>                  Mavericks, etc. . .
>
>Any info / help / comments on the above would be appreciated.
>
>Glen R. Hickman

	THere is a good article in the June 18th Aviation Week(pg36) about the
"The Boys from Syracuse", the 174th TFW (NYANG).  They are the first wing to 
have the "A-16".  They are infact F-16As, but have ben modified to concentrate
on CAS.  They carry the GPU-5 30mm gon pod along the centerline, and are
scheduled to start training with the Mavericks this summer. Go to the
library and read it.  Good article.

CHAz
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