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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
Subject: Re: A-10 vs. A-16 vs. AV-8B for CAS
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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 90 03:24:03 GMT
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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)

ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) writes:


>Maximum Ordance Load
>A-10          16,000 lbs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I presume this 16,000 lbs exclude the 30mm gun ?

>A-16          14,700 lbs
>AV-8B         7,000 lbs (VTO)/17,000 lbs (STO)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I also presume that this 17,000 lbs include the gun pods ?

Therefore the A-10 has probably greater hitting power then what the
AV-8B can carry.  
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