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r/ukraine • u/nOMnOMShanti • Apr 04 '22
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https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/thunder-versus-lightning-performance-and-cost-analysis-10-warthog-versus-f-35-joint
From most of the sources I find, the answers from their comparison tests are pretty shrouded by the govt... but this is one source I was able to find that gives some credence to this without breaking down details thay are probably confidential.
3 u/[deleted] Apr 04 '22 Here's the actual study Where they just do a cost-benefit analysis. Basically they say it would be too expensive to replace them. They also lay out a handful of criteria to determine the CAS effectiveness of a craft. Friendly forces have air supremacy. Enemy personnel blend into the civilian population making them hard to identify and target. Collateral damage to innocent parties would have high adverse consequences, and has to be avoided even at significant cost. Enemy forces are motivated and skilled, often engaging your unit in intense firefights that carry a significant risk of injury or death. They do not reference any practical tests at all in determining the A-10 is better.
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Here's the actual study
Where they just do a cost-benefit analysis.
Basically they say it would be too expensive to replace them. They also lay out a handful of criteria to determine the CAS effectiveness of a craft.
Friendly forces have air supremacy. Enemy personnel blend into the civilian population making them hard to identify and target. Collateral damage to innocent parties would have high adverse consequences, and has to be avoided even at significant cost. Enemy forces are motivated and skilled, often engaging your unit in intense firefights that carry a significant risk of injury or death.
They do not reference any practical tests at all in determining the A-10 is better.
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https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/thunder-versus-lightning-performance-and-cost-analysis-10-warthog-versus-f-35-joint
From most of the sources I find, the answers from their comparison tests are pretty shrouded by the govt... but this is one source I was able to find that gives some credence to this without breaking down details thay are probably confidential.