War in Ukraine

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MG1968 said:
I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Granted, the Russian armor in question was crewed by Iraqi Republican Guard troops and not teenaged Russian conscripts. I’m sure the outcome will be different this time.
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So you are comparing Iraqi Republican Guard to the current Russian army? OK. You are not being serious.

Also, by the time they send these A-10s over there and then train the pilots, how long will that take?
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
So you are comparing Iraqi Republican Guard to the current Russian army? OK. You are not being serious.

Also, by the time they send these A-10s over there and then train the pilots, how long will that take?
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Why does everything have to be a pissing contest with you? You’re like a 7th grader who’s only retort is a “yo momma!.”

The A10 was designed to destroy Soviet (at the time) armor. It doesn’t matter who’s inside the tin can, if they don’t have close air support, the Warthog is going to **** up anything and everything it’s pilot gets his sights on.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
So you are comparing Iraqi Republican Guard to the current Russian army? OK. You are not being serious.

Also, by the time they send these A-10s over there and then train the pilots, how long will that take?
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It's possible we're already training Ukrainian pilots in the A10 and maybe have been for a while.
 
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MG1968 said:
Why does everything have to be a pissing contest with you? You’re like a 7th grader who’s only retort is a “yo momma!.”

The A10 was designed to destroy Soviet (at the time) armor. It doesn’t matter who’s inside the tin can, if they don’t have close air support, the Warthog is going to **** up anything and everything it’s pilot gets his sights on.
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Where is this coming from? I didn't start a puzzling match. I simply asked if he was really comparing the Republican Guard to the current Russian Army. Then I asked yet another simple question, which was what timeframe do they expect to have these A-10s in place and ready for them to train pilots.

Looks like you are the one getting butthurt for some reason over these basic questions.
 
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A10s would absolutely wreak havoc against the Russians in Ukraine, especially considering they still don’t have the airspace under control. It would be open season on the Russians.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Where is this coming from? I didn't start a puzzling match. I simply asked if he was really comparing the Republican Guard to the current Russian Army. Then I asked yet another simple question, which was what timeframe do they expect to have these A-10s in place and ready for them to train pilots.

Looks like you are the one getting butthurt for some reason over these basic questions.
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I don't think it's a complicated weapons platform, it's not supersonic, not an overly complicated weapons system and from what I've read/heard pretty easy to fly so it shouldn't take long to train the pilots. Maybe 3-4 weeks for an experienced pilot.
 
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hog88 said:
I don't think it's a complicated weapons platform, it's not supersonic, not an overly complicated weapons system and from what I've read/heard pretty easy to fly so it shouldn't take long to train the pilots. Maybe 3-4 weeks for an experienced pilot.
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Considering the A-10 is a 60 year old aircraft, it should be easy for the Ukrainians to learn how to fly assuming the avionics are ancient. I really hope we have a new model available because from what I've heard the military really doesn't want to give up the A-10's.
 
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VolStrom said:
Considering the A-10 is a 60 year old aircraft, it should be easy for the Ukrainians to learn how to fly assuming the avionics are ancient. I really hope we have a new model available because from what I've heard the military really doesn't want to give up the A-10's.
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The A-10 should have been transferred to the Army decades ago, the AF has been trying to kill it off since the 90s.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Down to the last Taiwanese..
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Or you know, China could not invade Taiwan.

I guess the Afghanis shouldnt have stood up to us or Russia. The Vietnamese either.

Hypothetically, if the entire world, literally the entire world, invaded either the US or Russia would you be tongue in cheek about fighting back?
 
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hog88 said:
I don't think it's a complicated weapons platform, it's not supersonic, not an overly complicated weapons system and from what I've read/heard pretty easy to fly so it shouldn't take long to train the pilots. Maybe 3-4 weeks for an experienced pilot.
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So let's use that as a basis. So 3-4 weeks of training. But of course, they have to find the pilots and send the planes over and all of that. So what timeframe are you looking at? Late September at the earliest? Where will the Kyiv regime even be by that time?
 
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DonjoVol said:
It's not just that. I mean what incentive is there in this day and age of enlisting in the military? You go in at 18 and you spend 4 or 5 years serving your country That's also 4 to 5 years now that someone is behind their peers.

Personally I would recommend most people at least get an Associates degree before they join the military. This way they at least have 2 years of college out of the way before they enlist.
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You can get a 2 year degree when you are in the military. Or a 4 year. I did it and I was deployed all the time for multiple wars.
 
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