F-35

[Dill]

(10-01-2018, 10:39 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It's supposed to be the every-plane. "You can replace X many different types of planes with this plane!" They have been trying to scrap the A-10s for years by calling the F-35 capable of performing CAS. Hence the comparison. The Air Force even had a CAS competition between the two that it "won" (after heavily rigging the competition, which was designed exclusively by a contractors with finanvial interests in the F-35).
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a22118621/f35-a10-warthog-flyoff-pogo-report/

The problem is, by trying to make it capable at doing all the roles, it's pretty much made it useless at doing all roles.

Thanks for the info.  I was sorry to see the Warthog go. Amazing for close support.