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Mostly because it's passive on the receiver end (AWACS et al transmit highly encrypted, the various receiving platforms simply pick up the signal, they don't transmit back).

Yet the pilots got home safely and were available to fly again, funny that you discount that aspect.

A-10 does in fact carry sensors of that nature, generally pod-mounted. However, in that scenario *any* CAS platform would be forced to break off the attack, and ELINT/Recon assets were incompetent, because a Tunguska/Pantsir system is not all that stealthy as it relies on active emissions to...

5 of 7 F-16's struck by ground fire died. 5 of 20 A-10's struck by ground fire died. You fail at math and are continuing to attempt to dodge around the question. Rhetoric and handwaving aren't going to fly here.

The answer there is complicated, so bear with me. The short answer is sometimes yes, sometimes no, it depends. However in general, specifically for the CAS mission, the A-10 is capable of handling the mission, although it will take losses in early phases against a fully intact air defense...

That was not an answer. This is a binary question. Hit by ground fire. A-10 or F-16. I am not interested in your spin.

Aaron, stop moving the goalposts and spinning. Your tactics of trying to repeat the same misinformation over and over again is tiring and trite and accomplishes nothing. I am going to ask you a very simple question. You have just been hit by ground fire in an aircraft making an attack run...

Some photos of A-10's showing just how tough they are... Here's one, took SAM hits, made it back to base. How about this one, absolutely raked with AAA fire... made it back to base And there's this one, was hit by one of those supposed A-10 Killers That Make It Totally Obsolete Oh...

There were *five* A-10 losses in Desert Storm, Aaron, not 20. There were also *five* F-16 losses. Stop spreading misinformation and engaging in rhetorical games when the actual data has already been presented.

The Tunguska is impressive... but not impressive enough. Shilka had a lower engagement time in the hand of the Red Army, mostly because the turret was lighter and could turn even faster. And that is the rub. Tunguska is a threat to A-10, so was Shilka. It isn't an 'I Win' button. As for the...

The attack profile for an A-10 against an ADA emplacement (SAM or gun) is to remain within ground clutter until ready to make your actual attack, pop up, acquire target, adjust and dive on target, fire GAU-8 (requires no lock on time, the velocity is high enough that there is zero ballistic...