mapleshade ic's...

Well, the brass might hate it but the pilots love it. It can take more fire than the average ground attack craft and deliver the goods (funny how we call arms 'goods').

All the best,
Nonoise

It's a different threat gestalt now than fifty years ago. Pilotless planes are cheaper and less risky.

'Gestalt' isn't used enough nowadays. I hope it doesn't fall into disuse.

The Gestalt is the huge profits in building drones.
A drone is ok for blowing up a sleeping family, its a toy compared to a A-10 throwing 4200 rounds of 30mm AP a minute down range at a force that can fight back.

The real next step up from an A-10 is a nuke.

My brother purchased a couple of pairs. He sent them back because A) they sounded bright in his system. B) they were extremely fragile, and a PITA to use.

YMMV