Feeling his oats?

Try one with a pet Stuka JU-87 tank buster.

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But the SU-25 can go Supersonic.

Because it isn't. Tops out around 600 mph or so (forget the exact value off the top of my head).

Fortunately I can shake off that affliction on occasion.

Supersonic doesn’t translate to anything but running out of gas and never seeing a target. Only very recently have jets approached a practical level of sustained Mach+ flight (F22 supercruise). And even they don’t stay that fast for any length of time when engaged. It’s a meaningless capability in air-to-mud missions, to say nothing of CAS. Granted, it’s great for dash speeds and interceptors closing on an inbound threat but that isn’t what Frogfoots (Frogfeet?) and Hogs do.

Kinda fun to say you’ve done it, though.

Forgive if this is asked and answered, but are you planning on doing a .pdf collection of these? A .pdf collection would probably be cheap and easy to produce, and you might be able to score some $$ with it.

Both the Frogfoot and Warthog are evenly paired when it comes to combat effectiveness. The Frogfoot may not carry the amount of ordnance the Warthog does it makes up for it in turnaround time to get back into battle.

I’m not so sure that’s the case (but I’m biased). Combat effectiveness depends on a number of things but the Hog’s cannon has no analog on the SU-25. Then there’s the forward-firing ordnance we carry and now the LGB/GBU free-fall stuff that the C model sports (all-glass cockpit and digital electronic backbone that improves situational awareness and cross-platform data transfer/coordination with other players both airborne and on the ground). Don’t think the ‘25 has kept up.

As for turn time—load dependent. AGMs are quick and easy to load as are bombs (parent mounted ones, anyway). Get a hot crew and you can put a can of 30mm (550 rounds) on the jet in minutes. A quick gun reload is challenging but amazing when done by a sharp crew...almost scary to watch. Lots of moving parts that involves explosives...like a NASCAR pit stop with attitude.

If a warthog is this aggressive I'd like to know how growly a tomcat can get.

I love these.

I was just going to suggest the A-10 laughing its cockpit off at an F-16 being humiliatingly called a ground attack aircraft by an Air Force that hates both Boyd's planes and, for that matter, ground attack.

B-bb-but I LIKE both the F-16 and the A-10! They're both interesting and unique aircraft in their own right!

You're not the U.S.A.F. You seem to think that we should use planes for the purposes for which they were DESIGNED.

You are smart.

Frogfoot's a good plane.