Arved Sandstrom wrote in news:Hegpn.71557$PH1.6315
@edtnps82:

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What's really ludicrous is the thought of using any planes this costly
as bomb trucks for ground support. Can you see putting a gold-plated
aircraft like this at risk of getting shot down by cheapo AAA? Just to
deliver some bombs in support of grunts? If it ever did happen, the
ground units would be using every artillery tube they had shooting SEAD
to protect these precious planes...begging the question of why the
artillery wouldn't just pound the main target in the first place.

The days of streaking in at tree top level for a lay down attack
are probably over. JTACs can call in PGMs from 20000 ft with
pinpoint accuracy.

IBM