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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
First of all the weapons available for the Typhoon were quite unsatisfactory for many tasks. Rockets were far too inaccurate, the bombs it could carry were way too small for bigger targets, and only simple HE bombs were developed, lacking much more effective bomb types like German or Soviet AP and AT cluster bomb containers. There were no large caliber autocannons for tank destroyer operations. They could fight soft targets like trucks, which was very damaging overall indeed, but there was a serious lack of capability in CAS.
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I suggest you read 2 TAF vol.2. The obvious effectivnes of Typhoon against armoured formations was clearly demonstrated in the Battle of Mortain and closing of the Falaise pocket. No such examples demonstrating effectivness of Il-2 against German armour exists.
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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
They could also stay above the battle and provide continous support or suppression (Il-2s for example often did this).
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How one could achieve continious supression with the aircraft carrying 500kg of bombs, which took 3 minutes to climb 1000 meters, flying low and slowly over the battlefield, attracting every weapon could fire on it
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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
Now as for the Su 25, unlike the A-10 it is freely available to anyone with the $$ in the pockets (long live the Perestroika!), is very popular abroad and is in service in about a dozen countries. Its quite clear that there is need for such plane - this is especially true in light of current COIN operations.
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Yes, its available for almost every country in the world, but there is absolutely no row to buy them. Czech and Slovak Air Forces, as well as Macedonian Air Force withdrawed the type from service, leaving Bulgaria the sole country in Central Europe to operate this aircraft. These facts speak for themselves
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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
Enlighten us - besides the fact that these type of aircraft are extremely popular in South America, for example?
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Please, tell, what countries in South America had A-10s in the inventory of their Air Forces?
Only one country in the region - Peru, have Su-25s, again, speaks of its popularity a lot