[tevake]

I don't care how ungainly close air support aircraft may look with their bumps, pods, protruberences etc.
They turn into a thing of beauty when they show up and turn things all around for you.
And ones that can stick around a bit are all the better.

I can only imagine how appreciated the A 10 was on the ground in the desert wars, where it and other forces could all but clear the field of armored resistance!

Cheers Richard