Re: Weapons accuracy
During Gulf I there were many tanks with multiple hits from coalition air, and undoubtedly reported as a confirmed kill each and every time.
I don't really blame the pilots for this, as Mobhack said, it's hard to be sure of anything from 20,000 ft at 600 MPH.
The USMC relies HEAVILY on air strikes and with an observer the "rule of thumb" is 1 yd per lb. So a 500# bomb within 500yds, a 2000# no closer 2000yds. But unlike the vast majority of pilots those of the USMC do little but ground support. I'm sure USAF A-10 pilots are just as accurate.
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