Aircraft weapons

[thatguy96]

kevineduguay1 said:
Why do these old gun ships (units 829, 827, and 825+826) Have Fire Control ratings of 8? Why not the A-10? Also units 829 and 827 have a Fire Control rating of 20 while the A-10 has a FC rating of 15, the same as a WWII fighter plane.
Why do you people think the US Military is that stupid?

While the A-10C upgrades might be different, the avionics on the O/A-10A and O/A-10B were pretty bare bones. This is a well known reality. While it could carry most of the weapons in the USAF inventory, it couldn't use many of the smart munitions without additional equipment or cooperation with other aircraft or ground forces.

Furthermore, at least the MobHack help file says that the FC rating affects hitting moving targets. Its been shown that aircraft flying in a pylon turn are able to achieve extremely high accuracy even against moving targets. Gunship type aircraft, regardless of their age seem to warrant a high FC rating if any of the many historical studies and anecdotes concerning their abilities are even remotely true.