Thumpalumpacus
Major
Given choice between F-16 and A-10, the UAF will take the former, getting in/out of the ground target asap. The Viper doesn't have the brrrttt gun, but it carries a lot of PGMs.
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The other benefit is that it offers a relevant air-defense/counter-air option that the A-10 cannot match up to. But hey -- why not both?