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		jki275 on June 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-117s had an air-to-air capability with secondary... I meant US, I'm far less familiar with soviet bloc aircraft. Dropping LGBs in close air support isn't a thing. There are other tools for that. Target designation with a laser designator isn't something that anyone is going to do in a danger close CAS situation.

throw1234651234 on June 4, 2020 [–]

It's a common practice for Russia. They just did it a bunch in Syria.

>There are other tools for that.

Not really, artillery is going to have the same problems if not more. Unless you have a Reaper, Apache, or Spooky on station.

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