So all you're going to be doing is adding on extra weight and taking up airframe space so you can reduce the time it takes to fire a burst of ten bullets by a few milliseconds? If you think missiles and rockets are overkill on COIN missions, then why on earth would you need 14 guns? Consider this, modern automatic aircraft cannons fire at about ten-twenty times the rate of old world war two era equipment, yet aircraft do not carry ten-twenty times the amount of ammunition on a single sortie. I said 14 guns isn't needed on a modern aircraft. On the other hand, an A-1 Skyraider or IA-58 Pucara can linger, firing cannon and machine guns rather than bombs, rockets, or missiles, but can still carry heavier ordnance for dealing with harder targets. Helos with rockets and missiles work great against armor and artillery, but firing Hydra 70 rockets or AGM-114 Hellfires into small groups of enemy soldiers simply isn't efficient. Oh, and not to mention that a fixed-wing close-support aircraft can stay in the vicinity of friendly troops for longer periods of time, carry more ordnance, and generally be highly effective in certain situations. If the enemy doesn't have sophisticated anti-aircraft weaponry and the targets don't call for application of large amounts of explosives, bullets are the most cost-effective method of taking out an enemy force. Bullets are far cheaper, and they will still take out enemy troops.

We don't really need to, we have guided missiles and accurate rockets now.ДЄnd? That still doesn't diminish the sexiness of the B-25J.Д«esides, missiles (and even accurate rockets) are overkill for use in some COIN missions.

Mki death metal font