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They are preparing for ground action:
A-10 Planes and Apache Helicopters Join Air Campaign Against Iran
By
Michael R. Gordon
and
Lara Seligman
American A-10 attack planes and Apache attack helicopters are now striking Iranian targets on Iran’s southern flank, said Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The A-10s are striking Iranian fast-attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has essentially closed to maritime traffic, Caine said. The U.S. Air Force has long sought to retire the A-10 to save funds to develop more advanced planes. But the A-10, with its nose-mounted 30-millimeter gun, has proved to be useful in past air campaigns against insurgents and now against Iranian targets.
This is more about helicopters and a10s engaging unmanned kamikaze boats of Iran over Hurmuz strait not coastal patrol where they can be taken down by entrenched manpad crews. Similar to Iran has the need of arming manpads with shaheed 136s against helicopters they also need to arm the unmanned kamikaze boats against helicopters as well.
At least some of the unmanned vessels need to be armed with these protecting the other kamikaze boats.









