text: Appendix A
  SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSES
  A-10. Most CAS/CCA aircraft have SEAD capability, and usually conduct SEAD missions before
  any air mission.
  TYPES OF AIRCRAFT
  A-11. The following aircraft are the ones that will be most commonly seen by the pathfinder team during
  a deployment. Table A-1 shows the mission, armaments, capabilities, and limitations of each aircraft in the
  CAS theater.
  Aircraft Mission Armaments Capabilities Limitations
  F15C Air superiority, to include Air-to-air missiles Advanced air-to-air No CAS
  defensive counterair (AIM-7, -9, -120). capabilities. capability
  (DCA), offensive (air-to-air only).
  Guns: 20-mm cannon.
  counterair (OCA), and
  force protection.
  F16 (Blocks Primary: air superiority. Air-to-air missiles Situational More diverse
  30, 40, and Secondary: SEAD. awareness missions equal
  (AIM-7, -9, 120).
  50) Block 30 and 40 aircraft datalink (SADL) less CAS
  can provide CAS. Guns: 20-mm cannon, provides training. High
  all general-purpose up-to-date speed limits
  bombs (MK-82, -84), battlefield target
  guided bombs information. CAS acquisition.
  (GBU-10, -12, -15, -24, depends on unit Limited night
  JDAM*), cluster bombs proficiency. employment.
  (CBU-87, -89), and the
  AGM-65 Maverick.
  A-10 CAS and AI. 30-mm Gatling gun Pilots: highly Not all-weather.
  “tank killer,” air-to-air: trained in CAS Slower speed
  AIM-9, carries up to missions. makes it
  16,000 lbs. of ordnance vulnerable to
  Aircraft: specially
  (MK-82, -84, -77), surface-to-air
  designed to
  GBU-10, -12, CBU-87, missile attacks.
  support ground
  CBU-89, AGM-65
  forces, slow speed
  Maverick.
  aids in target
  acquisition, longer
  loiter time.
  AC-130 CAS for special 25-mm cannon, 40-mm All-weather, long Vulnerable to
  Spectre operations units, urban cannon, and 105 loiter time, surgical threats.
  CAS, and Howitzer. 25mm is only strike. Employed
  reconnaissance. on the AC130H. normally at
  night in a low
  threat
  environment.
  EA-6B SEAD. AGM-88. Electronic attack Limited types of
  Prowler. and SEAD. targets such as
  SAM sites.
  Table A-1. CAS theater aircraft.