Why not jet AOPs?

[thatguy96]

What happens then when you set an AOP to a high speed, say 8 or 9 then? Doesn't this also effect the plane's defenses as well as the widening of the circles it flys around the target?

The real problem is that forces like the US for instance have long made use of jet FAC and observation for reasons of survivability and now for reasons of not wishing to retain aircraft like the OV-10 or O-2 which are extremely vulnerable in today's AAA enviornment.

A COIN strike plan with no weapons and accurate vision is an idea, but the problem is still that the path of strike aircraft does not really give them the ability to spot units, and this capability is further reduced as the plane's speed increases.