A-10s in 1940 would transform close air support

What if A-10s were transported back to 1940?

They would give the Allies overwhelming close-air-support power, and their rough-field maintainability would make them more sustainable than their technological sophistication suggests.

The aircraft could suppress German ground support very quickly, and the Allies could probably keep at least some of them operating. The A-10 was designed for rough maintenance and repair away from ideal facilities. A maintainer familiar with the type compared its upkeep with the Swordfish, calling both unusually straightforward aircraft to keep flying in their respective eras. Ruggedness would matter as much as raw performance when placing such advanced equipment inside a 1940 logistical system.