Fairchild Republic was keeping with the taadition of nick naming their jets after some sort of "hog", starting with the groundhog, then super hog, ultra hog, and finally warthog.
I was under the impression that this plane is called warthog because ftrom the front, the twin jet engines have an appearance reminiscent of the tusks of the warthog.
Gotta love the Hogs. Im planning to join up with 82nd Airborne Division, but I would give an arm and a leg to fly an A-10C. One of the most beautiful Death Machines on the planet.
In the Gulf War, a Warthog engaged an enemy tank, but the majority of the shots went wide, and the tank was undamaged. The tank commander leaned stood up out of the turret and flipped off the pilot, who then came around and emptied over half his magazine into the tank. The tank was found later with its turret 17 ft. away.
have to push dislike buton becouse some sisy replaced orginal sound whit some "music" real music during watching movies about this babe can be only sound of bullet hitting target or sound of bulets leaving this cannon.
I saw two A-10 Thunderbolts flying in formation over Cologne/Germany on thursday morning. They probably came from an US Airbase in Spangdahlem/Rheinland Pfalz. That´s the only place where A-10 Thunderbolts are stationed in Germany. I never saw one of these aircrafts before. It was an awesome sight.
The A-10 warthog!!! So far the best CAS type fighter in the U.S. armory, if i had to choose from a F-15 (Harrier) or a A-10 Warthog to survive an apocalipse (zombie, nuclear, people loosing their minds, etc...) Id definately choose the Warthog!
@longlivestalin1 well the a-10 is a close air support plane. its not meant to dogfight. in a CAS job, the A-10 would destroy the su 25 but the su 25 is more maneuverable and would have the advantage in the dogfight.
The sole reason I've kept playing Battlefield 2 for all these years because you get to fly this awesome piece of weaponry, and bomb the hell out tanks,trucks, everything.Long live "HBD:Road Rage" !!! HBDculpster535
Was there no audio for the clips you used? Cause this song is a discredit to the aircraft.. Ive never seen in real life action, but at JRTC - Fort Polk,, LA - Ive called them in and seen them strafe hundreds of times..believe me - the actual sound of the A-10 - cutting its engines, making the strafe run, and then spooling back up - is 100 times better than this "music".. i mean c'moon numetal? really?
American terrorist invade soverign nation that when Bin Ladin was created and funded by the CIA. So send Bin ladin in create a buggy man. The only good thing about his in my country America will fall with the next few years. 15 Trillion debt will sink America and its imperal capitism. It amazing that people lack skills to get jobs back America so we created and become a terrorist nation invading other nations. God help one day China is going to pull the money plug and good by America.
@silverton7777 keep on dreaming, wow you are so informed bet you highly educated left winger who can tell the future,china is so fucking stupid it took 3 days to unjam a traffic jam.those fucking commies are so ill equipt they can't control traffic how in the hell are they going to defeat a super power? explain that one how will they move their army if they can't unjam traffic,please explain to the masses oh enlightened one. your defending their sovereignty but don't defend the U.S.bios asshole
Though the GAU-8 is what most people love about it (including myself) the upgraded A10 "C" models can carry all the same missiles and bombing ordinance that F15's and 16's can. The C models can also carry up to 5 or so aim-9 missiles and 2 or 3 JDAM's up to 2K if need be. The only thing they could improve is developing more power engines to mount on them for power/speed.
@alquiora Ain't fighter, fighter deals with other aircraft. This is an attacker aircraft which deals with ground threats but yeah. It is a SWEET PIECE OF KICK ASS!
@66gt40lm fair enough lol but it was not designed for fighting it was designed for CAS and im sure those a/a kills probably aren't against other fighters
FTW? is not a fighter, actually, this plane was 100% made for CAS, even with that powerful GAU-6 or the explosive GAU the plane barely can win against an air-combat plane
The F-35 sacrifices the A-10s capablities to do the same job speed is nothing if the enemy can auto track you and fire missiles that go far faster. The Tunguska would rip apart the F-35 in seconds if it got as low as the A-10C could go. Not all F-35 will have VTOL they are just too expensive 3x the cost of an A-10 and carry less weapons. The F-35 is not stealth at the rear so its an easy target when it is moving away. and pumps out far more heat than the A-10.
Ask any viper driver that had his ass handed to him from a mud level encounter with an A10 in training and tell me how crappy the A-10 is. In it's flight envelope, nothing can beat it. If the A-10 gets out of the mud and into a fight above 2k feet over open terrain it will get dead real quick, but low level in varied terrain nothing can touch it.
THe A-10 has a primarily Titanium frame, as it is supposed to be exposed to excessive groundfire as a slow-moving, close fire support aircraft. To replace every jet in the military with an A-10 would be retarded, as the A-10 is slow and unmanueverable compared to other jets. While the A-10 is equipped with flares and lock-on missile deterrents, it is screwed if it encounters other fighter jets in the vicinity.
The A-10 started upgrading to A-10C in 2007 it will be in use till 2028 at the minimum and maybe kept in service beyond then depening on its performance vrs the F-35 I cant see the F-35 doing any better its faster thus the pilot has less time to kill and the Gau-8 is cheaper to fire than missiles and the F-35 cant withstand 23mm AAA like the A-10 can.. The A-10 is now used at mid altitude with excursions below 7000feet to use its gun. It now has a glass cockpit and Jdam capability.
@NielsShoe The A-10 is a poor fighter-jet, thats why. The A-10 cannot outperform the F-35 in terms of speed, the F-35 is almost impossible to shoot down in fact because it's so fast. There is no AA gunner out there in the middle of the goddamn Middle East that can calibrate shooting half a mile in front of the F-35 in order to correctly hit it. The F-35 is also portable as a VTOL aircraft, making it as easy to land as a helo in small airspaces. I still <3 the A-10 most tho. Chaotic power. :D
I find many of the comments about the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II nearly laughable. The A-10 was designed in the 1970's as a response to the threat of Soviet tank formations in Eastern Europe. The neutron bomb was another program along with ASAT. I remember the fight in Congress over all these things. I have a relative that works in a factory making rounds for A-10. No one even heard of the Taliban when A-10 was proposed, designed, built. It has done well though in many roles.
@clintonearlwalker What you say is true .. The neutron bomb was actually called an enhanced rad weapon .. Neutron bomb is what the Sov's called it - in out press .
@hogiesanKenobi I remember the fight over the "neutron" bomb. I guess there was an official designation, it's been a long time. I also seem to remember the anti satellite system, ASAT. I don't think it was ever produced, I was at Udvar Hazy Museum a few years ago and there was an ASAT sitting in there. It might have gotten phased out cuz of some treaty. One thing about it, the Soviets aren't the threat they used to be.
The f35 will phase out the tired f16 fleet, assuming the USAF variant is even purchased (est, 2016). And will have one hell of a reputation to live up to. The A10 is perfect for the job it's greatly needed to do. It's slow yet, maneuverable, carries a massive payload, a devastating cannon, laughs at enemy air defense, and flys at low altitude VERY well. Now that the A10C carries JDAM's, it will probably serve the USAF until at least 2020. Fast stealth planes play a smaller role in combat- take
A great video for a great plane
fowl60 21 hours ago
sweet
sWaGinNiGger 3 days ago
sweet
sWaGinNiGger 3 days ago
Awesome plane
TheSchmalnauer 3 weeks ago
"Together?" hhahaha just saw the trailer for CONTRABAND while waiting to watch. AWESOME.
ArmAVidz 1 month ago
@rix077
Fairchild Republic was keeping with the taadition of nick naming their jets after some sort of "hog", starting with the groundhog, then super hog, ultra hog, and finally warthog.
swattm1 1 month ago
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yellowcard - breathing
adnanito01 1 month ago
this cheezy ass non music does not go with the video at all.
7mikethebike 1 month ago
I was under the impression that this plane is called warthog because ftrom the front, the twin jet engines have an appearance reminiscent of the tusks of the warthog.
7mikethebike 1 month ago
@7mikethebike no it's because of the rumble (brttttt) it makes after the subsonic rounds have hit.....
rix077 1 month ago
@rix077 if that is the case, then every aircraft that fires the same ammunition would/should also be a warthog. Wise up.
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General Electric salesman: "I give you the GAU-8 30mm Avenger Cannon!"
Fairchild-Republic designer: "Great! Now give it a plane."
General Electric salesman: "You mean "put it in a plane" right?"
Fairchild-Republic designer: "NO! You build a plane AROUND the gun."
The A-10 was born...
11Pavko11 2 months ago
The footage is really cool, but the music is quite obnoxious. It would've been more interesting to hear the plane instead of the music.
Vercus100 2 months ago
Why would you put shitty music over the BRRRRRRRTT? That's the best part!
Doctorgreenest 2 months ago 9
The A-10 is simply a gun disguised as a plane.
Megalodon64 2 months ago
One more thing, after watching Terminator Salvation and this, I want one of these when the world ends.
darkjediMIK 2 months ago
Saw this at the Andrew's Air Force base airshow, was really amazing but its truly awesome when its blowing shit up like this.
darkjediMIK 2 months ago
i love kicking ass with this in bf3.
faggot2daER 2 months ago
Hey i have a minor heart defect and probably need eye surgery can i still get in to this program?
G3CK0117 2 months ago
I want one for christmas.....
Pher0cious 2 months ago
Gotta love the Hogs. Im planning to join up with 82nd Airborne Division, but I would give an arm and a leg to fly an A-10C. One of the most beautiful Death Machines on the planet.
KillgoreES88 2 months ago
What's the song plz and nice video
jamiemcclean 3 months ago
In the Gulf War, a Warthog engaged an enemy tank, but the majority of the shots went wide, and the tank was undamaged. The tank commander leaned stood up out of the turret and flipped off the pilot, who then came around and emptied over half his magazine into the tank. The tank was found later with its turret 17 ft. away.
TheTeddyIsALiar 3 months ago
@TheTeddyIsALiar boy, that pilot sounds like a he-man.
7mikethebike 1 month ago
BF3
southernclassik 3 months ago
they didn't put a gun on a plane they put a plane on a gun
wplsy 3 months ago
the most awesome weapon ever
xxxtoecutterxxx 3 months ago
Why can't I just watch a video of A-10's without some shitty music. Last video was AC/DC...
Ender8419 3 months ago
chuck Norris uses the A-10's Gatling gun to slice his bread for toast in the morning.
Patsa2001 3 months ago
ahh 240p, we meet again! but great video though
nurein08 3 months ago
good vid, great plane =)
Silverblood2010 3 months ago
i had a dream about ww3, this plane attacking the Philippines xD
phjabbawockidz 4 months ago
@phjabbawockidz i got that with a wet cheese attacking a applepie
GunMaker91 3 months ago
@Bionorica09 are you implying that it should be used as transportation? Because that would be absurd.
aa777nx 4 months ago
have to push dislike buton becouse some sisy replaced orginal sound whit some "music" real music during watching movies about this babe can be only sound of bullet hitting target or sound of bulets leaving this cannon.
Luk81asz 4 months ago
why do you emo kids put these shitty songs
Gheedren 4 months ago
I saw two A-10 Thunderbolts flying in formation over Cologne/Germany on thursday morning. They probably came from an US Airbase in Spangdahlem/Rheinland Pfalz. That´s the only place where A-10 Thunderbolts are stationed in Germany. I never saw one of these aircrafts before. It was an awesome sight.
ganimed1976 4 months ago
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THIS is what im talking about
Jam3319 4 months ago
Awww FUCKIN' YEAH
TheSilentOne50 4 months ago
song fucking SUCKS! i can't watch this shit. why add shit music to a vid like this?
DaScrewUp 4 months ago 8
@DaScrewUp funny when someone who's username is dascrewup instead of thescrewup complaining about something.
chuckydog 1 month ago
@DaScrewUp Agreed! The sound of the Thunderbolt should only be heard.
timothyh71 1 month ago
@therealpen15 hmm, black guy? think that rap is fitting?. rap is for pussies
a1sauses 4 months ago
@a1sauses implying that rap music is any better than the music used on the video.
cheetosthrash 4 months ago
A-10a rocks duh look at that cannon, duh
uly1226 4 months ago
whats the name of that song?
666head666metal 5 months ago
America bitches, suck it Russia and China
Phalanx3800 5 months ago
wow, I'd be dangerous with that... lol... that airplane is awesome!
Francko1298 5 months ago
Love this Plane, in Ace Combat and in Real <3
DerGeckarbor 5 months ago
I love the A10, I just wish they mounted bigger engines for faster jet like high speeds.
CustomWoodenModels 5 months ago
Buy now the 30mm gatling gun for only 10 million dollars!
but thats not all, we give you a little extra,
If you buy now you get the limited edition airplane for free!
guusholt 5 months ago
The A-10 warthog!!! So far the best CAS type fighter in the U.S. armory, if i had to choose from a F-15 (Harrier) or a A-10 Warthog to survive an apocalipse (zombie, nuclear, people loosing their minds, etc...) Id definately choose the Warthog!
Gravios74 5 months ago
@Gravios74 F-15(Harrier) you mean Eagel.
Mad1970Jack 5 months ago
SU 25 VS A 10? ANYBODY?
longlivestalin1 5 months ago
@longlivestalin1 well the a-10 is a close air support plane. its not meant to dogfight. in a CAS job, the A-10 would destroy the su 25 but the su 25 is more maneuverable and would have the advantage in the dogfight.
epilogmusic 5 months ago
@epilogmusic su 25 is not as manueverable as the a10. sure its still manueverable, but the a10 can turn on a fucking dime.
TheDoctorV2point0 4 months ago
@TheDoctorV2point0 well yeah, my bad. you're right. i wouldn't recommend an A-10 go nto a dogfight. considering, it can't outrun.
epilogmusic 4 months ago
This plane was the best thing in the last Terminator movie
BonScottAC 5 months ago
Video = Good. Music = Bad.
firecrackerpackman 5 months ago
i love the A10
st3v0011 5 months ago
wats the title of the song? rakenrol!
mhavoks21 5 months ago
@mhavoks21 Breathing by Yellowcard
killeremo15 5 months ago
at raf lakenheath at the moment :)
FULLMETALSPUDDY 6 months ago
turning russian armor into melted pot metal since 1977!
RaptorDiablo 6 months ago
god who picks this shit music
papajohn5656 6 months ago
The only jet that earns its WW2 namesake.
vetitoe362 6 months ago
In the year 2100 all other aircraft will be obselete, but the A-10 will still fly!
blkbrdsr71 6 months ago
F*CK War!But the a-10 is still a beautiful Plane ;) just builded for wrong reasons.
bionorica09 6 months ago
I'm probably not making sense but this MONSTER is BEAUTIFUL!!!
GreatjayQ 6 months ago
Take a big ass cannon, and put a pair of wings on it and some big ass engines.
smileyking96 6 months ago
@smileyking96 you must be an aeronautical engineer
7mikethebike 1 month ago
Why do people insult it for being ugly =(
IT WASN'T BUILT TO DO PRETTY THINGS GUYS
Wilipeidia 6 months ago
i love the a10 but i missed the real Sound from the Engines and the Gau 8......there is just this gay music....
Riennempeche 6 months ago 2
@Riennempeche yeah no shit eh the engines sound amazing
luke88martin 6 months ago
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marketire 6 months ago
a 10 good!
marketire 6 months ago
Based off the Stuka and heavily influenced by the opinions of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
nomorenigsplease 6 months ago
Dear Santa...
TheBunnyBashers 6 months ago
The only gun in the world to come equipped with a plane.
Xelvielll 7 months ago 96
@Xelvielll quite accurate description =)
MarcoTUV 3 months ago
top sound beim schiessen !!!! hab es live gehört :)
deathman1976 7 months ago
cant wait to see this plane in action destroying the Revolutionary Guards Armour or the Bassid of Iran
Vmartin70EZ 7 months ago
This is my favorite plane... pure pwnage!
lizagd 7 months ago
hate this fucking song , never should put this song to a great video like this , this bad ass plane ..
MrZekee 7 months ago
The pilot at 30 seconds is pretty chill considering he is flying an A10. Love the shades.
SL0767 7 months ago
The sole reason I've kept playing Battlefield 2 for all these years because you get to fly this awesome piece of weaponry, and bomb the hell out tanks,trucks, everything.Long live "HBD:Road Rage" !!! HBDculpster535
culpster53 7 months ago
@culpster53 Not thought to get yourself DCS A-10c then fella? :P
smeghead666 7 months ago
muted.
NoahHoe 7 months ago
This Is a dear Santa...
qwased131994 7 months ago
why do people always put fucking retarded 7th rate generic american rock band songs to play on videos of combat aircraft?
demonbre 7 months ago
Bring the rain ..
AleXzibiT 7 months ago
It may not be the fastest, it may not be the prettiest, by god damn when that cannon goes off anything still in front of it will be destroyed.
Boomarcane 7 months ago
This is like a penis WITH WINGS :D
makotomikami 7 months ago
amazing plane. stupid song.
DreiLeaux 7 months ago
Was there no audio for the clips you used? Cause this song is a discredit to the aircraft.. Ive never seen in real life action, but at JRTC - Fort Polk,, LA - Ive called them in and seen them strafe hundreds of times..believe me - the actual sound of the A-10 - cutting its engines, making the strafe run, and then spooling back up - is 100 times better than this "music".. i mean c'moon numetal? really?
dapper189 7 months ago
songname pleas ?
startrekreach234 7 months ago
they didnt build the gun into the plane... they built a gun the size of a car and said "lets make it fly"
notar3alacc0unt 7 months ago
if you're gonna show some kick ass warthog video,play some kick ass music like: slayer or pantera.not this weak girly voice fag band
fishjnky 8 months ago
wtf is with the gay fukin song? god damn dude
fishjnky 8 months ago
I heard the pilots of these planes have piled up more bodies than any other airmen, soldiers, or sailors in the military.
TheBrindleBoxer 8 months ago
could you imagine one of these attacking a german panzer formation in ww2??
sandbox390 8 months ago
It's like a bird, shitting bombs all over the enemy's head.
UltraVert 8 months ago
baby of the stuka ,build on the expierience of german pilots like crl rudel
langhard1 8 months ago
American terrorist invade soverign nation that when Bin Ladin was created and funded by the CIA. So send Bin ladin in create a buggy man. The only good thing about his in my country America will fall with the next few years. 15 Trillion debt will sink America and its imperal capitism. It amazing that people lack skills to get jobs back America so we created and become a terrorist nation invading other nations. God help one day China is going to pull the money plug and good by America.
silverton7777 8 months ago
@silverton7777 keep on dreaming, wow you are so informed bet you highly educated left winger who can tell the future,china is so fucking stupid it took 3 days to unjam a traffic jam.those fucking commies are so ill equipt they can't control traffic how in the hell are they going to defeat a super power? explain that one how will they move their army if they can't unjam traffic,please explain to the masses oh enlightened one. your defending their sovereignty but don't defend the U.S.bios asshole
ron2ocean 3 months ago
"Faggoty" music does not belong on a A-10 soundtrack.
ThePatriotMuckraker 8 months ago
Gau 8 + Warthog = Awesomeness!!
bluesytoos2012 8 months ago
i watched for mw3
ericown 8 months ago
it's an intimidating plane for sure.
teukureiza 8 months ago
They are fun to fly, instills fear into the enemy, they feel mean when you fly them. Retired USAF pilot
HaagProductions 8 months ago
who is the band?
callumgrane000 8 months ago
@callumgrane000 Yellowcard - Breathing.
Best Band ever! :D
Da2Pat 8 months ago
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callumgrane000 8 months ago
@badjorn1 Agreed! song makes it unwatchable
IHATECOATHANGERS 8 months ago
coouldnt even watch the video cuz of the gay song
badbjorn1 8 months ago
Thats one of the most amazing Planes in the world. I like that brbrbrbrbrrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrrb sound of the gun
Seth75 8 months ago
what a machine !!!!!!!! :D
callumgrane000 8 months ago
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callumgrane000 8 months ago
Winged Minigun FTW!!.
CommunistSpyware 8 months ago
@CommunistSpyware Not a mini gun...
bros4life98 8 months ago
@bros4life98 Okay okay gatlin cannon LOL.
CommunistSpyware 8 months ago
flying chain gun
iainas14 8 months ago
This is not a fighter it is an attack aircraft.
iamstarstuff001 8 months ago
are you all republicans? Oh boys...
Shotokhan87 8 months ago
@TheJeffersonNelli You must be one of osama's boys. I understand your hate, you just lost your papa.
skunkape2 9 months ago
This plane can fucking return to base with 1 wind+ 1 engin shot off!!1!
sniperassasin666 9 months ago
that is one scary mother fucking plane. this song, however, is horrible.
jarethmd 9 months ago
@jarethmd
i think the pilot is scary not the aircraft
Q8yGodfather 9 months ago
this plane is something like a ugly fat fucker
MrAtomicE 9 months ago
america....FUCK YEAAH
kingmanted 9 months ago
whats the name of the music ?
Jormondor95 9 months ago
@Jormondor95 breathing- yellowcard
Blink182Underground 8 months ago
@Blink182Underground hmmm yes thanks for your information
Jormondor95 8 months ago
bitte
bmwdb605 9 months ago
TLIBAN: YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU WILL DIE FUCKING TIRED ! xD !!! A-10 WARTHOG TO MURDER ! HAHAHAHAHA
Thorium1996 9 months ago
Aircraft flown by pilots and cowardly sons of bitches!
MrPaulpriest 9 months ago
that song is breathing from yellowcard
bmwdb605 9 months ago
wie heist das lied
xxminecraftterxx 9 months ago
@xxminecraftterxx Band : Yellowcard / Lied: Breathing
DieserKobold 9 months ago
The A-10 is a beast.
smokeyou85 9 months ago
name of the song?
YowwaN 9 months ago
@YowwaN it´s Yellowcard with Breathing
DieserKobold 9 months ago
I hate 101 persons
Xspace0manX 9 months ago
Though the GAU-8 is what most people love about it (including myself) the upgraded A10 "C" models can carry all the same missiles and bombing ordinance that F15's and 16's can. The C models can also carry up to 5 or so aim-9 missiles and 2 or 3 JDAM's up to 2K if need be. The only thing they could improve is developing more power engines to mount on them for power/speed.
ViperSRTnACR 10 months ago
@Flitzekakce123 it depends on what theyre used for ;) greetings from switzerland ;)
RonaldSpeirs506 10 months ago
the sexiest jet ever created
GoldMagBlast 10 months ago
killers
MarkOpee1 10 months ago
THAT A BAD ASS MAMA
promanwar21 10 months ago
Death and Destruction! Hooray!
xExekut3x 10 months ago 16
Can this plane be deployed on a naval aircraft carrier?
ghilliedu25 10 months ago
One of my favorite fighter aircrafts of all time.
alquiora 11 months ago 41
@alquiora not fighter
rubberbandman200 9 months ago
@alquiora Ain't fighter, fighter deals with other aircraft. This is an attacker aircraft which deals with ground threats but yeah. It is a SWEET PIECE OF KICK ASS!
beohel 8 months ago
@alquiora its not a fighter its an attack plane
thatoneguy12ize 8 months ago
@alquiora its not a fighter.................
Evilstewie831 8 months ago
@Evilstewie831 It has an A/A kill, that counts for something.
66gt40lm 8 months ago
@66gt40lm fair enough lol but it was not designed for fighting it was designed for CAS and im sure those a/a kills probably aren't against other fighters
Evilstewie831 8 months ago
@alquiora You are **tch 20 positives for a men, who known nothing about A10 ;)
A10 ISN'T FIGHTER, A10 IS TYPICAL ATACKER because can't carry medium range AAMs like AIM120 and don't have radar (new A10C don't have radar too).
macieksoft 7 months ago
@alquiora it's not a fighter aircraft it's a attack aircraft
yukibanes 6 months ago 24
@yukibanes it's not an attack aircraft it's a RAPE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD aircraft
StroggWarrior 2 months ago
@StroggWarrior LOLED
levilisko 1 month ago
@alquiora
FTW? is not a fighter, actually, this plane was 100% made for CAS, even with that powerful GAU-6 or the explosive GAU the plane barely can win against an air-combat plane
xXxMartin96xXx 6 months ago
@xXxMartin96xXx My best guess is that English isn't his first language and he ment to say "Favorite military aircraft".
Helge129 5 months ago
@Helge129
maybe
xXxMartin96xXx 5 months ago
@Hacksign5
The F-35 sacrifices the A-10s capablities to do the same job speed is nothing if the enemy can auto track you and fire missiles that go far faster. The Tunguska would rip apart the F-35 in seconds if it got as low as the A-10C could go. Not all F-35 will have VTOL they are just too expensive 3x the cost of an A-10 and carry less weapons. The F-35 is not stealth at the rear so its an easy target when it is moving away. and pumps out far more heat than the A-10.
NielsShoe 11 months ago 2
Ask any viper driver that had his ass handed to him from a mud level encounter with an A10 in training and tell me how crappy the A-10 is. In it's flight envelope, nothing can beat it. If the A-10 gets out of the mud and into a fight above 2k feet over open terrain it will get dead real quick, but low level in varied terrain nothing can touch it.
4schitzangiggles 11 months ago
@4schitzangiggles omg a10 is a air- ground "weapon" not a Air-Air so its cleary that a10 would be a piecs of rubbish in airair
RonaldSpeirs506 10 months ago
@RonaldSpeirs506 reading comprehension is key. re-read my post and try again.
4schitzangiggles 10 months ago
THe A-10 has a primarily Titanium frame, as it is supposed to be exposed to excessive groundfire as a slow-moving, close fire support aircraft. To replace every jet in the military with an A-10 would be retarded, as the A-10 is slow and unmanueverable compared to other jets. While the A-10 is equipped with flares and lock-on missile deterrents, it is screwed if it encounters other fighter jets in the vicinity.
hacksign5 11 months ago
The USAF:Making 30 mm gatling guns fly since 1976.
JLennon1998 11 months ago
The A-10 started upgrading to A-10C in 2007 it will be in use till 2028 at the minimum and maybe kept in service beyond then depening on its performance vrs the F-35 I cant see the F-35 doing any better its faster thus the pilot has less time to kill and the Gau-8 is cheaper to fire than missiles and the F-35 cant withstand 23mm AAA like the A-10 can.. The A-10 is now used at mid altitude with excursions below 7000feet to use its gun. It now has a glass cockpit and Jdam capability.
NielsShoe 11 months ago
@NielsShoe The A-10 is a poor fighter-jet, thats why. The A-10 cannot outperform the F-35 in terms of speed, the F-35 is almost impossible to shoot down in fact because it's so fast. There is no AA gunner out there in the middle of the goddamn Middle East that can calibrate shooting half a mile in front of the F-35 in order to correctly hit it. The F-35 is also portable as a VTOL aircraft, making it as easy to land as a helo in small airspaces. I still <3 the A-10 most tho. Chaotic power. :D
hacksign5 11 months ago
I find many of the comments about the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II nearly laughable. The A-10 was designed in the 1970's as a response to the threat of Soviet tank formations in Eastern Europe. The neutron bomb was another program along with ASAT. I remember the fight in Congress over all these things. I have a relative that works in a factory making rounds for A-10. No one even heard of the Taliban when A-10 was proposed, designed, built. It has done well though in many roles.
clintonearlwalker 11 months ago
@clintonearlwalker What you say is true .. The neutron bomb was actually called an enhanced rad weapon .. Neutron bomb is what the Sov's called it - in out press .
hogiesanKenobi 11 months ago
@hogiesanKenobi I remember the fight over the "neutron" bomb. I guess there was an official designation, it's been a long time. I also seem to remember the anti satellite system, ASAT. I don't think it was ever produced, I was at Udvar Hazy Museum a few years ago and there was an ASAT sitting in there. It might have gotten phased out cuz of some treaty. One thing about it, the Soviets aren't the threat they used to be.
clintonearlwalker 11 months ago
the people who say this plane is ugly most likely hasnt had one of these either shoot at them or help them
1bearcatf8f 11 months ago
The f35 will phase out the tired f16 fleet, assuming the USAF variant is even purchased (est, 2016). And will have one hell of a reputation to live up to. The A10 is perfect for the job it's greatly needed to do. It's slow yet, maneuverable, carries a massive payload, a devastating cannon, laughs at enemy air defense, and flys at low altitude VERY well. Now that the A10C carries JDAM's, it will probably serve the USAF until at least 2020. Fast stealth planes play a smaller role in combat- take
T1MCPT 11 months ago
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Da2Pat 11 months ago
@Da2Pat is this yellowcart? wath song of them?
0jesse10397 11 months ago
@0jesse10397 Yellowcard - Breathing :DDD
Da2Pat 11 months ago
....sexy
thegreatcb7 1 year ago