To the USAF the Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II has become an important element of CAS and FAC. The A-10 is like the grizzled old-school Linebacker of the USAF. It's not an aviation beauty queen, it's not super-fast, it's not full to the brim of state of the art electronics. It just shows up, gets angry, scares the hell out enemy ground forces, and goes home. It’s nickname ‘Warthog’ says it all, angry looking and not the prettiest.
Just think of the A-10 as a very angry pig that roots around low down eliminating lesser creatures with its ungainly tusks. The A-10 was designed to fly out, support the infantry, go toe-to-toe with a company of badass tanks and infantry picking them off one by one in a hail of 30mm Avenger cannon rounds. Without a doubt the A-10 is one tough pig, it keeps on snarling back even when riddled with holes.
Note: This title is the victim of a sustained malicious review fraud
To the USAF the Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II has become an important element of CAS and FAC. The A-10 is like the grizzled old-school Linebacker of the USAF. It's not an aviation beauty queen, it's not super-fast, it's not full to the brim of state of the art electronics. It just shows up, gets angry, scares the hell out enemy ground forces, and goes home. It’s nickname ‘Warthog’ says it all, angry looking and not the prettiest.
Just think of the A-10 as a very angry pig that roots around low down eliminating lesser creatures with its ungainly tusks. The A-10 was designed to fly out, support the infantry, go toe-to-toe with a company of badass tanks and infantry picking them off one by one in a hail of 30mm Avenger cannon rounds. Without a doubt the A-10 is one tough pig, it keeps on snarling back even when riddled with holes.
Note: This title is the victim of a sustained malicious review fraud