A-10 is live target practice for Iran's domestically produced manpads. It should not be anywhere near this conflict. That they are using it at all shows massive incompetence.
The whole reason why there isn't a modern equivalent to the A-10 is because the Air Force knew that said plane wouldn't be able to survive in a conflict where the enemy had any surface-to-air attack capability.
I'm not an expert, but I've read that A-10s don't have very good missile defenses, and they will be pretty vulnerable in Iran, which is stuffed full of missiles
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inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 142d
Of all the animals, I would rate Warthogs as one of the most flightless. Odd choice.
ninja@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 142d
Warthog is a nickname that they couldn't get rid of. It's officially the Thunderbolt II.
mlg@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 142d
I think its kind of dumb because the P-47 Thunderbolt was a high altitude interceptor/fighter that also happened to be good at ground pounding.
The A-10 is exclusively a ground pounder that becomes a sitting duck if it ever gets caught with its pants down.
Dunno why they copted a fighter name.
The_v@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 142d
A-10 is live target practice for Iran's domestically produced manpads. It should not be anywhere near this conflict. That they are using it at all shows massive incompetence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misagh-2
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 4 pts · 141d
The whole reason why there isn't a modern equivalent to the A-10 is because the Air Force knew that said plane wouldn't be able to survive in a conflict where the enemy had any surface-to-air attack capability.
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 141d
Great name for the Halo jeep thing. Horrible name for a jet.
Hathaway@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 141d
Looks more like a puma to me
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 141d
It does look like that, yes.
BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 142d
Isn't this the one that goes Brrrrrrt?!
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 142d
Well now it goes brrrrrrn't
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 142d
it’s the 30mm GAU-8 rotary cannon that goes brrrrt
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 142d
Many of our GAU-8s have A-10s installed on them. One fewer now, apparently.
Korkki@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 142d
it's a good Friday
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 142d
Don't think that plane is going to rise again in three days.
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 142d
I'm not an expert, but I've read that A-10s don't have very good missile defenses, and they will be pretty vulnerable in Iran, which is stuffed full of missiles
The planes are like 40 years old
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 142d
Wikipedia says they were built from 1072-1984 so yeah, old.
But we don’t have anything to replace it for super low ground support like that.
Everyone else uses drones for that, for a reason.
a1studmuffin@aussie.zone · 32 pts · 142d
Those A10s really mopped up in The Crusades!
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 142d
Back when Fairchild Republic was called Fairchild Monarchy.
CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 141d
If that kills that goddamn brain dead "brrt" meme, I will officially proclaim this to be a positive effect of this war
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 142d
AmazingSUPERG@thelemmy.club · 7 pts · 142d
Oh no Powerglide!!
NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 142d
that's impressive. those things are armored like tanks that fly.
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 141d
Tanks that don't fly aren't doing that hot these days either. Slapping a red bull on it didn't help