End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
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End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
hi,
Seen this
End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
looks like it's the end of the old warthog.
Fats
Seen this
End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
looks like it's the end of the old warthog.
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End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
Old story, keep up, lads!
And the US Army has suggested that they could fund the A-10 because of how unique and desirable it is for CAS.
And the US Army has suggested that they could fund the A-10 because of how unique and desirable it is for CAS.
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You can tell a type is to be scrapped when they just spent a fortune refurbing them.
The A-10 fleet has just been re-winged under the 'Hog Up' program.
So probably doomed, complete with its new wings...
The A-10 fleet has just been re-winged under the 'Hog Up' program.
So probably doomed, complete with its new wings...
Maybe the UK should buy some of them.
You would have to re-hire some Ground Troops to have some to provide CAS to wouldn't you?
A brilliant aircraft.
It can be shot to ****, and still lumber around and rain hurt from the sky.
I can see why the blue suiters hate it - it actually does the job it was designed to do!
I love the peace sticker - God help anyone on the wrong end of that.
It can be shot to ****, and still lumber around and rain hurt from the sky.
I can see why the blue suiters hate it - it actually does the job it was designed to do!
I love the peace sticker - God help anyone on the wrong end of that.
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" It can be shot to ****, and still lumber around and rain hurt from the sky."
That Capt in Iraq was a good example of the above who managed to
get the aircraft back to base with holes and bit of aircraft missing.
That Capt in Iraq was a good example of the above who managed to
get the aircraft back to base with holes and bit of aircraft missing.
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Go Away!! Go Away!!
Memories of TOO over Blakeney Point.......we were in an F4, came across 4 A10s in echelon all peeling off in turn as if in some formation practice...so rather than bounce them we joined in on the end as the fifth man and duly peeled off in turn...eventually they spotted us and they all started waggling their wings madly to warn us off!......such fun!
As an aside I was always of the opinion that there were only ever 4 A10s based in the UK and all they ever did was fly over East Anglia all day in Hollywood Battle formation.......a cunning ploy to convince the enemy that there were in fact a lot more of them.....
As an aside I was always of the opinion that there were only ever 4 A10s based in the UK and all they ever did was fly over East Anglia all day in Hollywood Battle formation.......a cunning ploy to convince the enemy that there were in fact a lot more of them.....
The USAF is run by Fighter Jocks....and they do not like to throw themselves at the ground but rather zoom around thinking they are the Ultimate Gun Fighters.
That is why CAS is a secondary mission in their hearts.
Their Lips tell you all about how important CAS is....but when it comes to the nut cutting....the Wart Hog ,which is the ultimate CAS aircraft in the USAF Inventory, is always on the chopping block.
I would suppose the RAF is exactly the same....except it does not have a real CAS aircraft in the Inventory anymore.
That is why CAS is a secondary mission in their hearts.
Their Lips tell you all about how important CAS is....but when it comes to the nut cutting....the Wart Hog ,which is the ultimate CAS aircraft in the USAF Inventory, is always on the chopping block.
I would suppose the RAF is exactly the same....except it does not have a real CAS aircraft in the Inventory anymore.