An A-10 Warthog fires its 30-millimeter cannon during an exercise in Germany in 2014. U.S. Army photo
Robert Beckhusen, War Is Boring: The Explosive Rise in A-10 Warthog Strikes, Visualized
U.S. troops in Afghanistan came to depend heavily on Hogs.
The A-10 Warthog, a muscular and armored ground attack plane, is an odd vehicle because it was originally designed to attack Soviet tanks in Europe in the event of a third world
war.
Thankfully, that conflict never occurred. Instead, the Warthog flew in the Persian Gulf War, the Balkans and has spent years taking on lightly-armed insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq — where it performs excellently at the job.
Particularly in Afghanistan, given the length of the war and the A-10’s predominant role, it might not be a stretch to say the Warthog is bound to it in the way the Il-2 Sturmovik and Ju-87 Stuka were to World War II.
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WNU Editor: The F-35 cannot do what this plane will do. When the A-10 is finally retired .... the Pentagon will need to find an equivalent if it wants to continue conducting CAS military operations like the ones in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Thankfully, that conflict never occurred. Instead, the Warthog flew in the Persian Gulf War, the Balkans and has spent years taking on lightly-armed insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq — where it performs excellently at the job.
Particularly in Afghanistan, given the length of the war and the A-10’s predominant role, it might not be a stretch to say the Warthog is bound to it in the way the Il-2 Sturmovik and Ju-87 Stuka were to World War II.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: The F-35 cannot do what this plane will do. When the A-10 is finally retired .... the Pentagon will need to find an equivalent if it wants to continue conducting CAS military operations like the ones in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
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