A-10 Warthog Competition Keeps it BRRRRTY And with that, the venerable attack aircraft was back in the battle—again—its retirement pushed back because the Pentagon needs a rugged machine gun of a plane that isn’t afraid to get too close to the action. It seems the A-10 program was ...
Also known as the Warthog, the ‘flying gun’ and the Tankbuster, the aircraft was used extensively during Operation Desert Storm, in support ofNatooperations in response to the Kosovo crisis, as well as in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The A-10 is a...
The A-10 "Warthog," officially the A-10 Thunderbolt II, has a close air support, anti-tank mission.
Itsmostlethalweaponisa.30-millimeterGatlinggunthatfiresalmost4,000roundsperminute.ButtopPentagonofficialsnowsaytheWarthog’sdaysareover.Theywanttoeliminatetheentirefleetandsave$3.5billionoverfiveyears. DefenseSecretaryChuckHageltoldreportersyesterdaythatmoneycouldbebetterspentonnewer,morecapableandsurvivableaircraft. C...
The A-10's official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ofWorld War II, a fighter that was particularly effective at close air support. However, the A-10 is more commonly known by its nickname "Warthog" or simply "Hog". As a secondary mission, it provides airborne forward air...
2 Articles Halo-style Paintball August 22, 2014byBryan Cockfield12 Comments It seems as though [Nathan] has taken some serious inspiration from the Warthog. The iconic armored buggy from Halo video games has a turret mounted to the roof. Although [Nathan]’s buggy onlyshoots paintballs from ...
“Secure your load Warthog. Off that chain gun and join the rest on foot,” shouted Lt. Martin into comms. An ODST who was on a rooftop gave signals as to the location of the wraiths. None of the UNSC force had a direct line of sight. However, Roshi spotted a few Covenant enemies...