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...
When the last of more than 700 A-10s was built in 1984, the aircrews and maintainers who worked on this lumbering plane thought it was so ugly they called it the “Warthog.” Today, after decades of wear and tear and blood and toil, that nickname carries with it a nickname of ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately nicknamed "The Warthog," was developed for the United States Air Force by the OEM Team from Fairchild Republic Company, now a part of Northrop Grumman Corporation Aeronautics Systems Eastern Region located in Bethpage NY and St. Augustine FL. Following in...
TheNationalGuardbaseisoneofthehomesofanaircraftbelovedbygroundforces,whoseeitastheirguardianinthesky.Itspilotsviewinfantryonthegroundastheirprimarycustomerandresponsibility.Mostcombataircraftshootdownotherplanesordropbombsorboth.ButtheWarthogwasdesignedspecificallytocomeinlowandattackenemyforcesinamissioncalledcloseairsuppor...
t have to learn a ton of weapon types or be too accurate if you don’t want to. Jumping has some floaty hang-time to it and can be more forgiving when traversing. And, while driving vehicles may be a bit tricky for some, operating a heavy gun on a Warthog or a Scorpion tank is...
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