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U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« on: April 01, 2024, 12:26:22 pm »
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2024, 12:30:38 pm »
It is always important to finish the job, and leave no doubt!
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2024, 04:10:56 pm »
Whoever it was that picked the "Thunderbolt" nickname struck solid gold!
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2024, 05:23:12 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on April 01, 2024, 04:10:56 pm
Whoever it was that picked the "Thunderbolt" nickname struck solid gold!

The A-10 is the Thunderbolt II, named for the P-47 Thunderbolt. Both were designed and built by Republic.
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2024, 06:27:30 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on April 01, 2024, 05:23:12 pm
The A-10 is the Thunderbolt II, named for the P-47 Thunderbolt. Both were designed and built by Republic.
And both were large, well armed and armored, and great in ground attack roles.  The original Thunderbolt (P-47) with drop tanks could serve as a bomber escort, too.
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2024, 06:52:44 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on April 01, 2024, 05:23:12 pm
The A-10 is the Thunderbolt II, named for the P-47 Thunderbolt. Both were designed and built by Republic.

@PeteS in CA

I had forgotten all about the WW-2 workhorse.

Besides the A-10,as a grunt,I was kinda fond of the  A1E Sky Raider.,too. If you are a grunt,there is a LOT to be said in praise of the old prop planes that could fly low and slow,and really deliver the damn-damn where you needed it.

Plus,I liked the leather WW-2 helmets the pilots wore,and the fact that after a run,they would sometimes come back and fly over us with the canopy pushed back and do a barrel roll while smiling  and waving at us.

Fast movers were ok,but when you were in it deep,what you wanted was slow and accurate cannon and bomb runs.
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2024, 12:35:13 pm »
The P-47 was an excellent multi-role plane. It was fast and maneuverable enough to be a good fighter, and it could be sufficiently heavily armed to do CAS and just maraud behind the lines.

The Sky Raider developed out of Douglas Aircraft's efforts to produce a next-gen SBD Dauntless.

Getting up close and personal with targets improves accuracy. It also is dangerous to the planes and aviators.
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Re: U.S. A-10 Strafing a Taliban Vehicle in Kandahar
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2024, 12:56:16 pm »
Had it been built during the Biden years, it would have been called the milquetoast.
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