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Congress adds amendment to keep the A-10
Congress thinks the A-10 is important enough to keep around (candicemiller.house.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What??? Choppers aren't going to replace this outdated piece of.....truth is, this is an outstanding airplane that has done an amazing job for deacades at protecting ground troops. I'm sure that the Marines and Army would have stepped in if they seriously considered mothballing the A-10.
DRONES replaced the wing at FSM
I have a couple 20mm shells picked up from the aerial gunnery ranges East of China Lake. I can well understand how welcome a Warthog would be popping over the hill and tossing a slew of these at the bad guys. The air force generals need to be reminded that the US Army is on the same side.
Joel, what really matters is the type of round... HEI, AT/AP etc..... and what you are using it for.... Tanks are one thing, bad guys in the bush or open field is another.. using the wrong type of round is like 22LR verses 12 Ga Buck shot.
22, double aught, neither are comforting when coming at you.
Beyond that .66 lb at 22fps and 35/second would make you appreciate that 22 round.
8-)
"sometimes, quantity has a quality of its own"
Beyond that .66 lb at 22fps and 35/second would make you appreciate that 22 round.
8-)
"sometimes, quantity has a quality of its own"
(2200 + fps)
The A-10 uses 30mm rounds, not 20mm rounds.
True. What I picked up in the 70's were 20mm, perhaps from the F-104. 30mm > 50% worse news for the bad guys 8-)