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re: The legend is back! A10 Warthogs are back in action in Iran
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:14 am to prplhze2000
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:14 am to prplhze2000
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A Stuka pilot used it to kill tanks in WW2. When they were designing it in the 60s, they went to him for help on design because what he did was legendary. Read it years ago on WSJ
All bear some resemblance to the Wright Flyer as does the 777X. You know, wings, rudder and such. I'm not going to put much stock in discounting WWII technology. Wings, tail, elevators and guns.
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Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:15 am to BobBoucher
They would do training scenarios over the Honey Island Swamp back in the late 80's early 90's and fly low over the tree canopy. I remember that distinctive whistling sound the engines made when making a pass over our camp.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 9:16 am
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:34 am to BobBoucher
Seeing their last combat before being welcomed into the boneyard
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:41 am to Flats
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And the AF constantly wants to retire them because CAS isn’t sexy. They should just turn them over to AFSOC.
I wouldn’t be here without CAS. We were damn good at it back in the day.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:44 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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Stuka pilot
Hans Rudel
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:46 am to BobBoucher
This means we have complete air superiority
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:50 am to salty1
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I wouldn’t be here without CAS. We were damn good at it back in the day.
We’re still good at it but the A-10 is our only real platform for daytime support. Spectres are no bueno in the daylight.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:54 am to Flats
It should be renamed, Lazarus, it has risen from the dead so much.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:58 am to Good Times
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It should be renamed, Lazarus, it has risen from the dead so much.
Because there no good replacement. We’d rather spend the money on developing F-35s.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:58 am to BobBoucher
WartGOATs 
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:00 am to rltiger
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wings, cockpit, rudder, landing wheels, guns, the thing screams Nazi plane.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:02 am to Flats
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Because there no good replacement. We’d rather spend the money on developing F-35s.
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
Like the Fonz with his comb, standing in front of the mirror, and leaving without using the comb.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 10:04 am
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:05 am to BobBoucher
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:18 am to Swamp Angel
Nope. He used his Stuka to kill tanks and not with bombs either.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:20 am to BobBoucher
Tank Killers! Their Awesome!
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:22 am to prplhze2000
quote:What is "it" in this context?
A Stuka pilot used it to kill tanks in WW2.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:44 am to Gunny Hartman
Man, I remember camping at Indian Creek a bunch as a kid. All summer long you'd hear that unmistakable rumble in the distance while the A-10's were making their bombing runs on the ranges in Kisatchie. Brrrrrrrrrrt Was that Thunder? Nope, just the A-10's.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 10:46 am
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:52 am to prplhze2000
Saw a show on the Kursk salient battle, you’re correct, some German Ace had them mount 30mm cannons on his Stuka and he wrecked shop on the T-34s.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 10:56 am to lowhound
They flew training over the Kisatchie NF in central Grant Parish in the 80s and 90s, before England AFB closed. I swear they used my parents place as a way point due to the amount of tin roofs they had
Posted on 3/19/26 at 11:00 am to BobBoucher
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 11:04 am
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