The A-10 Has Carried Out 11% Of US Airstrikes On ISIS Though The Plane May Be Scrapped

business insider ^ | JAN. 20, 2015 | JEREMY BENDER

[DUMBGRUNT]

Despite multiple attempts by the US Air Force to retire the A-10 Warthog, the aircraft has carried out 11% of all airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since Operation Inherent Resolve began in August.

[DUMBGRUNT]

The A-10 is a heavily armored aircraft that is slower and less maneuverable than a fighter jet but is perfectly suited to carrying out closer-quarter attacks against ground targets — the plane has been likened to a flying tank.

[huldah1776]

awesome pics:

http://www.wearethemighty.com/a-10-warthog-cas-2014-11

[2ndDivisionVet]

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[OneWingedShark]

Following a couple of article links (to other warthog stories) I came across this gem:

Said another [Marine]: "Just make sure the A-10 confirms your location before he goes hot. If not, your life expectancy goes from about 80 percent to like 40."

[GeronL]

It is real proof that these planes are needed

[henkster]

The only thing that can bring down an A-10 is the Pentagon.

[Thorliveshere]

They are suck kick-a$$ planes. Love ‘em!

[Sasparilla]

Isis savages mess their pants when they see a warthog make a turn straight in their direction before letting loose with their Gatling gun. Heavily armed with its pilot in a titanium bathtub type cockpit is the perfect vermin eradication platform on that type battlefield. Probably why Zer0 wants it to be eliminated.

[Leaning Right]

It is real proof that these planes are needed

Not only needed, we need to make more of them.

[ClearCase_guy]

The first half of the headline is the reason for the second half of the headline.

It's an effective weapon system. So kill it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The Secretary (Administrative Assistant?) of the Air Force says we don’t need the A-10 because we have F-15s and F-16s. I wonder if she has a clue what the A and the F stand for.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Why does the AF want to retire it and which aircraft will replace it?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...check out the bottom target-destroyed insignia. Some jihadi was heart-broken to lose his true love.

[GeronL]

rofl

[DemforBush]

Maybe it’s time to lift the ‘fixed wing aircraft’ prohibition on the Army. It’s my understanding a lot of senior officers there would love to have the A-10 under their command.

[DUMBGRUNT]

More A-10 ‘stuff’ here:

http://lurch2.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-10-pictures.html

[huldah1776]

bwahahaha!

[RandallFlagg]

Any idea what the fourth one down is? Looks like a pouting duck.

[I cannot think of a name]

“carried out 11% of all airstrikes”

and probably 80 to 90% of the damage inflicted. That's the other thing that fools like the Secretary of the Air Force never mention - when you are shooting at people and small vehicles, there is no substitute for low and slow for accuracy.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Looks like a radar station to me.