Saw a cellphone video of US Soldiers taking fire from a nearby oasis area. Coming in low and slow from the right was a Warthog. One soldier ordered that firing should stop because this will be over fast.
The A10 opened up with the 30mm with the proverbial sound of ripping canvas and hundreds of flashes were seen in the trees in the trees where the enemy used to be. He was right. It was totally over. The only ones who love the A10 are the pilots and most importantly, the guys on the ground.
Low, slow and lethal. Having an A-10 show up in a fire fight is like having your big brother show up in a street fight.
My son served two tours of Iraq as a combat medic. They loved the A-10 and Apache. They knew if everything went to sh-t, the fly boys would save their butts.