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Post by Plainsman on Mar 31, 2022 16:07:01 GMT -5
What a beast.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 31, 2022 16:38:51 GMT -5
Cool
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Post by Darin on Mar 31, 2022 18:32:04 GMT -5
Always a favorite ... saw the full capability at Volk Field, WI back in the late 80's. When they fly by and open full guns, it sounds like a giant fart. Lol
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Post by trailboss on Mar 31, 2022 19:42:49 GMT -5
The thing is a beast!
It is crazy that in the past some wanted to defund the A10, but the people that fly them do not.
Kickbacks and lobbying costs, I presume.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 31, 2022 19:44:03 GMT -5
The thing is a beast! It is crazy that in the past some wanted to defund the A10, but the people that fly them do not. Kickbacks and lobbying costs, I presume. The grunts on the ground don't want to lose them either. |
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 31, 2022 19:47:08 GMT -5
Always a favorite ... saw the full capability at Volk Field, WI back in the late 80's. When they fly by and open full guns, it sounds like a giant fart. Lol I remember when that wing was active at Volk. I never heard the gun but they buzzed me a couple of times when I was working. I imagine the machines were a good target. Here in Green Valley, AZ we have them flying over us at altitude from Davis-Monthan constantly.  |
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Post by Gandalf on Mar 31, 2022 20:01:18 GMT -5
I was surprised when they were talking about retiring them. Why retire perfection?
Seems like they would be very useful in Ukraine right now.
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Post by Silver on Mar 31, 2022 20:47:24 GMT -5
Machine gun with wings, what's not to like? Selfridge ANG is just a few miles up the road. We see them quite often.
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 31, 2022 22:15:42 GMT -5
I was surprised when they were talking about retiring them. Why retire perfection? Seems like they would be very useful in Ukraine right now. They’re big bidness here in the Tucson area. I saw on the local news a couple of weeks ago that Uncle Sugar is upgrading the fleet to fly for many more years. |
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 31, 2022 23:59:18 GMT -5
Forty mile convoys would be like a shooting gallery.
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Post by urbino on Apr 1, 2022 2:34:22 GMT -5
Saw that a few months ago. Kind of a classic example of form following function. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 1, 2022 9:02:16 GMT -5
 Too heavy, built around a cannon, Stingers do the job without the expense, I like em, but realistically they are passé!
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 1, 2022 9:06:35 GMT -5
I thought Stingers are ground-to-air?
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 1, 2022 9:39:10 GMT -5
Can stingers be used on ground targets? They can, to an extent. The Stinger missiles fired from the Avenger platform can fire onto a ground target if the signature is large enough and the operator can get the seeker heads to solidly lock onto it. Various ADATS type missile platforms are also capable of engaging both air and ground targets. Many tanks have been knocked out with Stingers!
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 1, 2022 10:01:09 GMT -5
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Post by Zach on Apr 1, 2022 10:18:52 GMT -5
Was a cool plane, but the AC-130 gunships, F-35, predator drones and glide bombing at a distance are the future of air warfare as it moves into pilotless setups. The AC-130 can be really heavily armed and spray out ASM bombs from distance and also armed with 20 and 30mm cannons and heavy machine gun fire with armor piercing capability. The spooky stuff now is pilotless and so high up nothing can see them.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 1, 2022 11:37:03 GMT -5
Talked to a buddy who’s still in the game, my wife’s cousin, Bob it’s. Long distance now, scary..
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 1, 2022 13:32:19 GMT -5
I wonder if AI can create a super-sonic unmanned fighter jet capable of micro-second reactions and decisions and chess-like tactics. Maybe not yet, but soon?
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Post by puffy on Apr 2, 2022 11:54:44 GMT -5
I have heard that it's being worked on..It would do things that a pilot can't.
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Post by don on Apr 6, 2022 19:32:48 GMT -5
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Too heavy, built around a cannon, Stingers do the job without the expense, I like em, but realistically they are passé!
