A-10 Afghanistan

[@Daniel-vq2jg]

It's crazy how the voice of the man on the ground goes from panicked and urgent with gunfire in the background at the first call to way more relaxed and quieter after the first strafe. It's some badass dish

[@HISNAMEISJOHNCENA-sn7cg]

Yes sir

[@conanthebarbarian8783]

Freedom comes in many forms

[@ParkerUAS]

@@conanthebarbarian8783 , but 30MM is one of the best forms it has.

[@conanthebarbarian8783]

MP Agreed man nothing makes our troops feel safer then the sound of hell fire

[@Bartonovich52]

That’s what placebo is.

[@chaosncheckt9356]

Having been "this guy on the ground", I can say the arrival and work of an A10 in support is beyond description. The ability to deliver a lethal punch in close proximity to friendly forces allowed many a soldier, airman, sailor to win the battle and return home safely. Great video

[@rykehuss3435]

dont forget the marines, also sailors are not there in Afghanistan alleys doing firefights lol. Neither are airmen. Its soldiers, marines and spec ops units.

[@chaosncheckt9356]

@@rykehuss3435 Seals are sailors and many Spec Ops units have Air Force Combat Control personnel embedded with them.

[@rykehuss3435]

@@chaosncheckt9356 Seals and CCT's are spec ops units, that I mentioned already

[@Hoghaw]

I lived less than 10 miles from the AFB where they were deployed for the first two Gulf Wars. That flying Gatling Gun is an amazing aircraft! Sometimes they’d almost appear overhead so slow it didn’t look like they were going fast enough to stay aloft and at other times they’d come streaking by after seemingly appearing from nowhere. I’d also hear that Gatling Gun where they were practicing. Much appreciation for those guys and for Every Member of our United States Military! Freedom isn’t Free! I’m so thankful for the many men and women who gave their all so we can enjoy the Freedoms we have in America! I pray that the Democratic Party doesn’t destroy and give away all of the Freedoms that so many people shed their own blood to protect! GOD BLESS AMERICA!❤️🇺🇸

[@chadhinkley7532]

What about the enemy returning home safely to THEIR families? I'm just joking, we dont negotiate with terrorists

[@smokey9063]

I served in the british military in Afghanistan 2009.. you A10 pilots are amazing.. you guys saved our bacon so many times.. 🇬🇧💪🇺🇸

[@christiangamingchannel6284]

i don't mean to disrespect you or anything but i just find it ironic since the Gulf War had a few issues with A-10 friendly fire on british troops

[@probablyabouttoargue3264]

@@christiangamingchannel6284 you and me both.

[@XPROGunn3rX]

@@christiangamingchannel6284 probably because the A10 tops the friendly fire list in GW1, GW2 and afghanistan on british, American and Canadian troops

[@patrickjarvis6160]

Glad to assist

[@navyseal1689]

People will always remember your one mistake and tend to forget your 1000+ successful operation

[@lxthick237]

Soldier: We need air support now! Pilot: Negative soldier, you need 2 more kills to unlock me.

[@msloan8536]

Lol

[@HacksignKT]

hehehe

[@Joshuaxiong2]

Alex Thickening Ha.

[@alessgr9394]

So funny :))

[@fvzzy_logic]

stronk

[@ayyyitsaaryn898]

Do you ever just have marathons of watching A-10 videos?

[@dylanstarzec2099]

I’m starting right now

[@waynesmith7487]

It's like m&ms and porn. You just can't get enough.

[@Z7Sakari]

Fuck yes, I get out the popcorn and big ol’ grin spreads across my face.

[@Joseph-Tapper]

@@waynesmith7487 and double stuffed oreos, but more freedom lmao

[@marcosakiraclarosyamachi3092]

Maybe I’ll do on my birthday... so I could have a happy BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTday

[@xsixinfantryx]

Im home safe now, out of the Army, laying in bed watching KZbin, 15 years later, because these guys that were there doing this. There were times I was sure I wasn't going to ever see my home again. Then I would hear that gun, and we'd be okay. Never got to personally meet anyone that was up there saving my ass, but I have never been so thankful for anyone to this day.

[@hospitallercross1155]

Godd bless You sir. Sallute ❤️

[@kissanruokaa]

Really glad to hear this :) I was in mechanised infantry or whatever its in english and i only got to see our hornets once, and twice i saw a helicopter that looked almost exactly like your "little birds" :) A-10's are so damn beautiful and scary at the same time :) Here in Finland was 4 A-10's refueling in our airspace like 1 week ago, and ofcourse i MISSED IT!! :( When we join NATO i really really REALLY hope i get to see them here someday :) Thank you for your service Mike and have a great day :)

[@punchypizzainpizza6616]

Kill any civilians?

[@alexeilindes7507]

Aww. Cute

[@henryatkinson1479]

Good thing you didnt have any orange missiles... same cant be said for those British IFVs, sorry I mean "insurgent trucks."

[@user-to1tb4lo1q]

flying and maneuvering a A-10 in battle conditions, no problem understanding the other side of the radio damn near impossible

[@daverhodes7235]

Mike G, once you’re around the jargon for a while, picking the transmission out of the soup is easy.

[@_____Justin______]

Nate Higgers you get used to it eventually.

[@wingzfan102]

This could actually be considered a great radio

[@mountainmikeoutdoors]

It's pretty easy to understand once you've been exposed to it for a while.

[@RJT80]

That kind of flying approaches the absolute limits of human ability to multitask. Nothing easy about it at all. Not even with two aircrew.

[@nvsnake1489]

I have a cousin who served in the US Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He told me while he was out on patrol, their convoy got ambushed immediately after the lead vehicle hit a IED. They were engaged by the Taliban on both sides of the valley who fired with small arms, rockets and mortars. A10 support was called in just in time as they were getting surrounded. Two A10s showed up to strafe both sides of the valley and the firefight stopped immediately. That is how effective A10s are. Even if the enemy wasn't completely wiped out, the sound of those guns really did put enough fear into the Taliban to make them break contact.

[@mesner5x]

Bless John McCain for pushing senate to keep the A-10 in service. Even though the plane is old, its reputation is enough to make any enemy run.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

NV SNAKE : Indeed and so shout loud 'NAY' to the scrappers.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

So basically you just use guys as bait for a10 enemy spotting.. good plan.

[@nvsnake1489]

@@thothheartmaat2833 I mean it works apparently. The Taliban generally hit hard when they advantage in numbers. So if US Soldiers go on patrols and look easy to hit, they can draw out the enemy into attacking and get eliminated by air support. In other cases, the Taliban would usually hit and run or just hide.

[@nvsnake1489]

B G He doesn’t enjoy the doctor visits and surgeries but at least they are all paid for as well as for his family. He has employment disability (physically can’t work) so he stays home to be with his kids and collects a good check.

[@friedchicken4326]

HOG 01 is one excellent pilot and fighter. Within two minutes, he delivered accurate fire "guns good" to the enemy position whilst coordinating his wingmen. Excellent footage.

[@triparadox.c]

I thought it was Hawk 1. I guess Hog makes more sense

[@friedchicken4326]

@@triparadox.c it comes from the nickname "Warthog" for the A10 plane. Perhaps you may have read it colloquially as HAWG?

[@triparadox.c]

@fried chicken No I knew about the nickname. I just misheard the voice. I heard it as HAWK

[@TruuMUUU]

@@triparadox.cit’s HAWG

[@adamg7195]

Category : Sport

[@Relax53980]

Just someone hell yeah lmao.

[@bwcdionysus]

raul castillo i mean technically they travel and events did happen so it’s correct

[@Relax53980]

Disappointment.- LOL right.

[@LTLoudpack7100]

Shooting Afghan fighters is sport for Americans.

[@itmejac6945]

I mean some consider hunting animals a sport

[@gibbs-13]

this is the best cockpit footage in action of A-10

[@weir-t7y]

Guncam footage

[@loganhogan953]

n

[@Jam_66]

Dust Devil Rage just watched it, holy shit!

[@isaacsantana420]

GodBlessYou2008 but wares my brrrrrrrrrrrrt

[@baggieknight8411]

No that’s the worst photoge ever like shit you can’t even see the targets or the aftermath

[@Chosinn]

God bless you A-10 pilots, you have saved my life on multiple occassions. The frantic radio transmission on the ground is very real and needless to say, scary. But once you saw the devastation that the 30MM cannon brings on the hog, you thanked god that you were on the the A-10's side.

[@yeoshenghong4802]

How the A10 pilot know the location just by hearing the description,

[@Retronyx]

@@yeoshenghong4802 almost like there's no map huh

[@triparadox.c]

@@yeoshenghong4802 If you're talking about rough combat area, then aviation has been around for many years before this took place. If they can navigate across countries, surely this era has some sort of navigation too that's better. If you're talking about how precise it is, they have smoke. Then, the ground operator tells the offset from the smoke (e.g. 200 meters south of white smoke).

[@mirkokrizan214]

@@yeoshenghong4802 Well, I think they know, where to strike, their cannon is so leathly and fast and they know that.

[@acezafra216]

Others: Guns attached on a plane. US: plane attached on a gun.

[@willhaney96]

negative, Flying tank attached to a gun.

[@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936]

God's left testicle attached to a fallen angel.

[@adampindell]

AC-130... Nuff said

[@bradg5823]

They made a 30mm gatling gun and told designers to build them a plane around it.

[@adampindell]

@@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936 they sure had nutz!

[@DeathDelver]

If you hear BRRRRRRRRTTTTT You know you werent the target..

[@killboxonealpha9078]

I saw what you did there

[@Myyra-games]

@@stevenpineda2863 That's why you know you weren't the target, the "Brrrrrrrrtttt" comes after rounds hitting target

[@giveherheadnotheadaches]

Yep, the bullets are faster than 1 mach

[@dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit]

if you hear BRRRRRRRRTTTTTTT you know: another warcrime by us soldiers comitted!

[@Matt_10203]

@@dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit not a war crime if they are enemy combatants -\_(^=^_/-

[@slayermill8621]

I was an Infantry Marine who fought in Iraq twice. You know an A10 is making a run when you hear the sweet sounds of that 30mm cannon going to town. So bad ass, I love the A10's.

[@scottsmith31]

No you weren’t

[@slayermill8621]

@@scottsmith31 Well you said I wasn't so I must be mistaken then. Never mind the hundreds of photos, dozens of friends I still talk to that I served with who can back up any story I tell, and the actual videos I filmed in Iraq with me in them. All deep fakes, I'm that good.

[@casematecardinal]

​@@slayermill8621 a simple spell but quite unbreakable.

[@Samuftie]

A-10 starts firing: 1:48 4:33

[@sulphurous2656]

I can just barely make out the explosions among the vibrations.

[@dannydts1501]

Legend

[@neonsamus]

So hard to see wtf

[@neonsamus]

@Futon Entertainment watched the video again on a 27 inch monitor, at exactly 1:52 people, you can see the red flaming explosion, i recommend full screening it. its mainly the mega low potato resolution that makes it hard to see

[@Srax499]

Your the hero we don’t deserve

[@thepopeofkeke]

I’m gonna teach my wife to talk to me like that A10s warning. Sweet and emotionless. “Altitude” “Altitude”

[@shitoryu8]

"Pull out" "Pull out"

[@Y.M...]

@@shitoryu8 lmfao

[@My-Pal-Hal]

If your getting toasted so often your wife has to warn you about "Altitude" You're getting to High 😂

[@morrispaulmarks4101]

more like --- Depth, Depth, warning

[@My-Pal-Hal]

@@morrispaulmarks4101 More like,.. No No. You're entering Restricted "A" Space 😂

[@davidjames2145]

Absolutely love the A-10. If you're A-10 crew, ground or air, you have my total respect. Oh, and we're proud to have US military personnel stationed on UK soil. 🇬🇧

[@taiming71]

Mad Props to the pilots of the A-10 finding targets and surgical delivery of hard rain from 2000+ meters.

[@120mmsmoothbore2]

It's not hard when the plane is designed to do that. That's like saying the F-22 is good at turning at high G's.

[@XenoContact]

It's technology, all american aircraft have received heavy investments so it is no surprise they can deliver properly.

[@karmathebrit7856]

120mm Smoothbore takes immense skill to hand-fly and strafe targets close to friendlies. Those aren’t smart rounds. 😂

[@hatepurrpp2651]

Matt H “fighter pilot” because its not a fighter jet dude!! its a ground support aircraft

[@hatepurrpp2651]

Matt H it is classified by the US air force as a “Fixed-wing close air support, forward air control, and ground-attack aircraft”

[@TheKdizzle1971]

Who's the hottie that keeps saying 'altitude'?

[@StevenCarinci]

They use female computer voices as males are less likely to "believe" a male voice.

[@richardcox8409]

she is referred to as "bitchin betty", she provides the pilot with various audio warnings and she is old enough to be way past "hottie" status.

[@StevenCarinci]

How can a computer generated voice be old? Even if it is a real voice it still sound "feminine" @@richardcox8409

[@richardcox8409]

@@StevenCarinci she has been around since the early seventies..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitching_Betty.... There is also an interesting section related to gender voice selection in the article.

[@UnixLinuxWaffles]

Her name is betty and she is always bitching.

[@mrgehbak6713]

It never ceases to amaze me how the pilots are so calm they sound almost bored. The guys on the ground aren’t much different except they have to talk louder. Total professionals

[@toxico1152]

If you can’t hear the panic in the grounds voice get checked for the spectrum

[@TheFINZFAN]

The dislikes are from the guys INSIDE the building.

[@FeNite8]

*the families of the guys in the builidng

[@rockiki4409]

Funny!!!

[@jamesporter6288]

Wrong. Guys inside the buildings are splattered

[@TGehle]

doubt that. ;)

[@b_f_d_d]

*l m a o*

[@duckdrop9158]

"2.....do you see the smoke? "Yeah...it's on fire." Classic.

[@ffshafer26]

😂😂😂

[@theafi824]

That was some really good comm between the Pilot and troops on the ground. Clear and concise is what you want. Not thinking out loud during the transmission.

[@TterribleTexasTJ]

That's the true beauty of the A-10 and close ground support. No replacing that intimate contact and communication. Best damn ground support platform every!

[@coreyduran3499]

“You see that smoke?” “Yaaaaa, it’s on fire.” Pilot 2 sounds like he’s on an Xbox mic. 😂

[@Ken-no5ip]

Pilot 1: “Dude I said cover” Pilot 2: “piss off”

[@Sarah.Riedel]

"That's smoke...from a fire" Brilliantly surmised

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Microsoft might have a hand in their software and hardware…

[@thurbine2411]

@@Ken-no5ip he said 2 is off not piss off

[@xXrandomryzeXx]

How much different is it thought? Most likely unknown soldiers but they are fighting together. As long as they understand each other its fine xD.

[@TNTHammer]

Everyone calls them chair force until an A-10 comes out of nowher- *BRRRRRTT*

[@Asghaad]

i have a feeling the HOG pilots are treated and respected HELL a lot more than flyboys in fancy high altitude jets or chair for life officers.

[@CaesarCassius]

Chair Force never wanted the A-10

[@falseprophetmohammedisaped2586]

They make it sound like fighter planes come with seats from a Mercedes Benz. Leather, heated, air conditioned

[@cadenorris4009]

Asghaad without fighter jet CAP, the A-10s would be sitting ducks. It’s a team effort.

[@badusernamegaming1262]

How weird i remember you when you played sfs

[@echohunter4199]

I’m just a retired Army Infantry Senior NCO and been in two wars. I was almost wiped out by an A-10 while in the 101st ABN on the Iraqi border, scared the hell,out of us but he broke off his run at the last second. Then later in 2003 we had enemy in a building pumping out fire down our MSR, the A-10 came down and it got real quiet after one pass. In the 80’s-90’s we were trained to coordinate close air support and taught the various munitions at their disposal and the best approach vectors for max impact but today they have AF liaison coordinators to talk with the birds. We knew their frequencies and once in the Gulf War we had 16” naval rifles on our support card but just for a couple days, that one kind of shocked us Grunts, lol, the 16” is more of a zip code weapon, lol. Infantry leaders carry a couple M4 magazines that’re full of tracer rounds which I use to direct fire for my platoon/squad or even air assets. Always put a few tracers at the bottom of each mag to let you know when you’re running low, during a fight, tracking ammo consumption isn’t that accurate. And always put on some tourniquets on one leg and upper arm, just safety pin it in place so when you’re hit, you can quickly clamp it down, the old cloth equipment straps work great as tourniquets if you run low. Always carry extra HC smoke grenades, you’ll need them more than you think.

[@carsonmoyer11]

“You’re clear hot. Go hot” Goosebumps every time

[@cl500abjzwirdradiert]

@Eddy Chaperoni ok then

[@JamezOwnU101]

@Eddy Chaperoni What does this mean?

[@ChickentNug]

@Eddy Chaperoni interesting

[@Hutchman05]

@éireFunky damn wtf lmao. Who are you?

[@that1electrician]

@UCbCEOjMTq1S8WuK47C63F3g some fuckin loser that's who

[@_Matsimus_]

"Hog 2 I said cover.....!" - Hog 1 "Hog 1........bite me......" - Hog 2

[@ess9163]

lmao

[@jacobbuxton932]

Matsimus!!

[@-007-2]

He said “two’s off”

[@comic14]

he said 2 off, that's the right call

[@Rickwf]

​@@izzetakif4663 He didn't say it but, 100% chance that's what he was thinking.

[@phillipcharters4666]

I Worked hard to be a airline pilot. I saw the A10 years ago in Hartford . When I was running freight in a old piston airplane. If I was a American. I wanted that job. Well from Canada. No chance. However. I always saw so much respect from the Americans. God bless you all. I miss those days

[@richiecuzzz1]

Love how you see the camera shake violently from the power of that GAU-8 30mm cannon, along with the hits you start to see down range. Must be the most comforting thing to hear/see while under intense fire. God bless our troops!

[@SickNote1]

Where was the Admin on this server? The pilot was clearly Aimbotting

[@mesner5x]

That pilot IS the admin

[@rolfstamenov9914]

SickNote my ping sucks...

[@Astyrical]

Jesus Christ I mean you can, especially if you’re on the gunner seat.

[@jacobstarr9010]

These comments are annoying as hell.

[@jeffrothegamer]

This ain’t call of duty moden hackfare!

[@jamesholloway69]

Had a similar situation in Afghanistan and the A-10 took care of the situation. It was awesome to know we had that firepower when we needed it. Thanks guys...

[@Andrewy27]

Rumor has it that the ground forces still needs Hog01 to repeat his last

[@CJ-qz6ec]

Andewy You mean “say again”?

[@aaronthomas8834]

Cesar Jimenez nah man, he wants him to repeat, aka run the same strafing pattern as recent/last. :-P Somewhere out there a 2nd Lt Artillery Officer is ordering a repeat of their last fire mission after hearing repeat on the net. :-D

[@SebHaarfagre]

Hog01 still breaking off to this day

[@CJ-qz6ec]

Aaron Thomas then blames one of the lower enlisted lolll

[@Goose_VFA1]

@@SebHaarfagreHog 02 still not providing cover XD

[@JonnyCrash]

Ah, the sound of 400 hertz.

[@BitwiseMobile]

3-phase 400hz baby. I worked in avionics in the Navy, but I think all military craft use the same type of generators. True story, I worked AIMD, so I was in the shop not on the line. We had generators to power the equipment for testing and diagnostics. I got a healthy shock from one on a cruise once. It blew me back from the bench, but I don't remember anything except for a bright flash and then I woke up on the floor with my head and back hurting. There was an exposed wire on the harness that I didn't notice and when I was pushing in the power module it made contact.

[@adamreznik6374]

@@BitwiseMobile the a/c I'm on uses 3 phase, 115/208vac 400 Hz alternators putting out 40 kVa, on each engine. More juice than I could ever use, even in the ice.

[@88997799]

Adam Reznik you can never have too much power says Tim Allen.... Ooh Ooh OOH!!

[@joevignolor4u949]

They use 400 HZ instead of 60 HZ on aircraft to save weight and make things more compact. Things like coils, transformers and capacitors in the electronic equipment can be made smaller and lighter because of the higher frequency.

[@sercosmo]

I hoped for the sounds of 4000 brrts

[@andrewlekkas]

Icredible to see the A-10 fulfilling its role on the maximum. That is, a ground attack support plane that closely works with ground units in close communication and cooperation. Awesome.

[@tyler558806]

2:19 Lead pilot was pissed at his wingman "Dude I said cover"

[@codyi5232]

Tyler he wasn’t mad and he didn’t say dude, he said 2. I don’t think 2 heard him call cover as they passed in the wheel turn onto the IP.

[@dankuettel5063]

Pretty sure he said dude....doesnt matter either way.

[@armynurseboy]

Pretty sure I heard "dude" too...

[@greenpea9412]

He did say dude and he did have a tone to his voice. That was directly after he heard; hog 2 in hot!! I believe it's because he wanted a friendly status report before more guns were used.

[@codyi5232]

I hear yanni

[@squarehammer4619]

My father in law (forgive me for not knowing correct terms) was in Vietnam and was the radio operator on the ground that would call airstrikes in. I had so much respect for what he did and went through. I remember him telling me a story on veterans day where he said if it weren't for these guys he never would have made it out alive. He started crying and I felt so bad. I can't imagine going into the Marines and fighting in a war at 18. Thank you to all who fought for this country. I appreciate your service🇺🇸💙

[@sonichuizcool7445]

These guys are real life angels. I'll never forget the moment. We were f'd.... we ended up in an ambush surrounded. We were low on ammo and I remember sitting there thinking "is this it? Is this how I go?"... squad mate next to me a young kid had tears in his eyes as he prayed. Radio guy I remember hearing him pleading with any air asset openly begging for help. I cry everytime I tell this story. I remember as the fire on us intensified I heard someone on the radio say "I got you sit tight" Heard the screaming engines and the brrrrrrrr .....I then heard a bunch of explosions as another plane dumped ordinance. The shock waves ran through us like a powerful hug. Immediately the situation changed. It was quietness right after. The opened a way for us out and we ran like he'll. Most powerful day of my life. Witnessing all that. I cried about it for a long long time. Whoever that pilot was totally saved our hot sweaty smelly lives. I can't walk up to an a10 now and not cry. I tear up when I see then on tv.

[@SPFLDAngler]

Yeah sure buddy… you’re like 15 years old.

[@sonichuizcool7445]

@@SPFLDAngler 44

[@cwr8618]

@@SPFLDAngler you're worthless.

[@cwr8618]

@@sonichuizcool7445 thanks for serving. glad you made it back boss.

[@malcontender6319]

Warthogs are omnivorous. They eat *everything* - even fear.

[@haleyscore8477]

Damn I can't imagine how stressful this must be. The pressure of flying in a warzone , trying to positively ID a target, knowing lives depend on you ( both in protecting the troops by hitting the target, and making sure not to hit them), and knowing at any moment the enemy could try to shoot you from the sky. I get anxious just thinking about it.

[@JD-mb5lm]

I don't think the enemy here is capable of locking at and shooting down a plane like the warthog. They're defenseless against airstrikes.

[@tacticalbondsh]

kill em all, let god sort em out

[@michaeledlin9995]

Just listening I am stressed waiting for next run. Knowing these guys on the ground are taking fire. Keep heads down . Be safe.

[@fulcrumR6]

the plane eas built to fly through broken engines, theres pictures of an a10 with a destroyed engine and bullet holes everywhere, landed fine

[@greasy3831]

Eh, you do it enough times that it just becomes another day in the office eventually.

[@Cheka__]

The A-10 adds insult to injury. It kills you with a long ripping fart.

[@Rockdagger]

Priceless.... tortured by via pig toot

[@C4RL1NN]

More like adds injury to insult

[@erikcastle9157]

Lmao

[@Cheka__]

@@C4RL1NN Either way. I said insult to injury because you hear the fart sound after the 30mm shells have ripped you to shreds.

[@b.alexander6200]

Either you hear the fart, or you feel the fart, but not both.

[@Bbknuckles]

In Iraq (fall 06-winter 07) A-10 pilots were and still are my favorite guys to see. They did so much for us pounding sand.

[@nawnaw4709]

thanks to DCS-A10C iknow exactly whats going on here

[@trey3172]

lol are you kidding me?

[@susika2226]

trey mount lmao he’s not

[@susika2226]

trey mount you’ve probably never used dcs

[@mkrump9403]

You got better graphics... yeah we know it! haha I did video of A-10 rampage in arma 2.

[@mkrump9403]

None of you had done any video of your game in a A-10... :(

[@johnbyrne8024]

Do you see the smoke?? Yeah... it’s on fire 👌😂😂

[@NaturalBornK]

love it

[@6point8esspcee68]

Lead and his wingman obviously have some issues.....

[@BicyclesMayUseFullLane]

I mean, the smoke in question might be what the guys on the ground popped as a marker. But yeah, when taken out of context it's pretty hilarious.

[@hotomisakura6307]

😂 haha

[@stickztokeyz]

😂

[@Doubleelforbes]

Hearing "puts guns on that target" after declaring show of force, that turn for the next pass must've felt like forever.

[@bobwehadababyitzaboy5872]

The absolute terror of shooting your own guys... We watched a video during a safety brief where a Cobra (or Apache... I don't remember) pilot killed a whole bunch of his brothers, because of miscommunication. He lost his shit all of the way back to base. I can't even imagine the guilt. I honestly don't know if I could go on after that.

[@Fireoncityy]

Horrid man. Huge reason jtac guys exist now. They're experts in all of that stuff.

[@bradg5823]

War is hell!

[@cestmoi2681]

Business as usual for America. Usually they kill their allies or civilians in telepheriques (when they aren't crashing their helicopters).

[@CJ-qz6ec]

Bruno Gibbanov you swear like we’re taught to kill our on troops and civilians 😂 I’m more than sure you never served

[@toddy2519]

@@cestmoi2681 Telepheriques is French for "cable cars". How does that word have meaning here??

[@muazzamhafiy]

Man 1: "dude I said cover" Man 2: "piss off" 2:19

[@muazzamhafiy]

@Jimmy ok neutron.

[@CoryHobbs2178]

2's off

[@muazzamhafiy]

For those who think I'm being serious, calm down. It was a harmless joke :)

[@z33andme71]

@Jimmy Why are you so serious? You're like a Liberal on the 2016 election night. This is what you sound like, "WaaaaaaaaaaaHHHHH!!!!!"

[@MBkufel]

@HAZZARD If they were very good buddies... I guess that it's been said maaaany times

[@L330ne]

So awesome this was my favorite jet growing up. I love seeing this footage. Thanks to both the ground guys and pilots.

[@gentlemenbecoming3252]

Attack at 1:48 The blur and static is from the gun.

[@tanit]

3:28 RTO calmly comes on the net because the company commander/JTAC who was talking earlier is probably getting shot at or yelling commands at other units.

[@thesmirkingwolf]

#RTOMafia

[@joejay2876]

Talk about mutual respect and admiration. OIF 2007-2008, befriended a group of F16 pilots in Balad. Our initial conversation pretty much went, "wow, you guys run convoys", and " wow, you guys fly those F16!". Very nice group who were from Buckley AFB and played very competitive basketball.

[@jonathanhankins8356]

It looks sooooo confusing. You're just zooming in over buildings, and trying to be talked into position by someone who has a completely different point of view.

[@GhostlyMeows]

This is just the HUD camera. They have cameras in the cockpit that can zoooom way in. Plus Grid Marks and smoke. They never push that red button until everyone is on exact same line on the exact same page.

[@tacodeazul1713]

Heh. Well. "Never"

[@olivialambert4124]

You can see he didn't use the camera. The "dip check" at the very end of the video was actually to get the target marked and camera pointed. Its simply smoke and being talked on. As for the talk on, its really a lot easier than it sounds. For example something like "see the big building, its to the south just next to the red shack". A bit of confirmation and you have both people on the same place and, more importantly, confirmation of that. Thats also why 2 didn't do a run on the first, he wasn't completely confirmed as to where to go. After seeing the impact he was ready to go but 1 asked him to wait until the second run.

[@britbong1457]

Oliver Mayo I mean he was being shot at to be fair, you can understand his frustration. He wanted maximum brrrrt on target as fast as possible

[@BJJCole]

Sensors are a good help, like “Look at (grid)” yeah those buildings in your crosshairs is your target

[@diabeticmonkey]

Watching this plane in action is a thing of beauty. What an amazing piece of military tech. Best plane of all time confirmed

[@palerider9565]

it gets me all teary eyed hearing the panic in this dudes voice with the shots in the background. only to be saved by an angel. the bravery of these men and women is unmatched

[@jetorixjones]

The A-10 is a guardian angel to some and the devil himself to others. What a machine!

[@SirDamned]

You can see the exact moment the A10 detains the Taliban for questioning

[@fruitwagon9275]

Where are they detained, Purgatory?

[@ChickentNug]

@@fruitwagon9275 yes

[@calvinhobbes7504]

I was active duty USN when the A-10 was accepted by the USAF - I STILL believe that aircraft was one of the best at its job ever. I know they're retiring it, but that airplane and the people who flew and took care of it definitely earned their pay IMHO! :) Regardless of branch, I loved my military. Still do, I guess.

[@Ureyeuh]

If I were on the ground calling in air support in fear of losing my life, I think I would cry seeing an A 10 BRRRRT'ing overhead.

[@andrewdwight3443]

The officer on the ground did a great FAC job! The troops with him were lucky to have a smart, intelligent, and knowledgable officers with them!

[@JustinOhio]

It's so amazing watching a video like this coming from DCS as I'm learning the A-10c. Such huge respect for the pilots and other members of our military that really lived this.

[@Vdossed]

I fly it in dcs and it makes it easy to understand the weapons and symbology

[@BecauseHyena]

i love how you can see his air speed drop a bit around 1:46 (its the number on the left side of the HUD, value around 300+ )during the first burst.. with that much recoil i can only imagine how devastating 30mm rounds being fired at a rate so high must be for the enemy

[@__Tazzzo]

only bits and pieces left.

[@placeholderaccount4484]

HOG-2: On your wing, no visual, uh, i don't see the smoke. HOG-1: Copy that, cover. HOG-2: HOG2, In HOT. HOG-1: Dude, I said cover. HOG-2: 2's off.

[@-Achilles.]

thought he said piss off I was dying laughing lmao

[@Dr.Oofers]

I like how you can tell when he’s firing by the camera distortion. Even though you can’t hear it, you can tell it’s powerful enough to distort the camera whenever it fires (though that probably happens to any plane camera).

[@12201185234]

The A-10 is the avenging angel of the US army

[@marz11345]

Fuck You Google It’s an Airforce plane, but yes.

[@philliphampton5183]

Jeffery Randall he means because it almost exclusively is an Army support platform

[@12201185234]

@@philliphampton5183 Exactly. The only reason the air force still operates them is because of pressure from the army. There is still nothing else that can fill it's role of saving the asses of US army troops pinned in shit situations on the ground.

[@Metalhead5158]

Damn right brother

[@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10]

Fitting, because the 30mm gun it has is nicknamed the avenger.

[@antglizzy7720]

Why can’t we hear brttttttttttttttt

[@bingobongo8101]

You can only hear the comms thats the point of a gun cam

[@jamesmitchell1909]

Cus it wouldn't sound like that in the cockpit

[@jasevt1476]

James Mitchell lol youd still hear if a big fucking machine gun was firing through the canopy Edit: i understand it was only recording the comms

[@gusmcgussy3299]

@@jamesmitchell1909 considering the plane is built around the gun... it would sound quite similar. Matter of fact quite louder actually

[@petesmith9475]

or engines for that matter? This is just radio communication between the units that his pretty uncrear itself. Derp.

[@N0ENEMIES]

Such an amazing machine and one of my fondest memories as a kid was surfing near Camp Lejeune and watching the A10s fly over us when one pilot inverted and waved at us while we were all going nuts in the water.

[@melissag1364]

“Dude, I said cover” “I knoww, but I’m sitting on the mother of all autocannons, and I may never have another chance to unleash the dragon” “Aite clear and hot”

[@treloarw]

Gives me such a warm fuzzy feeling to see an a-10 taking pressure off some ground soldiers! ☺️ to all who served and serve, thank you and God bless!

[@wez492]

In my opinion , The A10 has gotta be the most bad ass American thing there is.

[@overbank56]

That's incredible! You can hear the anticipation in the voice of the radio op. He's begging for air support

[@KjetilBalstad]

Now I know these things are made for ground combat. Pilot: I'm gonna gain som altitude. * Climbs for 10 sec. A10: Altitude altitude!!! * Pilot dives towards the ground A10: Ahhh, thats better. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrp Brrrrrrrrrrrrp Brrrrrrrrrrrp

[@Rockdagger]

Gain altitude in an a10 mean going up to 1000 feet so I can dive back down to 50 ft mix and repeat

[@markgreiser464]

My Grandfather was a CSM doing Weapon System Assessments, for the Joint Chief's. He actually showed me the original 8mm Films, of the Trials. This was around 1969 or so and I was a little Kid. I will never forget the sound or sight of those Aircraft just chewing Tanks to pieces, on the Test Range. Some of the Film was represented in Slow-mo and you would just see little pricks of light at first, then the entire Turret followed by the Body would just disintegrate, in a Ball of Flames. Unreal.

[@FroddyPlay]

When he switches to the brrrt crosshair you know it's getting good

[@Artemis-11235]

Thanks for posting just straight-up hud footage; lots better than documentaries or ppl who add music and crap.

[@No1sonuk]

Having flown the A-10 in DCS World quite a bit really helps with understanding the HUD data.

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

The A-10 is an absolute beast of a plane.

[@lilmack191]

How they're able to direct fire from ground to air and then from air to ground be dang near precisely on target is simply mind blowing amazing. God bless America!

[@damondiehl5637]

Even better if they can put a laser dot on it. Then the fireworks really begin.

[@pick6ace694]

Um it’s called gps, hence the coordinates they share wow Americans are shallow as hell 😂

[@arcantos9103]

this whole thing gave me so much anxiety. The pilot sounded so calm and prepared for the situation, honestly incredible what these pilots do

[@SkyCharter]

The maintenance of situation awareness always amazes me. I'm sure it's easier than the tunnel vision video makes it appear, but kudos regardless.

[@VikingTeddy]

410 rounds of BRRRRT. Once he switches to the gun the ammo counter appears on the left, you can see it going down during the run. Starts at 1150 rounds.

[@toxico1152]

“That is our target” just sounded so slick

[@Zederok]

Commander on the ground was amazing in providing clear and concise target acquisition for the flyboys.

[@scottouellette9411]

Ordance is easy to drop with concise GPS coordinates positioning. Just don't fuck up at either end be it ground or air positioning. Its pretty foolproof as long as there are no fools at either end.

[@beckiterry9382]

FLYBOYS MERRY CHRISTMAS

[@danielcamacho1913]

@@scottouellette9411 Very true. I think it was 2009 someone gave the wrong coordinates to a B-1, and their bomb killed 26 to 147 Afghans we were trying to protect. (And the Air Force purposely left that out of their report that supposedly made the A-10 look like it made a lot of friendly fire kills.)

[@Riverbed_Dreaming]

I’ve heard it said that while US troops were scary enough to fight against, a good amount of their power came from their ability to call in literal death from above and the A-10 is definitely a major part of that

[@isouser3455]

A10's saved our ass from being Overrun twice in Afghanistan, I have nothing but respect for these Men and Women

[@jackjones298]

2:04 Ground: "Hog 01, guns good! guns good!" A-10:

[@michaelbailey2764]

"Night Owl, what's your status?" "Hog 1, harder than Chinese arithmetic, how copy?"

[@dinos_chili_seeds]

A-10 Warthog are so freaking mean. And i love the new color they have now the black with snake head so awsome and my favorite for sure. Best wishes from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@pauls3946]

To think that the Air Force was seriously contemplating retiring this plane send shivers down my spine!

[@iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194]

It’s not good in a modern battlefield as much as I hate to say it. It performs well against insurgents with no AA but it’s too slow to use in combat against a modern nation with AA but it definitely has its niche and fills it well

[@matthewjones39]

Yeah, it’s a great plane. When your objective is to hit friendlies and get shot down by any modern AA.

[@danielcamacho1913]

I think the source of confusion here is that the Air Force published a misleading report in 2014 or so, and a reporter saw it and wrote a sensational article about the A-10 being a friendly fire cluster ****. A civilian watchdog organization looked at the same data and called out the AF on their bullshit. The Air Force spokesperson who responded had some answer to the effect that it wasn't their fault the reporter came to those conclusions, and by the time he was done clarifying (backpedaling) he actually made the A-10 sound pretty good.

[@aaronthomas8834]

Marine: “Affirmative, all friendlies are clear to the north.” Airman: “So shoot towards you guys then? GOTCHA!” Coming in hot South to North....... Marine: ...................... why do we even try with these guys Airman: *Laughs in O3 knowing he’s flying right back to Ai Udeid and gonna swim in the pool and eat a steak at the Chili’s on base after getting a full body massage and manicure/pedicure at the AAFES facilities. (THATS A REAL THING BY THE WAY... I got to go down to Ai Udeid Airbase from the good ol Anbar province on R&R after Fallujah 2. ) Hahah. Edit: Nope, realized this is Afghanistan but I’m keeping this here for posterity’s sake.

[@xander395]

Bagram was far less awesome. BTW... the ground controller was 100% okay with the S to North pass...

[@jonathanbaird8109]

He generated a waypoint for the friendlies and has selected it as the steer, as you can see by the bottom-right data block. He makes his run over friendlies (as he should) and egresses away from them as well.

[@mkivy]

This is my son‘s war. He went over in 2004 and serve three tours, one in Iraq 🇮🇶 and 2 in Afghanistan 🇦🇫, he was actually in the battle for Falluja the first one.

[@about2burst]

HOG 2: “HOG 2 in hot” HOG 1: “Dude, I said cover”

[@dogsbd]

4:00 "Two do you see the smoke?" "Yeah, it's on fire".

[@LPM147]

2:04 Guns good! Guns good! - Man, I can't even imagine how stoked a pilot must feel when he/she hears that from the troops they are protecting.

[@MotoCzar]

What a job, man... A-10 = coolest aircraft in the military

[@matthewtownsend4804]

I wondered what the blur in the camera was after he started his hot run, my question was quickly answered

[@GazB85]

@BeckyBoo It's cause they're moving so fast away from the sound.

[@matthewtownsend4804]

Oh I was here two years ago lol

[@NoellaScott]

John McCain's fiery argument for the A10 on the Armed Services Committee is one I'll never forget

[@xz3693]

I seem to recall that the A-10 fires so hard, that it can reduce the flight speed by like 30% or something?

[@lloydrmc]

I just watched a documentary on the A10. It's 440 nM for the gun, 410 nM for each engine. So, a little MORE than 50%!

[@a10moondog1]

@@lloydrmc Not true. Airspeed decay is insignificant. Old wives tale. Trust me...3000 hour hog pilot.

[@ninetailedfox579121]

@@lloydrmc That's just the forces acting on the plane. It's just changing acceleration, not an immediate change in speed. I would imagine they don't fire the guns for long enough to have any significant impact on the actual flight speed.

[@mort7987]

I'm amazed at how they can understand anything through the radio lmao I can only understand the pilot 90% of the time

[@U.S.A_247]

Thank you .... You brave Men & Women..... We All Love you

[@perrinstory]

First pilot "Do you see that building ?" Smartass in the other a-10 "Yeah, it's on fire"