A-10 Afghanistan

Tag Ab Valley Afghanistan. 2008.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@philconey11]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 -\_(^=^_/-

[@gibbs-13]

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

[@weir-t7y]

Guncam footage

[@loganhogan953]

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[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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*

[@Retronyx]

and still lost the war OMEGALUL

[@dovahkiin3526]

Anime pfp and Twitch chat reactions, you're cringe af

[@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

[@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.

[@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. 🇬🇧

[@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 😂

[@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”

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@stickztokeyz4688]

😂

[@_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.

[@davidplenderleith4176]

Shot by a multi million dollar weapon, Filmed on a potato

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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... :(

[@duckdrop9158]

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

[@ffshafer26]

😂😂😂

[@firstindaworld8098]

Но помните: за годы этой войны погибло около 1 000 000 гражданских.

[@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

[@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??

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@wez492]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@davidhoffman6980]

I did not know the A-10 could bank almost 90° and stay in the air.

[@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.

[@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

[@juanchelini5937]

A-10 always bulling a low-tech army of farmers , try to do the same in a real war scenario with antiaircraft systems....

[@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!

[@gentlemenbecoming3252]

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

[@Sockerfader]

2:01 "So long!"

[@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.

[@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.

[@JohnCena-fd5yw]

5:44 "pog"

[@SirDamned]

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

[@fruitwagon9275]

Where are they detained, Purgatory?

[@ChickentNug]

@@fruitwagon9275 yes

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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🇺🇸💙

[@bperkov]

what game is this? it looks badass.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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”

[@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.

[@BarManFesteiro]

''dude i said cover''

[@animalmother556x45]

Rafael Bernardi "piss off"

[@CJ-jh9ri]

animalmother556x45 **”Two is off”

[@ChickentNug]

animalmother556x45 he said two’s off

[@davidd6003]

Lol COD moment

[@ryanroberts1758]

Two is off, lead pilot is the LEAD. Pilot two wanted to help out stressed infantry, pilot one wanted more intel before more air to ground fire was provided.

[@jetorixjones]

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

[@thewatcher4552]

How many combat veterans in the comments section are civilians now but still get that hair to stand up on the back of the neck watching this?? 🤣🤤👌🏾🇺🇸

[@Rockdagger]

Me

[@amv2772]

most of them actually r in wheelchairs

[@JohnUSMC0311]

I got a bit choked up watching this. CAS saved my ass in Iraq in 04 more than once. The JTAC here did a great job. These guys were chewing on a shit sandwich

[@stevelindsey5560]

Smoke em if you got em...

[@redundant_raj]

A goddamn flying limousine indeed

[@ZeSgtSchultz]

30mm from the ground "BRRRRRRRRT" 30mm from the cockpit "Psssssshhh"

[@michaelbailey2764]

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

[@TheJac910]

Nobody: KZbin recommendation:

[@Ramiiam]

Joe Biden 2021 Edition: Pilot: I see the Taliban. Controller: Give them your airplane.

[@jackjones298]

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

[@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.

[@SparksBG]

1:17 *DCS: A10C II Trailer intensifies*

[@akhelundar931]

"All friendlies are north" "Copy, firing south to north" what?

[@movementinok]

Frost Bite 😂

[@airhead1223]

When he said that I was like wtf...

[@mftripz8445]

Dude Its not like the pilot was gonna hold down the trigger the whole time while strafing

[@vyonsti]

That moment you hope the pilot won’t sneeze during his strafe run

[@Fireoncityy]

It's a command response. They fire south is basically what it means instead of north (where friendlies are) to south.

[@CG-70]

Strange the war is taking this long when the enemy is so eager to die

[@gimmedaloot]

CG it’s cuz the ones willing to die aren’t the ones pulling the strings

[@splibb]

Cosplaytriots comments here

[@dogsbd]

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

[@ArcherAC3]

2, I said cover! I didn't think the pros also made those mistakes. 2 probably heard some during debriefing.

[@chaosncheckt9356]

I just watched this for like the 100th time and the guy on the ground says bad guys in the building, good guys are to the North. The the A10 makes his gun run South to North. Did I hear that correctly? Cause I think his gun run should have been East to West or West to East to avoid any chance of hitting friendlies, but again my hearing isn't what it use to be.

[@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.

[@jonathanmaynard3457]

All dislikes are Afghanistan Taliban or Muslim extremists lol😂😂

[@asiftalpur3758]

Funny how you say that, while you couldn't win in Afghanistan. Pulling out after 17 years.

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@Mrwizard-ck7oe funny how you say that. Colombia got rid of its insurgency, Sri Lanka got rid of its Tamil Tiger insurgents and Pakistan got rid of its own version of the Taliban. You can certainly win against insurgents as long as you're not the invader. If you invade Afghanistan, topple the government and call them insurgents, while loosing to them, I don't know what you've been smoking bud. Anyways, id like to keep this discussion frank, honest and civil. True, insurgencies aren't easy to deal with. All the counties I mentioned had massive losses. The unique position of Afghanistan is that its the government that's in the mountains waging gorilla warfare against the invader. Not a rebel group, not some misfits like Al-Nusra who has a claim to power. Its simply the government. I hate their ideology, but facts are facts. Its exactly like when the soviets invaded Afghanistan and the west hailed these same Taliban(who were the Mujahideen) as hero's and keepers of Western conscience. Same shit different names.

[@asiftalpur3758]

@selphie I am a Muslim, selphie. No I do not wear a turban. A win when is you cannot pacify the enemy you're fighting. The fact that USA is in talks with the Taliban is a testament that USA didn't win. Something similar happened in Vietnam too. Honestly I can throw out stereotypes as well. But who exactly are you impressing here?

[@TD04_Trav]

@@asiftalpur3758 your dumb lol, they aren't even an organized force. You cant "win" against that

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@TD04_Trav true. You cannot win against them. Contrary to your belief, they are coordinated and well organised. You should check the Aghan National Army, funded by the USA to fight the Taliban. You should check their combat losses and attacks. No loosely ragtag bunch of cavemen on a Toyota are capable of defeating a 40 Nation strong NATO, unless they know what they're doing. And by the looks of it, you guys want to get out of there while you're negotiating with the Taliban.

[@matthewxd5063]

“You heard it coming” then it wasn’t for you. a-10

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

You can tell shit is getting real at 1:03 when the word "GUNS" appears in the HUD.

[@lafeeshmeister]

2:19 "dude I said cover" 2:23 "piss off" lol did I hear that reply correctly?

[@ReTuRneD1]

"2's off"

[@lafeeshmeister]

@@ReTuRneD1 that makes so much more sense, thanks

[@JoshWeaverRC]

They both make sense.

[@awhitedude3026]

This footage needs to be in the national archives

[@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!

[@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.

[@MelioraCogito]

Friendlies north of the target and the A-10 strafes from the south to north. What could not possibly go wrong with that?!? 🤦‍♂️ As a former infantryman, I would prefer air support to come in over my head from behind me, firing to my front, rather than approaching from my front and firing towards me (or better yet, cross my front from one side to the other laterally). I note the splash of rounds from his first burst fell way beyond the smoke. During a REFORGER ex in Germany some 42 years ago, as a Canadian infantryman with 4CMBG, we had an A-10 swoop in to strafe us after we successfully took a bridge crossing from American troops defending it. It was the first time I saw an A-10 in action. Didn't hear him approach (over the roar of our M113's and Leopards nearby) until he was directly over us. After making his first high energy strafing pass, he climbed at a high angle of attack, bleeding energy from the pass and suddenly executed a hammer-head manoeuvre to come at us for a second pass - it literally looked like he made a 180° turn on his left wing-tip. I was in awe - and thankful that if real conflict ever broke out between the Warsaw Pact and NATO, he was on our side.

[@henryatkinson1479]

or he would be until he was introduced to the S-300 SAM...

[@chaosncheckt9356]

The ideal approach is diagonal across your front. In the heat of the moment, communications is key. In one situation our controller called a strike and the approach was from our front. Before I could reach over to correct him, the pilot responded negative; confirm friendly and enemy locations; I'll approach from the East (diagonal) to your location. I read early in the AFG conflict, a SF team called in Close Air and mistakenly reversed coordinates for friendly and enemy. Lost at least seven of the team, but an investigation cleared the pilot as the transmission was recorded. An OLD Veteran told me "sonny, there ain't no such thing as friendly fire".

[@danielcamacho1913]

The guy on the ground told the A-10 what direction to make his pass, and what side of the building to hit, and the A-10 did it.

[@ME-im3ui]

4:30 when I get morning wood.

[@Artemis-11235]

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

[@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.

[@davidca96]

A-10's are so badass

[@DavidDuMusic]

Roses are red Violets are blue A-10 strafes a building At 1:42

[@Redawesomeoby]

"Dude I said cover" "Piss off"

[@GOLETA805r]

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

[@FroddyPlay]

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

[@mort7987]

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

[@whopperlover1772]

3:08 Imagine some dudes just cooking some s’mores and setting up for the night and suddenly there’s explosive lead raining down on them