A-10 Thunderbolt II - In The Movies

[@IVANGROZNEY]

I went to an airshow 20 years ago and asked the A-10 pilot " Is it true that these are the only aircraft in the inventory that take bird hits from the rear?" A joke at the time ,because of their slow air speed compaired to the others. He sad "NO" and seemed very annoyed.

[@Chiller01]

That’s funny

[@blank557]

I heard fighter jet jockeys joke that A-10 pilots use calendars instead of watches because they fly so slow. But when a jet jockey is shot down and waiting for rescue, and the enemy is racing to capture them, I bet their tune changes with the A-10's arrive to provide ground support.

[@panzerwolf494]

Dangerous game to play. Remember, you won't hear the rounds coming

[@Humpo48]

Lol

[@cliffcampbell8827]

Two F-16 pilots are walking away from their respective planes bragging loudly (so the nearby A-10 pilot can hear) about all the ordinance their jets can carry. The two F-16 pilots then look to the A-10 pilot and with all the smug in the world, they ask the A-10 pilot what does his plane carry. He responds with: "F-16's."

[@benitoharrycollmann132]

I had a Sergeant in Infantry Qualification school whose platoon was hit by friendly fire from an A10. He said it was the most terrifying experience of his life by far. Man still had shrapnel in his back that was too close to his spine to remove. Another solid video Johnny, keep em comin

[@gary-jamesporter2236]

Charles company?

[@benitoharrycollmann132]

@@gary-jamesporter2236 Charles company

[@911clutch]

the A-10 and friendly fire, name a more iconic duo lol

[@AdmiralDevil]

​@Benito Harry Collmann what was it like

[@benitoharrycollmann132]

@@AdmiralDevil he said that if you weren't there, words wouldn't do the experience justice.

[@ALexpWTFISTHAT]

"If you hear the BRRRRTT, it wasn't meant for you"

[@tenduvaiilsindarin2876]

hahaha, thats so damn right, cause otherwise you´d already know...or not :D

[@figbloppa7183]

or you're next...

[@aesthetics8230]

Friendlys: "Wat...?"

[@jasonbrown3632]

I had an A-10 do a simulated attack run , during training in Germany, back in 1992... just seeing that BIG GIANT black spot in the nose, and realizing it's that giant gun, makes you a big believer and respect for that plane... definitely a grunts best friend...

[@adventurer7579]

Shoot down on people that have no way of defending themselves is easy Lets see they go in all out war without air superiority and enemy air defense Oh wait they won't Cuz they are bunch of cowardly pigs that run at you but when you shoot back they run away and cry in pain

[@johnharris6655]

I remember watching Transformers with my son who was about 10, ,when I saw the A-10's coming on screen I told him "Oh watch this." Still the best scene in all the Transformer movies.

[@Daywalker_27]

Roll in strike package BRAVO on unknown target!

[@njez7563]

@@Daywalker_27 too bad the cannon sounded like shit

[@javiercamacho1998]

So true! I watch that film just for that desert fight scene.

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

I saw the A-10C Demonstration Team at the 2021 Alberta International Air Show, and it was the first time I ever saw the BRRTmaster up close. Such a beautiful aircraft in its own unique way, and a lot easier on the ears than the CF-18s that were also making their runs earlier in the day!

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

@@TheCoolCucumber They're not necessarily deeper toned, they sound similar to the F404s in the CF-18. They just get quieter from a much shorter distance in comparison. It had to get about a kilometer to the airport before you could start to hear the A-10 again, while the CF-18s could be heard for many kilometers. The APU the A-10 uses to start up its engines though IS very deep in tone, and shakes the ground rather violently unlike the main engines. Even with one engine is already started up, you can immediately tell when the APU kicks in again to start the second engine.

[@jameswolf133]

One of the two Air Force Cross recipients from DESERT STORM was a Hog Driver: Captain Paul Johnson (who retired a major general).

[@Heavy_weapons07]

Note to self: if you're fighting the unknown The a-10 will get them to know it.

[@Someinsanity]

Beware, complimenting the A10 too much will summon the Lazerpig!

[@largol33t1]

The A10 shows up in a lot of video games. The most interesting appearance is in the campaign mission in "Call of duty: Ghosts." You are attacking a beachfront military base and have no air support. Suddenly, you are given an option to call in a drone strike. They are unmanned A10s!

[@snowness110]

Every time the Air Force says they are going to retire the A-10, the Army says “We will buy all of them.”

[@bongodrumzz]

Fantastic as usual Johnny, thank you. I worked with a bloke whose dad was a thunderbolt pilot during WW2, a polish american. H even got shot down over Caen I believe, so the repeated war stories were probably hyped up a bit but you still gotta applaud the guy for doing his bit.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

P-47 is one of my favorite aircraft of all time so I'm looking forward to doing that video. Sadly not in the movies all that much though.

[@stevebailey325]

Look up Kim Campbell USAF and her mission in Baghdad. Amazing A-10 story. Side note, she is the daughter of past San Jose Ca mayor Chuck Reed. I met him at at the baggage carousel at San Jose airport. The guy flew domestic and picked up his own luggage.wow

[@regard.pduplessis2109]

Another great video man

[@johnharris6655]

5:45 he list all the things it can fly without, Col. Kim Campbell lost most of her aircraft over Iraq and it still brought her home.

[@reedewillson7289]

No , she didn't . Watch Ward Carroll's interview of her .

[@Ryan_Christopher]

She was a Captain at the time and no, she did not lose "most of her aircraft." She lost all hydraulics but not the mechanical back-ups. Both wings and elevators remained, albeit riddled with holes, likewise the tail. One engine fodded and dead but the other remained.

[@Helperbot-2000]

least lying a10 fan:

[@bullpupgaming708]

As an A-10 crew chief I love it. And it honestly frustrates me to see people who have zero idea what they are talking about try to shit on that aircraft.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Very cool! Thanks for checking out my video. Much respect and jealousy over your work.

[@fluffy1931]

sorry dude - The A-10 isn't survivable on a modern battlefield (attempting to armor an aircraft is a fools game). Their current use is because they are a decent bomb truck with relatively long loiter time, but they have inferior optics and electronics to a drone, which also has a much greater loiter time (although they can't operate in a contested airspace), and greatly inferior payloads and loiter time compared to a B-1, which can actually operate in a contested airspace. Also the gun is bloody useless. To further support this idea, I'd like to point out that the US pulled their A-10s off of attacking the Iraqi Republican Guard, in the first gulf war simply because they were losing too many.

[@bullpupgaming708]

@@fluffy1931 someone doesn't understand current air battle plans and it shows. We aren't sending A-10's in contested airspace by themselves like you see in War Thunder or Ace Combat. Against manpads and earlier Soviet era AA they are fine, and the new and scary AD systems would be neutralized by the time A-10's would arrive in an AO. The purpose of the A-10 is perform mission set (CAS, CSAR, SCAR, Anti-Maritime, FAC, etc) at a more cost efficient manner than sending up sorties of F-35's, F-15E and EX's etc with more advanced guided/smart munitions (which, let's forget those smart bombs cost millions of dollars themselves, see how the money signs start adding up?). And trust me, 2014 proved why it's a bad idea to have a B-1 preform CAS when one schwacked an entire SOF team in Afghanistan by simply dropping its bombs to close to them (something people tend for forget about smart bombs, they're still bombs with blast radiuses in excess of a few hundred meters). Also, B-1s maintenance wise have one of the worst Mission Capable rates so good luck getting those things in the air in any decent number both aircraft wise and sortie number wise.

[@bullpupgaming708]

@@fluffy1931 wow nice argument cum-stain. Rather than actually make points that are credible and sourceful, you go to insults and invalidated points. But I don't expect much from someone who is 2 chromosomes away from being a potato so there's that.

[@timothyhouse1622]

so, you are biased towards the aircraft you are supposedly a crew chief on. Got it. The A10 is overrated and the ONLY reason it is used in the low intensity warfare the US has been involved with for the past few decades is because it is cheaper to operate. Any other aircraft can do just as good if not better. The LAST "real" war, though that is debatable as we were kicking a Third World country with outdated equipment, the A10 wasn't the top performer. More ground targets were destroyed by the F111 in Desert Storm and they lost LESS aircraft. The F111 has had FOURTEEN combat losses in its ENTIRE history and that include VIETNAM.

[@righty-o3585]

Also, when the landing gear is in the up position, the wheels still protrude from the wheel wells a little, so n if they need to make a belly landing, it's not directly on the fuselage

[@tomasbeblar5639]

A-10 goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

[@Idahoguy10157]

As a teenager in 1974 or 74 there was a new A-10 on display at an air show in Arizona. Now I see them often flown by the Idaho Air National Guard

[@theghostinthemachine]

In case some dumb %@$& invades Idaho, and there is need to remove an armored convoy in a single BRRRRRT. We cannot let our source of Potato fall to the enemy, or we will go Fry-less...

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@TheCoolCucumber …. The USAF recently announced the Idaho Air National Guard A-10’s will be replaced by F-16’s

[@yankeesforlife24]

They’ve tried to kill this program for decades. I doubt anything happens to it anytime soon. Repeatedly ground troops have requested it to remain in service. There’s an old saying, if you heard it’s gun you weren’t the target. Great video as always

[@ArcturusOTE]

If you heard the gun, you'd probably take cover anyway. Friend or foe.

[@upbeat3535]

They just retired 20 of them with the AF wanting to get rid of qll of em by 2029

[@Helperbot-2000]

heh depends what ground troops, because those who have had one rain hell on top of themselves sure dont, only those whove seen it as a ground attack aircraft

[@AlaskanWhiskeyOfficial]

This is what I imagine the eagle looks like in helldivers 2 when I call in air support

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

favourite plane ever. lived in suffolk as akid and used to see em howling over fairly low n loud.. awesome.. bring only one phrase to mind "death from above..."

[@pressstart198]

Seeing Bo Time Gaming on another channel just makes me smile because I watched him so many times.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Bo's the man

[@OddBall1138]

Was hoping someone else recognized him!

[@pressstart198]

respect for the man and his friends

[@brothercaptainwarhammer]

I have nothing to say aside from Thank you for Tackling on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, such an Iconic CAS and very Well Loved IRL and in Media, and from the amount of Roles and uses in Media, Im surprised their ain't a Movie who Called the A-10 a Multirole Aircraft... Lols, I also like that the P-47, a Fave CAS Aircraft of mine from WW2 aside from the Ubiquitous Stuka, is its Predecessor... Good Shit Johnny! Good Fucking Shit! Keep up the Damn Fine and Amazing Work Johnny! Keep the Good Shit Flying, my Friend!

[@SnakebitSTI]

Favorite CAS planes of WWII: P47, IL-2, Ju 87, L-4 with bazookas strapped to it.

[@brothercaptainwarhammer]

@@SnakebitSTI Good Shit, Good Shit, my Friend

[@kymmoulds]

Well done and thanks for taking the time to make the video. Oh, and a BIG thumbs up.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for the kind feedback, Kym 🙏

[@null3752]

also big part of the friendly fire is pilots using binoculars to spot enemy

[@deidryt9944]

The problem is the US Military does not have a good replacement for the A-10's long-loiter CAS capability, and the US Air Force has shown little interest in procuring one. The alternatives all have issues: 1) Drones -- While having loitering and payload capability, the ones being proposed have poor performance and must maintain high-altitude. The key issue is they are all remotely controlled from vast distances, which means any number of electronic countermeasures can be used against them. 2) Heavy Bombers -- Has loitering and payload capability, but likewise have poor overall performance, must maintain high altitude, and are rather easily detected and countered when loitering. The USAF also has shown little interest in procuring a low-cost aircraft, and has been letting the current fleet of B-52s and B1B's atrophy. 3) Highspeed Fighter-Bombers/Multirole Aircraft -- High performance and modern electronics, but have poor loitering capability. They are also much more expensive, require a lot of maintenance and support, and are designed for high-speed and high altitude, which (while making them great for strike missions) makes them poor for cases where they need to stay on-station and CAS needs to be performed at lower altitudes and visual confirmation. I can understand the USAF not wanting to upgrade the remaining A-10 airframes with better or modern electronics, but at least propose a project to replace the high loiter time, low altitude, high payload capability with the ability to perform visual attacks. Not just say "my latest toy can do the job -- give me more money for that please"

[@sasin2715]

the F-35 is planned to replace it. It's actually more expensive to modernize the A-10 than to just make an F-35

[@Stonewielder]

5:18 had me dying 😂

[@Highice007]

8:23 footage from my favorite movie, Blue Thunder

[@WookieeMonster1]

The Magic Eraser of the skies. Push the button, and whatever you're pointing at disappears.

[@jjugh2936]

Bo: "im okay, im okay" Sturmling: "are you" Bo: "no"

[@spannerturnerMWO]

During the '80s (and it may still be true today), the posting of A-10 pilot was by far the most sought after within the USAF. I was pleasantly surprised by that fact as I was looking to attend the USAFA and the A-10 was one of my favorite aircraft.

[@ReviveHF]

Very informative video, you're basically the US version of Mark Felton Productions.

[@WeCube1898]

Brrrrrrttt !!! The Flying Machine Gun !!!

[@mikestanley9176]

The A 10 is going to be like the B 52. It's going to be around for ever.

[@214TwoOneFo]

I might be wrong but I believe they just commissioned it’s retirement and replacement w a prop driven aircraft

[@figbloppa7183]

@@214TwoOneFo nah I'm pretty sure they decided to keep it till like 2050 or some year around that

[@TheYognaut64]

You're both right, they said they were going to replace it a few years ago and then changed their minds again recently lol

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

never understood the "ugly" tag it has.. visually it looks mean and capable ,not to mention cool as ice

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

How else than "visually" can anything look?

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

When some amateur says "If It LokS gOoD IT is gOOD" I point them to the A10. And the PBY Catalina.

[@Helperbot-2000]

sadly it only visually looks capable and isnt actually so

[@erinvierra-zx3ms]

That brrrrrrt sound is very beautiful

[@watchth1ngs]

There’s precious little about the A10 in the movies in this clip

[@christophersnyder1532]

I was waiting if you had Powerglide, from the Transformers animated series, from long ago, and used to have the red Warthog. I know that you are doing great, don't worry about having to put your video up several times, because we will always find it again. Take care, and all the best.

[@panzerwolf494]

Not Transformers, but I have a Cobra Rattler and a Joe Tiger Force Rattler hanging from my ceiling

[@oldsoul9932]

Lol so funny - I LOVED Powerglide because he was an A-10. He was one of my favorites. I also had a couple of the original Rattlers and the Tigerforce Rattler too. I was obsessed with military aircraft as a kid in the 80s because of GIJoe and Topgun. We built so many plastic models. I never understood why they called it “Warthog” as if it’s ugly. I always thought it was easily one of the coolest-looking aircraft.

[@panzerwolf494]

@@oldsoul9932 I love that the A-10 took the ugly insult and owned it. It's not sleek and sexy like the air force's other fighter planes, and that just makes it look that more awesome. I fell in love with that WWII invasion stripes paint job they did on one

[@oldsoul9932]

@@panzerwolf494 I always loved how they moved the engines on the A10 to the wings for the Rattler and turned it into a VTOL aircraft. Cool idea.

[@miggypeso909]

I have power glide and the superior Go Bot version “BadBoy”. Easily the best A 10 figure out there!

[@edi9892]

I know a woman, who was at a wedding that got crashed by an A10. The way she talked about it gave me chills. She mentioned it as if had been rain ruining the wedding and her voice was emotionless.

[@kurnazolan2384]

that a-10 was a blessing, bet it made it oh so much better for all the guys there

[@deanstuart8012]

Nine British soldiers were also killed by A10s on 26th February 1991 during the Liberation of Kuwait. It caused a bit of a stink at the time.

[@pogo1140]

And an F-15 killed US soldiers when it shot down an American UH-61 Blackhawk in Iraq.

[@darrenshaw6724]

Also dropped a bomb on journalists in Iraq

[@johnolive3425]

​​@@darrenshaw6724ropping a bomb on journos is a bad thing?

[@sorryi6685]

​@@johnolive3425How else we gonna get cool war photos and videos?

[@skipsmoyer4574]

Worked on A-10s for 2 years in England. Friendly fire has happened always in war, even when weapons couldn't be used past 100 yards, and it always will happen sadly.

[@Kenionatus]

Yeah. I'm honestly surprised at the low numbers of FF kills. (Tho I'm purely an armchair general.)

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

But A-10s do it more than others. That's not an opinion, it's counting.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@Kenionatus its not low when its more than every single other us plane combined (before any a10-tards claim CAS as an excuse, the f111 didnt have this problem in desert storm while doing far more damage and losing FAR fewer planes)

[@riderholic4916]

Like other YT video said, A-10 isn't a plane. It's a frickin GUNS WITH WINGS

[@nursestoyland]

It’s a bird! No it’s a plane! Actually, *ITS A FLYING GUN!*

[@madkoala2130]

no its flying warcrime

[@SimplyThatSleepyGuy]

the clip from bo time gaming was perfect!

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Bo's the man

[@GModBMXer]

Dude knows Jormungand? Good taste 👌

[@bidenkamala-wu4zc]

I have always loved this air craft. Everything about it says kicking a$$ and taking names

[@first-offfinally9941]

I can't believe the government responded to the friendly-fire incidents with skill issue

[@ArcturusOTE]

That and slowly replacing some roles the A-10 would've done with other planes

[@THECHEESELORD69]

10:45 you can hear how much he fucked up in his voice lol. It’s unfortunate that stuff like that happens…

[@Joker-DarkKnight]

The hottest noise to hear in the sky.

[@HeatMyShorts]

Great video. Thanks for creating this. My very favorite aircraft and I still learned quite a few things :)

[@frankdrevinpolicesquad2930]

Flying Hueys back in the US at Fort Hood, Texas in the late 70's, the Air Force would often use our artillery/bombing range. The Air Force jockeys would surprise us by flying UNDERNEATH us with the then new A10 at less than 100 feet of altitude. Even more impressive was the Air National Guard doing that with old F100 Super Sabres ! My sister in the Air Force was a crew chief on F15s and the A10 and loved the A10

[@nursestoyland]

wait the air force national guard still used F-100 Super Sabers at the time?

[@DragonofSwe]

the first time i saw a Warhog was in the classic RTS game command and conquer, flown by GDI as a mission asset that would drop napalm bombs that could kill Infantry and seriously damage building and base defenses

[@danzmitrovich6250]

A10 war hog can always still be seen with air national guard attack plane units that can always rip holes in other tank units and the friendly tank units can always trust the a 10 planes as well and the Arizona boneyard can always still find parts to the other planes flying

[@danzmitrovich6250]

Anytime at a fog of war even on the ground when there firing rounds of bullets and shells it will always hit friends and enemies as well

[@royalhistorian5109]

@@danzmitrovich6250 Yea but compare to other aircraft, it's night and day on how many friendly fire incidents with the A-10 mostly due to lack of radar and such with the most famous being a pilot mistaking a Warrior IFV for a Russian truck.

[@danzmitrovich6250]

That is very true even in the battleships during the day and night raids mission on the island campaign battles as well

[@pogo1140]

@Calvino Kristanto When your job is to hit enemy units that are in direct contact with friendly units. friendly fire is always going to be a risk

[@danzmitrovich6250]

The realization is friendly fire can always happen with the gis in enemy gear just to mess with there heads to shutdown there own operations in under cover top secret military ops mission

[@locoledo]

Perfect video 👍🏻

[@righty-o3585]

The A-10 has also been used as a quick mission low altitude bomber. Being able to send tactical bombs in a tight group with the agility closer to a fighter.

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Don't forget that an autobot Named Power glide transforms into The A10 in the g1 cartoon,

[@couchbanana343]

Americas favorite flying gun

[@ATreacherousFoe]

When I was a kid in scouts these things would use us for target practice in the Adirondacks. We'd be out in our canoes and they would swoop in at less than 100m off the deck and give us a great thrill!

[@A-Warthog-cc1wm]

ooooo, sounds like fun!

[@pogo1140]

The A-10 is going to be replaced by F-35A's but according to recent USAF training documents, the pilots assigned to these squadrons will not be required to be proficient in CAS to mentain flight status and no CAS training flights are scheduled as part of their yearly training flight schedule.

[@Helperbot-2000]

me when precision weaponry:

[@christopherabimanyumintard3522]

Hey, can you do a video on the AC-130 ?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I will!

[@MMccloud]

I’ll tell you from experience when you are taking direct fire hearing that beautiful BBRRRRTTTT is an instant morale booster bc you know everything it was aimed at is no longer among the living

[@dmanduff9108]

Surprised this video never brought up the YA-10B Night/All Weather two seater that was tested. Badass and little known piece of A-10 history.

[@lemarluke6278]

Fairchild built it at their own expense as a proof of concept aircraft.

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

Anyone else get Fortunate Son vibes from the We Were Soldiers clip? 🤔😃 Strong work as always brother man

[@button9]

GIJoe made me believe for a long time these planes had a vertical takeoff

[@hansmerker5611]

I suggest videos on the: Battle axe 1858 Remington 1860 Colt army

[@NinoDerungs]

5:18 Hahaha made my day! thanks

[@johnriddington9514]

Why completely skip the part about the A-10 being made for one thing, that it is actually pretty inferior at. Tank killing....

[@Helperbot-2000]

actually its not inferior at that job its useless at it

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

CN you talk about the Apache helicopter?

[@Omega_A3]

PRAISE THE GOD OF THE SKY!

[@flaviapunktexe]

Nice! Could you make about the Lockheed F-104, the infamous Sargfighter?

[@CheifDG]

i like how you use video game footage as well as movie footage not like other channels that only use real footage

[@mamarussellthepie3995]

What were those old 90's opened up A10 + 80's europe/90's Middle East clips from? Would love some more quality A10 content

[@TheFlufferFish]

When talking about Nam’ you’re forgetting about the super tweet.

[@ARWINGx1]

0:28 Indeed, the A-10's one of my Go-To when the mission consists mostly of Ground Targets. Even when I have access to better planes, I still prefer the A-10 (such as that in AC7, even after unlocking the SU-34, I still go back to the A-10) Another reason was 'cause in H.A.W.X 1, when I fought against an SU-37 with the A-10, it's Avenger tore the opponent to sh--. ('course, that player ragequit right after the kill XD)

[@dmoney8602]

No one cares

[@Damonjager09]

​@@dmoney8602 And yet here you are.

[@Ryan_Christopher]

I hate that in AC4 you couldn't manually switch to the Gun Reticle in the nighttime A-10 mission. "Screw it, might as well load for more missiles," I thought, and chose the unlocked F-15E. I didn't know there would be four enemy A-10s to deal with in the end. I had a hell of a time splashing them in the dark because I couldn't turn with them.

[@jamesharris4695]

I like how he used bo time gaming clip of his A-10 double crash lol

[@robert43g]

I find it amazing when you find out the age of the jets just like F15 F16 F18 etc I am getting really old @61 LOL

[@FlyWithMe_666]

One of the first scenes of “Jarhead” was an A-10 attack. The sound of the 30mm was sooo bad, but the rest of the movie was quite decent.

[@Cousin-Eddy]

What they need is a middle-ground aircraft between the A10 and the AC130.

[@thelegendmaster3935]

"So you select an A-10, knowing full well that you'll only be fighting ground forces this mission..."

[@Kokuyous3ki]

I still like the Chayenne more. Can't help it, it's a helicopter, way more reasonable for ground support, especially considering the landing/takeoff and loitering. Well, corruption at work I guess.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Cheyenne*

[@adammansilla4949]

am i having deja vu or is this a reupload cuz of copyright?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Copyright 🙃

[@adammansilla4949]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Ah that sucks. Well anyways keep up with the good content👍

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

One thing about the positioning of the Aircraft's Engines. When a jet engine gets hit - it can sometimes come apart, slinging fan blades about. By putting the Engines off in their own little pods - this reduces the negative impact of the engine coming apart or catching fire on the rest of the aircraft, unlike engines which are inside the aircraft's fuselage. Another aspect of the A-10's history - is that while - yes - the aircraft is beloved by many for saving their asses - including it's air crew - the Air Force itself hates it and has tried to get rid of it several times. The Air Force has always preferred an image of a Service that goes after Strategic Targets to Win Wars - and doesn't really get into the grubby existence of people on or near the ground. It really should be owned by the Army - who would appreciate it - BUT - in the Forming of the _"Air Force"_ it took all the Fixed Wing aircraft away from the Army - so that the Army is only allowed to have Helicopters. .

[@davidbell1619]

Except for transports.

[@danielvandersall6756]

Pretty much an open secret in the Air Force that this aircraft is TERRIBLE at its reassigned task--close air support. It is simply NOT what this aircraft was designed for; it was made in anticipation of the inevitable tank invasion of northwestern Europe. To fly up and down the Fulda gap and other choke points strafing endless columns of T-72s. It was not in any way designed for pinpoint defense and assistance of ground troops; and two major design features of the air frame bear this out. 1: It only has one operator; this means that the pilot not only has to fly the aircraft, but assess the information he is receiving from soldiers that are under fire. 2: This plane has none of the advanced imaging of the Apache, and in many cases the pilot literally carries binoculars so they can attempt to scan the area and assess the situation they are flying into--at 300mph or so. And then there's the mighty GAU-8--a weapon whose accuracy is measured in 12-meter increments. What that means is that any hit within a 12-meter radius is reported as an accurate hit; that's about the length of a city bus in any direction. And that's an accurate shot--rare in combat conditions, in a plane that offers little isolation or mitigation of the massive recoil. Simply, this aircraft killed more of its own soldiers than any other aircraft in Desert Storm. But hey, big gun go BRRRRRRRT

[@johnolive3425]

You are, to be blunt, full of shit! 1. I've seen the A-10 in action in Desert Storm AND OIF III. It killed tanks, APC's and just about anything else it shot at with the 30mm, bombs and missiles 2. The Air Force brass hates both the Army and the CAS mission. But since the dissolution of the SU, that's the combat game around for them. 3. Every man I've talked to who actually flew the aircraft, IN COMBAT, loves the aircraft. Their opinion is far more relevant than yours! 😂😂😂

[@snowsoldier_9775]

I have been searching this

[@jimmyjamautrey]

I read somewhere that the gun was developed first to destroy Russian tanks, they attempted to mount the gun on other airframes but was unsuccessful. The A10 from what I read was built around the gun. If anyone has any more info on that please chime in.

[@solokom]

"The A10 from what I read was built around the gun." - that's what is said in the video, too.

[@Helperbot-2000]

indeed the gun was made to destroy russian tanks, but what a 10 fans never mention is that it failed to do that role... the live fire test showed it to be ineffective to useless at taking out the russian tanks of that era, which is why the a10 carries around an oversized gun which is too slow firing to be effective against troops

[@rolfagten857]

A nice plain , i knew it from the GI Joe toy line.

[@rkirschner7175]

LEGENDARY. 🤔🙀👍🙏❤

[@desperado8605]

They better not retire our girl

[@DieselMcBadass1]

my favorite plane ever

[@solokom]

7:48 that joke went over most peoples heads I guess. :D

[@stevenbaringer7309]

VTOL version of an A-10 like Cobra had would be AWESOME!! Ultimate local area Rapid response aircraft!

[@davidrobertson5700]

A Blue thunder clip killing the F16, whilst mentioning the devils cross 🤔 Yes I remember Blue Thunder, she was the competitor of Airwoof

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The success of Blue Thunder inspired the creation of Airwolf*. One was a movie, the other a TV series. They never competed against each other.

[@davidrobertson5700]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 you obviously did not know there was a Blue Thunder tv series in direct competition with Airwoof . Silly boy 🤣

[@2ksnakenoodles]

Any chance of us getting a littlebird edition of in the movies?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Absolutely. Will be a fun project.

[@2ksnakenoodles]

@Johnny Johnson YO lesgooo! Always a pleasure to watch 🙏

[@Bleckman666]

A fantastic beast of a plane! It's impact is best described by legendary author Tom Clancy (on the commentary track of "the Sum of all Fears"): "Don't run. You'll just die tired."

[@Grekos26]

A-10 is Gun with a Plane

[@pershing3346]

The A10 and the P47 were designed by the same man. Not Pierre Sprey though.

[@usmcdevildog3497]

Voting in for the Marine Viper, a deadly attack helicopter that was born out of the Vietnam war

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I like it.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The original version was the Hughes AH-1 Cobra. The Viper (AH-1Z) is only its latest variant.

[@grindstone4910]

1:32 that interior AWACS scene was filmed with a bunch of guys I knew when I was in the USAF. They would NOT shut up about being in the movie lmao Nobody knows what the hell "Killbox 1 Alpha" is, either

[@nom1293]

Contrary to the commentary, the P47 was also used as a fighter ( escorting B17s of the 8th Air Force ).

[@AlaskanWhiskeyOfficial]

the men who designed this plane, were cookin hard that day

[@volt_8339]

love the bo clip in there lol

[@mrmacguff1n]

Your favorite flying gun