Harrowing Audio from A-10 Warthog Close Air Support in Afghanistan

Comms and video from inside an A-10 Warthog during the war in Afghanistan. The video and audio give us a glimpse from a pilot's perspective of close-air support to a ground element from the A-10. During the video, we can hear the team requesting fire, marking the target area with smoke. Multiple Warthogs deliver good guns and there's a very clear change in tone (relief) from the ground element.
We're going through an archive of old footage as we manage our back-end database. Some has been posted before, some hasn't. Be on the lookout for lots of raw content hitting the tube soon. -Ronnie
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[@ronnieadkins]

We're going through an archive of old footage as we manage our back-end database. Some has been posted before, some hasn't. Be on the lookout for lots of raw content hitting the tube, Twitter, and IG over the next few weeks. Also, how many of you said "BRRRRT" out loud? I did. "HOG 0-1 guns good, guns good"

[@rickrickard2788]

Good- I wasn't alone....

[@Vinny69420]

@@rickrickard2788 Nope, did the same.

[@kostudas1]

video running hot with my comment at live chat... it gave birth to this video with ronie of cource on the wheel !!! dang this is cool brig it on ronnie you r the sane kind of "weird" :) A-10 GO GO GOOOOOOO THEY WAS ABOVE MY HOUSE AREA ABOUT 2 WEEKS MAN THIS WHY I LOVE THEM AND I GOT PIC;S AND ALL MY GALAXY S21 ULTRA GAVE ME THE OPP TO TAKE SOME PICS !!!🥰🥰😇

[@PapaDan]

Fire Control Technician 1st SOW. Early 80s. Great footage!

[@kostudas1]

WE ALL SAY BRRRRRRT EVERY DAY

[@ericlewandowskivlogs]

Ground guy went from high stress, to cool and collected after a few passes with the A-10's. Very cool to hear.

[@davidf2244]

"You're sending the wolf?? Shiiiiit, motherfucker, that's all you had to say!"

[@georgesheffield1580]

When you have your top cover ou calm down .

[@AllenLa4]

Russia aint ready for the brtttttt

[@wenjuckts6503]

@@AllenLa4 laughs in Tunguska and/or other SHORAD

[@dylanb0404]

@@wenjuckts6503bud, they can’t take out Ukraine lmfaooo

[@hossahunter22]

Hog 02: "LEEEEROY JENKINSSSS🤠🤠🤠" Hog 01: "dude i said cover😑"

[@hawaiian_judge5113]

underrated comment

[@OurBlackFriend]

Lol gold

[@aliveandwellinisrael7944]

And then he unleashed 2.

[@paulc4745]

I thought I was the only one who heard that lol

[@keit006]

When your boys can't make it tonight and you drop in with randoms.

[@mantia39]

Amazing how these pilots can figure out where the target is. Truly incredible people.

[@lazaruslongnl9046]

Remember, prior to this they had eyes ont he objective they are Cassing. The camera is shit quality, but their eyes and instruments are much much clearer.

[@NetoGod]

@Redox Show me in Arma 3 first try, it’s more difficult than you’re making it seem

[@simplycomplicated2357]

@@NetoGod Arma is only hard because its poorly optimized and you cant usually get a good big visual distance in the air without melting your cpu. lol. any other airsim its rudimentary

[@Frankie5Angels150]

@Redox Can you do it, targeting pod or not? Then STFU.

[@Frankie5Angels150]

@@NetoGod Comparing real combat flying to your child’s video game is like comparing sex with a woman to masturbation.

[@kantemirovskaya1lightninga30]

This video is a perfect demonstration of why the extreme loyalty of infantry men to the hog riders is so strong and enduring. They saved my butt on more than one occasion and I am likely one of thousands of infantry men in the same situation

[@justinplaysguitar]

Saved my life probably 60 days some a couple times a day. Literally had them do a run through the middle of our base. Another day my commander was telling them ten meters ( CORRECTION 50 meters ) from our position. Killed the enemy but also hit us but it was needed. We were hunkered down just a little lower apparently

[@D_33_]

Hogggg ridddaaa

[@sleepingninjaquiettime]

A10's are either loved or hated with a passion.

[@mtgAzim]

Isn't it unbelievable that whatever congresswoman or whoever it was that suggested to shelve the a10 saying that b1's could've been the substitute? They have ZERO understanding of the capabilities and importance of platforms like the a10. Whether people love or hate John McCain, his response to that suggestion was pretty fitting. The a10 is as he described, "the finest close air support platform in the world today".

[@fkdhjfghdsjkghjkfhgkfjd]

​@@sleepingninjaquiettime depending on the side?

[@systemspecchecker]

It's hard to overstate the incredible feeling of close air support in your worst moment. Gives me chills.

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

For anyone that doesn't know their way around a cockpit you can see the rounds counting down when he fires. Look on the left hand side of the HUD, the gun ammo is labeled as "HEI/ 1150". Watch that and you can see the rounds counter go down from 1150 to 930, then down to 740... Just FYI if you were curious about how many rounds they were putting down range per run or exactly when he's pulling the trigger. (I was Ordnance on Harriers. Was in Bagram for a year.) Semper Fi

[@chilloutmusiclounge1682]

Doesn't the HEI part before the number of rounds mean what type of round is being fired? I'd think HEI means High Explosive Incendiary

[@tiba242424]

Then thiers that sexy smoke trail. OUTSTANDING!

[@atheistconservative6211]

Not letting the A10's get replaced by some single engine, almost Piper Cub-looking little disaster was one of the few things that Senator John McStain did right, at the end of his life

[@mikelastname]

Thanks for that beta. The image out of the cockpit through the HUD looks awful - is it that grainy and blurry ITL, or is this just a video quality thing?

[@DamaramuHQ]

@@mikelastname I think that's just a "gun cam". They always look like crap.

[@cptbaker]

Forget about the intensive training each pilot has to go through... I have an immeasurable amount of respect for all pilots having to deal with both physical and psychological stress. Keeping your calm while having to hear calls for help when troops are in contact, but having to abide by the laws of physics and your own body's limitations while performing these maneuvers to provide close air support....bravo, bravo to all of you.

[@pashaveres4629]

Altitude! Altitude! Altitude!

[@j420666]

We’ll yeah what exactly do you think the Intensive trainings for?

[@junioraltamontent.7582]

You can hear him straining through the G's after the first run at 2:00😮

[@justinthyme1945]

"angels on our shoulders" was the best line from Saving Private Ryan and it holds true today

[@spazzymacgee5648]

Yeah it's what they get trained for. Trained to kill and invade with out asking questions. Dumb soldiers.

[@DavidMiller-yc5ol]

No pilot will ever love the A10 or the Apache more than what the grunt on the ground does.🇺🇲

[@konosmgr]

Yeah i'm sure all the friendlies being killed by the a-10 love that shit.

[@WhatnotChaser]

@@konosmgrI’m sure you’ve experienced zero but keep blabbing

[@pd28cat]

@@WhatnotChaser you don't have to be a chef to say the food was shit

[@kainhall]

@@pd28cat and what do you want them to replace the gun runs with? bombs dropped by F35s at 30,000 feet? . do you really think a 500 pound bomb dropped as "danger close" as they called in the gun run is going to do less friendly damage?

[@kainhall]

@@konosmgr and how many dead enemy per 1 friendly dead?

[@narutofanz4]

Hearing the men fight in the background while the radio operator and pilot maintain great communication and the pilot hits the mark on the first pass. That urgency is what saves lives. God bless all veterans

[@fallinginthed33p]

TACP or JTAC vectoring in those jets?

[@chrisfloto3599]

I was an infantryman in Afghanistan. Some people get into the shat some don’t. I carried the m240. My friends would say when they heard that on the battlefield they felt relieved. When I heard the a10s, Apache’s, harriers or knew the bombers up there I’d feel relieved. Best and worst times of my life. Thank you pilots and crew. Thank you artillery, tac p, mortars and artillery too we did a good job to bad this country has had elected a lot of bad leaders that are more worried about reelection than doing the right things and what needs to be done.

[@bradsanders407]

Wow, I've always said the us isn't worth a damn at fighting wars but it's brainwashing is simply next level and you are proof positive of that. Yeah those damn politicians that seen the utter hopelessness of the situation and made the correct decision to get the hell out of the illegally occupied country albeit should have never happened or at the very least been a hell of a lot sooner. That's what really in my opinion in going to be a huge stain on the 1st "black" presidents legacy. Saying he was going to get us out of the winless situation only to ramp it up til still lose. History doesn't remember economic plans or Healthcare plans that are mediocre. It remembers resounding success or resounding failure and leaders actions in wartime and from Bush Jr to trump are all going to be looked at as war criminals that went unpunished and losers. Utter failures

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Kissinger referred to soldiers as pawns. TBH bro it's not worth it. The last real war ended in 1945

[@MagicCookieGaming]

​@@michaeltaylor8835 finally a couple of down-to-earth military people, thought they didn't exist lol

[@capncrispypoo9342]

To quote a WW2 training video from way back: "Don't forget you're not alone out there, you've got a hell of a lot of people working for you."

[@wolfhodgkinson6866]

I'm a retired Hog Fixer (crew chief) and I never get tired of watching my baby do her thing. That's my girl...

[@karriem5666]

I worked with several really good crew chiefs from '98-'02. I was a "spark chaser".

[@carlchasteen8201]

Thank you Sir/Ma'am for working so hard to keep those life saving aircraft operational. I believe that my Soldiers and I are here today only because of the A-10 and the brave pilots who were not afraid to "get down and dirty" to support us. I pray that aircraft is never retired but only improved.

[@chris-vecchio]

As an Army Vet, I GREATLY appreciate you keeping these machines working!

[@Hillbilly64]

I was a AMMO Troop at DM, I share your love of the A10

[@tsparks4133]

​@@Hillbilly64IYAAYAS!

[@patrickhenry7416]

You can hear the relief in his voice and uplift after that first round….

[@igw6467]

So true you’re right

[@braize6279]

lol it's literally the same throughout the entire thing. Even says they are still under fire. Why make up the added drama

[@patrickhenry7416]

@@braize6279 is your life really that pathetic? Clearly

[@armageddonready4071]

As a FO, I can say having an A 10 on station, is like having your big brother watching your back on the playground. Hopefully you won’t need him, but if you do, you know the problem is SOLVED. Semper fi earthlings

[@korwl540]

when i was in afghanistan back in 2010, i had the privilege of seeing a warthog gun run. we were pulling security for a clearing op in the shah wali kot valley, troops in contact, all that jazz. i was hanging out the rear guard hatch of a stryker when the bird came down at what seemed like an incredibly steep, almost vertical dive into the caldera maybe a klick or two away. the sound that bounced off the mountains is something i'll never forget. it was terrifying, awesome, majestic. there is something almost spiritual about witnessing the pure power of an A-10, and knowing that those rounds are finding targets that'll help out the guys in contact. the way you cheer for it is just completely giving yourself up to the moment, in that moment. it's beautiful.

[@spookysammy7245]

Much quieter in the Hog cockpit than I imagined. They sound quite distinctive from the ground. Love that groan and whistle she makes.

[@threestrikesmarxman9095]

It’s probably just the mic squelch.

[@marlow5381]

The humming is the sound of the A-10's turbofans, just severely muffled @@threestrikesmarxman9095

[@sbreheny]

This is only recording the radio audio and a few sounds the pilot makes into his mic when not transmitting. The continuous tone in the background comes from the 400Hz AC power used in the A-10 and most aircraft.

[@marlow5381]

oh cool! thanks for the info@@sbreheny

[@jaytrock3217]

A-10 by day, AC-130 by night will save your life.

[@nickboscia3819]

Yes but , AC-130s do require relatively safe air space to work- Spectre is a beast when allowed to be (as is the HOG, obviously)

[@BlastinRope]

All day

[@blatocervo]

All night

[@jeffsmith6218]

So I saw an interview with the pilot who flew this mission. He said troops were in contact and called for air support. They sent a couple of B-1 B bombers a couple of F-16s and another fighter aircraft system along with two A-10s. He said the weather started closing in and none of the other aircraft could help because they couldn’t pick up the target but the A-10s were on station and destroyed the enemy. Love those Hogs.

[@dylandettorre6583]

No one would have noticed but 0-1 adjusted his rudder, utilizing the yawing motion to fire rounds laterally without commanding a rolling input. That’s a straight shooter ladies and gentlemen, and a fine pilot.

[@casesully50]

I didn't know you were still uploading Funker! You were my favorite channel when I was in the Marine Corps

[@geoffdot5]

Words cannot express how well all the teams work together to execute the mission at hand, from soldiers, sailors, radio operators, coordinators, pilots, ground crew and anyone else I have missed off. All life and liberty protectors, god bless and safe travels.

[@grippercrapper]

I was once an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force and you are very correct. There is an extensive team of hundreds of people working in the background to facilitate these engagements. It’s an incredible machine to witness and it was built over a long period of trial and error. They have this stuff down to a science now.

[@geoffdot5]

Amen to you and yours stay safe and stay strong.

[@ke3552]

It felt like my blood pressure went up while listening to this. Beautiful Work!

[@sethlabiaux420]

Those A-10 pilots are a different breed. I read an article about a woman who piloted an A-10 in manual reversion from Iraq to Kuwait. She described it like driving a semi with no power steering.

[@joecee6862]

Triple redundancy on flight controls, can RTB with half a wing missing, half a stab missing, and one engine out. Thing is a flying tank. BRRRRRRT for me baby 😍

[@Frankosclone]

Thats the deffinition of a bad b whoooweee

[@perniciousreaper4393]

Kim Campbell. A legend.

[@HotForgeChaos]

That airframe looked like swiss cheese by the time she got it back on the deck.

[@AmericaVoice]

This gave me goosebumps! I have been deployed and the planes and helicopters were my absolute best friends! 😊

[@HamuraiC-137]

Everyone who’s been in hard contact feels the same.

[@groundpounder0541]

Shout out to DCS World for allowing me to understand all the HUD symbology

[@CategoricalImperative]

Lol.

[@InvaderZIM..]

Don’t forget ace combat!

[@HotForgeChaos]

Jane's F15 for me

[@Leo-fk9ch]

In 2006, while on a recon north of Takur Ghar with Army SF, our alpha detachment came under heavy fire from a Taliban position. We were caught in the open, taking RPG and heavy machine gun fire from a tree line. We called in the situation and within an hour a flight of two A10s arrived on scene. We had a medivac hovering beyond our position, unable to get to the LZ and extract our three wounded so time was critical. The two A10s made several staffing runs, totally suppressing enemy fire. All it took was ten minutes and they departed. Blackhawk in, wounded out. I caught shrapnel but was able to make it into enemy emplacements for a recon, body count. All we found among the shredded trees were scattered body parts. Those 30mm’s raised hell. I’ll never forget a team mate calling my attention to a human torso, missing legs and head up about 15 feet, blown into one of the trees. Well done. Very well done. Thanks to the JTAC controller and pilots of the 354th FS.

[@NRG56]

Holy shit

[@v12dot]

Hope you’re doing ok now pal 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BattleChemist]

Good stuff, thanks guys!

[@DustyGamma]

Great to see this in higher resolution and audio quality.

[@markthompson8656]

Looked very hazy to me.

[@TurdUnicorns]

when it comes to military plane pov footage this is the best it gets

[@DustyGamma]

@@markthompson8656 Yeah, I mean the previous upload of this video was lower resolution, it was harder to see anything in that. I think it might have been a foggy day.

[@alextheman3330]

Praying for support then seeing an a10 is one of gods gifts to me and my Sgt Bless those pilots! I miss talking to them Some of the best human beings I’ve ever met!

[@calebberry9202]

Were you an fo? I’m trying to get 0861 in my contract

[@alextheman3330]

@@calebberry9202 I was a usmc 0331 machine gunner My 240b gave me hearing loss I still miss the sound tho lmao

[@JCTrev13]

Wow, this is why the Warthog is my favorite warplane. The ultimate in Air to Ground support. I'm glad this is on our side.

[@ImZeroDayz]

This gives me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing. RIP Stoney

[@daddyrabbit835]

Thank you DCS... I actually know what's happening.

[@chrismaverick9828]

Why the Hog needs to be kept up until a proper replacement is found. The F-35 can do things, but not like this. The sound of that plane is unique. The enemy hears it. The friendlies hear it. Every pass means death for someone on the enemy side. You can make it more survivable, more powerful, but you cannot replace the idea of it nor the effect on the ground it makes just from its presence.

[@Ananamitron]

The A-10 is great against ground forces with no AA. Against a near peer enemy they'd be shot down pretty easily. They need to develop a new CAS aircraft from the ground up with stealth.

[@impulsiveDecider]

Let's say it together: "CAS is a mission, not a platform".

[@jamesstacey529]

Love the warthog. I appreciate my best friend providing assistance as a pilot of aApache longbow during operation enduring freedom.. I have mad respect for him and all you guys. As we said to each other, ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies 🙏🇺🇲🎯

[@suzyrottencrotch5132]

Cry about it

[@suzyrottencrotch5132]

F a g a l e r t

[@ohare_eraho]

@@suzyrottencrotch5132 orc

[@suzyrottencrotch5132]

@@ohare_eraho better than a nah z. Cope

[@ohare_eraho]

@@suzyrottencrotch5132 orc nazi

[@snipedevyl]

“Dude I said cover” “Piss off” 😂😂😂

[@oL5re9re55ion]

He said “2’s off” not piss off

[@josephmeggs8213]

@@oL5re9re55ion Ah dang... well good on hog 2 for being dutiful i guess..

[@xGhostx697]

Hog 2 a G for telling him to piss off 😂 man’s wanted some of that action *edit. Probably said „2‘s off“ but I like to pretend he said piss off😂

[@95TurboSol]

I thought I miss heard that but I guess not 🤣

[@mwoodall13]

Time stamp? I didn’t hear that 😂

[@LoudestHoward]

Think he said "Two's off" as in he's stopping his attack run

[@xGhostx697]

@@LoudestHoward haven’t even thought about that 😅

[@DustyGamma]

He says "Two's off." Someone misheard it the same in the original upload, that's around some.

[@steve5825]

Incredible identifying a target in that fog.

[@onlythebest3311]

It just boggles the mind how those guys able to execute in such situations, i never understand how they are able to separate enemy from friendly or even know which building to shoot at while flying like this. My hats off to you all.

[@TheSpinkels]

In 1991 Gulf War and Iraq, it mainly involved pilots looking through binoculars - in a time when proper targeting systems and IFF reading was already a thing. Needless to say the A-10 has killed a lot of friendly soldiers, more than any other aircraft in service as well as suffered the most losses. The hype around the A-10 is grossly undeserved.

[@annoyed707]

Sometimes they don't get it right. Recall the Canadian troops bombed by a gung ho pilot who thought he knew best? The widows are recalling every day.

[@i_liek_bois]

Jfc

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

​@@annoyed707or the British convoy, which was really tragic because the flight lead saw the orange identification panels, but his complete yeehaw wingman convinced him they were orange painted rockets.

[@dimasyt1695]

Imagine being able to talk to a flying missile and mini gun that watches your evey move like a guardian angel, Imagine

[@ferallion3546]

The velocity of those rounds going down range is always impressive.

[@jungleboy1]

too much DCS for me. i feel like i'm HOG 01 every now and then....... Can only imagine how tricky this is for the pilot due to the amount of mountains etc.

[@Rosskles]

Looks like low cloud and light mist too, so disorientating. So much respect for those pilots.

[@jungleboy1]

@@Rosskles yeah.... im not sure if pilot had a TPOD/JHMCS/thermals, maybe was too foggy to even use that so credit to him being able to pinpoint and stick the target.

[@Rosskles]

@@jungleboy1 He made sure he was 100% not going to hit friendlies even though the guys on the ground were in some heavy shit. That shows the level of responsibility these pilots know they hold when using such a powerful weapon of war.

[@DustyGamma]

For frig sake everyone, Hog 0-2 says "Two's off." indicating that he's broken off his run! It's not some Hollywood movie.

[@GreenEyedRogue]

Just before that, 0-2 called in hot, and was immediately redirected by the flight leader Hog-01 to fly cover. One of the highest priorities for CAS missions is locating the players and keeping jets attacking in sequence and in a cordon that minimizes blue-on-blue risk.

[@joanofarc6402]

Excellent work fellas. Save our sons!

[@yessir7147]

“Hog 2 in hot” “dude i said cover” “piss off”

[@NCarolina4455]

"2's off"

[@gavingiant6900]

The GAU, you are kinda safe if you hear it (or the last thing you hear, depending on distance). The A-10/Warthog is a beast and a half. It is still a tank buster in my opinion. But the role changed, with the capabilities.

[@skyscream]

Yup, HE-Frag milk bottles do a number to soft flesh in a wide area.

[@Andrew-wu1xd]

The bullets fly faster than the BRRT. That's the thing. By the time you hear the BRRRT anything it was going to hit was already dead. By the time you hear the BRRT the bullets already got there, the audio waves are just reaching your ears late. The BRRRT is the sound of death already happening.

[@HyPnOsS1933]

Professionalism is absolutely insane

[@johnselden9257]

Amazing footage.

[@thomasmcmahan2014]

“2, do you see the smoke?” “Yeah it’s on fire”

[@bankingonmoney8224]

The hog is favorite plane. It's a beast for land support. I believe it has gone beyond expectations as it was suppose to retire many times but continues on with war efforts. Long live the HOG!

[@DBMMMMM]

Is the audio nowadays still so noisy as before? My god

[@ldobehardcore]

The A-10 is pretty far beyond it's useful service life. We only fly it in safe places (absolutely no enemy air defense) and use it as a troop morale tool. As a troop morale tool it is probably the single most effective thing you can bring to bear in a crisis. But the A-10 has kill a lot of Americans on the battle field just because that gun splatters all over the place, and people really think they can have the A-10 come in and shoot a bunch of guys on a wall 50 yards away without ever catching the friendlies

[@TheSpinkels]

It's suffered the most losses out of any plane in service and has killed the most friendly soldiers as well. It is horrendously obsolete, assuming it was ever effective to begin with, and served a redundant role that virtually anything from the F-15, F-16, B1, B2, F-111, and F-35 has proven to do faster, more safely, and more accurately. The reason it hasn't been phased out isn't because it's effective, it's because it has a shitload of lobbyists forcing it to remain in service, lobbyists who either have a vested interest in keeping it around or simply buy the same hype the general public does, being part of the zeitgeist that close air support is nothing but primitive, tanky, slowass planes with guns and not the high altitude, long range, precision ordnance that's been doing it better even before the A-10 was in service.

[@CutLemM]

When your over your radio "Hog 01 inbound and hot", you know someone about to had really bad day

[@nickboscia3819]

This is some beautiful shit for so many reasons that most people will never understand. Much respect for these men.

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

And women. Women fly also

[@Deno2100]

Killing people defending their lands from foreign invaders is beautiful? You need to adjust your sites man.

[@SonoftheBread]

​@@bobsbuurgers3714my uncle married a female falcon pilot, she's a badass and a very sweet lady

[@MrInjun382]

I could not tell what was going on. I could never be a pilot. God Bless those men. Damn. Takes a special person

[@gemnicherry2670]

And this is why i could never be a pilot, I could barely see the buildings. It would have been waaayyyy too late to shoot by time I could tell what he’d already fired at! Salute to those pilots!

[@MondoChow777]

it's not that complicated.

[@s3cunit]

This video is intentionally degraded from what the pilot actually sees. You'd be fine if you made it through training and qualification to become a pilot.

[@user-iz3gv7th6z]

Yeah the planes have had like 4k resolution for decades on their cams.

[@humanbeing4870]

@@s3cunit I mean it’s not intentional. The HUD camera just isn’t very high resolution

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

This isn't what the pilots see homie. This is *the worst possible view* you could have. This is just HUD footage that was evidently shot through a dirty fish tank. Lol😅

[@christianoles1427]

God bless these men!!

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

And women. This in not WW1, women fly A10s also. Semper Fi

[@MythionVR]

@@bobsbuurgers3714 Okay but can you tell me where you hear women in this video?

[@dennissvitak148]

I was in the Air Force, at the first USAF NATO base that received A-10's, back in the late 70's, RAF Woodbridge. I was the base weather station commander, and my team provided operational weather support for two squadrons, and an Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS), with the huge HH-53 Sea Stallions. We also had a small group of Canberra bombers. Our sister base, a couple of miles away, RAF Bentwaters, had three more A-10 squadrons. The Soviets were TERRIFIED of this plane. I know this for a fact..as my wife and I went to Moscow in 1979, on vacation, and were picked up and interrogated by the KGB, or perhaps the GRU. Not sure. I didn't tell them shit.

[@liammears]

I live 5 minutes away from what was RAF Woodbridge. I'm so sad that there aren't any A10's flying around anymore. I'd have loved to have them coming and going. Such a cool aircraft. Now it's Apaches, Chinooks and Ospreys that shake my house on low passes.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Kinda surprised it took you this long to show this. I've watched it several times on a different channel. It's nuts.

[@SaltyGrapee]

With the beat go SKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@imagineaworld]

I guess you come with warning labels?

[@tearl5676]

If you are in the immediate area, it sounds like God's zipper. Only louder.

[@THE_MR_MAN]

good job! 👍

[@jamesmcd71]

Wow. This brought me back to a place I have worked so hard to get past.

[@offgridexploring]

I called CAS only once as we were pinned by a sniper in Tikrit. The sound of those helos is the BEST feeling.

[@alanhelton]

My best/worst days in combat always revolved around either a Spectre, Hog, or fastback.

[@igw6467]

Thank you for your service. What’s a fastback?

[@davidreeves8388]

A f 15 f16 f 18 fast movers

[@joecee6862]

Fixed wing, fast back, fast movers... Jets

[@hollyfoxThe]

Those were some serious turns. 45 degrees in my little Cessna and I felt like I was going to slip on down. Airspeed is your friend when altitude is not. LOL I thought I would see the cannon trails but not. Just rattling. Cool vid.

[@jackdeth37]

Second time watching this video and it’s still awesome! The enemy definitely picked the wrong day to come to work!

[@brookss2141]

"Dude I said cover"

[@dietcoke759]

Lead definitely cockblocked 2 on this day

[@elfanarion]

"Hog 2, do you see the building to the south of smoke, there's a series of buildings?" "Yes" "Well, I don't want to" "Understood".

[@LPM147]

As a civilian, I am both impressed and grateful to hear the expertise and professionalism being displayed here. The guy on the ground was legit when calling in the air cover. If it was me, I'd have no clue what to ask for or how to direct them. Good guns! Good guns! Very impressive.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

I couldnt make out anything from the video. These pilots must have much better vision than me... good vid.. ✌️

[@mattnsac]

This footage does no justice to what those drivers can actually see in the seat. This is like filming Planet Earth with an iPhone1

[@jimmyharmon2519]

If it wasn't for the A-10 I wouldn't be alive right now and neither would my team.

[@Sam656TH]

You wouldn't be alive if the enemy wasn't wearing dresses and couldn't fight back either, wasn't a real war.

[@jimmyharmon2519]

You're funny, because not long after that I graduated from RIP/RASP and went on over 4000 missions not counting the call outs and I'm created with 20+ CQB kills.

[@Sam656TH]

@@jimmyharmon2519 You killed tribesmen who can't fight, have no tech or weapons and extremely low IQ ... Do you know what would happen to you in Ukraine?

[@Flakester]

​@@Sam656TH what an idiotic comment. They absolutely can and did fight back. Fucking moron.

[@recondolaidy-slayer8468]

@@jimmyharmon2519 dude doesn’t even have a pic, wouldn’t waste my energy on him, pls know you’re loved and appreciated!!

[@michaelkeister8689]

I remember waving to an A-10 pilot, and being able to see the pilot salute us, when we were building OP Spur on the road form Baraki Barak to Wardak.

[@freiburger9399]

Never knew Video games where so close to the real sight of aircraft’s

[@TheByrd]

​​​​@PlaceHolder Arma 3 looks like this. Reticle, hud, and everything. Then again Arma 3 is considered a military simulator

[@paulmartos7730]

I love the A10! It's basically a cannon wrapped around an incredibly powerful, agile, and armored airplane. I met one once and was sore amazed. I don't get the poor com quality. We talked to astronauts on the Moon better.

[@red_phoenix0570]

I think a good chunk of it is extremely heavy sound reduction on the microphones. Gauruntee it's super loud in that cockpit and the pilots voices would be unintelligible if it werent for noise suppression.

[@schism8286]

Phenomenal comms

[@shaark92]

great work. AATTTAAACK!

[@Revbone450]

Anyone have any video of what this looked like on the ground?

[@FUNKER530]

Different location hit but: twitter.com/FunkerActual/status/1662614068534947842?s=20

[@valior9]

What a amazing machine and the humans controling it. What a shame theyve been trying to take the legendary warthog out of the sky. Edit: ppl replying saying its obsolete and any modern army will fk it up obviously thats not what its intended for its purpose is close air support against enemies lacking sufficient air defenses and fits that role perfectly. And sounds 👌. A10 haters are smooth brainers i swear

[@Khuros]

It's pretty worthless in modern war. Its far too slow. These days it will just get shot down by small arms. The engines are such an easy target. It's why alot were shot down.

[@s2korpionic]

It's already worthless decades ago. There are many things are are far more lethal, more capable and more efficient to run.

[@nodrive]

This is not impressive. It's a turkey shoot. Against any decently equipped force, the A10 would not be able to comfortably float around like this. Americans think their aircraft have some God like status because they only ever use it on poor countries with no air defense.

[@skyscream]

@@Khuros BS on you! Only 6 A-10's have ever been lost in combat; all 6 in Desert Storm in '91. They were early A models versus the best of the full strength Iraqi air defenses. Small arms have never done anything but shit basic light damage to the Hog. The engine are also placed where they are for both max protection from enemy fire and max heat dissipation from the engines versus IR guided missiles.

[@skyscream]

@@nodrive Really, they did this all the time during Desert Storm and in Iraq the second time we went in.

[@AJ1990.]

This was like watching Gundams in formation. Wow. Incredible footage.

[@Laughinghawg]

Gotta love me some Warthog.................. pretty much anything with a mini gun on it is awesome.

[@NetoGod]

That CCIP error on the 2nd run! They must’ve been up there for a long time, that error indicates that the plane was below the minimum altitude for the targeted altitude (where the enemy is) The minimum altitude he was supposed to be at was 6,340ft - indicated on the lower right hand side, X.XM/X,XXX (target elevation) This is also indicated by the triangle on the reticle HUD, the CCIP Reticle - the triangle is a quick reference for the pilot to track his altitude (relevant to the minimum alt required for recovery given the target alt) If the triangle is in the middle - you are AT the minimum recovery altitude If it is moving upward, you are above the minimum altitude (it will move up for 5 seconds, and fix itself at the top once you are above minimum altitude for 5+ seconds) The same applies to the triangle moving downward as he goes in for the run - moves down for 5 when you dip, sticks there when it’s been more than 5

[@kaihussin]

Also the first pass looks like it went long. Or I might have looked at the wrong pipper

[@JustSharetheStoke]

lol. These two pilots don’t like each other. Hog 1’s call was shooter/cover meaning first plane is supposed to attack the target and second plane is covering him from threats. After hog 1s run, hog 2 says “in hot”. Right around 2:22 hog 1 says “dude I said cover!” To which hog 2 responds “piss off” hahahaha I love A10s but man pilots can be the worst 😂

[@-007-2]

I don't think Hog 2 said "piss off", I think he said "guns off" , or something indicating him calling off of his gun run. He won't disrespect a higher officer like that.

[@JustSharetheStoke]

@@-007-2 lmao… tell me you’ve never been in the military without telling me you’ve never been in the military. Also, most likely they are the same rank. One guy might be more senior but 100% that second pilot wanted to get his gun on without missing an opportunity.

[@SuiLagadema]

Can you imagine being the pilot, hearing the JTAC fully stressed with gunfire as background in the comms, and then you hear him again, composed and with no background guns going off. I spoke to 1 A-10 pilot and he said it's the best and most rewarding thing to hear.

[@BiggestMarph]

For those who play WARNO, some of this audio is used in the background radio chatter. I had a full on "why tf have i heard this before" moment.

[@bllasae]

Just to clarify what happened here, did the first A10 miss the target on the second run?

[@dave1994jones]

Not that I can tell. I believe what happened is the first hawg straffed the target then the JTAC wanted the second hawg to come 100 meters north. Possible he saw extra targets in close proximity. So if i'm correct in what I'm thinking, instead of calling in for a third gun run, he simply told the second a10 to adjust and get two birds with one stone.

[@Ithzzz]

Both were reported as "good guns" by the infantry. Nothing really "happend" more of a insight into what its like being a a10 pilot doing close air support.

[@kikoredog]

he did say "whole hog element good guns" meaning all 4 of them

[@nateschwartz8677]

LOL @ Hog 01 pausing for a bit then he decides to say it: "dude, I said cover". Hog 02 just wanted a taste!

[@warped-sliderule]

From those of us that were on the A-10 test program at Edwards in 1976 scoring 30mm target hits -- we echo the call "good guns..."

[@GarrisonFall]

I'm amazed the pilots can identify any targets in the image. Is the real life vision better than this video's resolution? Edit: "real life vision"... what I meant was the camera image that the pilot sees, not this video which may be low resolution and/or the result of multiple copies. (Not referring to the pilots' own eyesight!)

[@commotiocordis1037]

No. One of the requirements for pilots flying the A-10 is vision at 30/40 or worse. This is due to the A-10 being so incredibly over-powered that putting half-blind pilots in the cockpit is the only way to give enemy combatants a sporting chance.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Yeah i have absolutely no idea why their cameras were this bad quality. Just completely pointless even having them. Like those cctv cameras were we are meant to identity somebody who looks like a black and white square.

[@GarrisonFall]

@@commotiocordis1037 LOL

[@Giacomo020189]

I guess what they see on the plane is clear, but the records file are small resolution maybe? Like the reason security cam videos are shit, because they cant afford full hd files sizes on the hard drive

[@ThZuao]

The video is probably compressed down for storing and downloading once the plane is on the ground. The Warthog/A-10C upgrade package was made specifically to adress poor visibility the pilot had in the cockpit. No joke, they used to spot targets with binoculars from the cockpit, which resulted on blue-on-blue incidents. There's audio of a pilot retching after ground informs him he's hitting a column of british light armor. Got two killed... Anyway, the camera on that targetting pod looks huge. Pilot gets a much better picture in his screen, but this is still like mid 2000s tech from the lowest bidder, so storage space is limited.

[@breathingintensifies3378]

2:18 Sounds like: "Dude I said Cover..." "Piss off" Maybe Hog 0-2 said "-is off" like "Hog 0-2 is off" If he did say piss offand disregarded his wingman, I'm sure it was the pressure of wanting to assist their ground forces. The controller sounded pretty urgent about wanting guns on the building after Hog 0-1's "show of force" Also aren't ground forces north of the target, why do they keep running south-north?!

[@marcatteberry1361]

His fangs were out, tread with care.

[@1fortheroad1]

The whole running in south-north perked my ears too. Though the pilot did say he had visual on friendlies, so may have seen them behind cover or just of axis. Who knows though. I'm sure the pilot knew what he was doing and jtac didn't wave him off when he called himself running in.

[@breathingintensifies3378]

@@1fortheroad1 true. Sounded like everyone made out alright, pilot and controller discretion was worthwhile. Its just different from my knowledge

[@BigStrath]

He definitely said “two is off”. He would be in deep shit if he ever told his lead to piss off.

[@breathingintensifies3378]

@@BigStrath i hear that now yea

[@jensenms]

The joys of operating in an environment where the only air defense is the occasional small arm. This would not be possible against a peer competitor.

[@wadehaynes9851]

Good job👍 somehow I feel the ground footage will be more harrowing.

[@majorhawker4776]

This is WHY this Airframe only needs to be made New again. They don't need to get rid of it just build new ones. We had F/A 15's and Hogs in DS and loved having them fly cover for us little speed bumps (82nd). The FO did a Great Job as well. Then take into account of how calm Hog 1 was, immediately is felt by anyone on the NET. HOG 1 was like if me flying over them doesn't work, I'll go guns and really fu&k them up. Hell Hog 2 got yelled at but still was like yes sir going to fly cover. I have met both 15 and 10 pilots that flew for us as cover, I couldn't thank them enough. Just knowing I had a Freq sheet with them on Call, made you sleep better. My FO and I shared freq sheets as we knew, we would be targeted quickly, and my Platoon knew where to get either of our sheets and the back ups.

[@platapus112]

The upgrade program for the C model costs as much as a single f-35 per aircraft. The F-35 is a better aircraft entirely and no big gun go brrrrr is not a reason to keep it

[@ThZuao]

The Warthog was born out of an already outdated concept by the 70s that happened to fit well for CAS. I think it's a cool plane and all, but there's a reason no other country operates anything similar. It needs absolute air dominance to operate, barring the odd troopling with a MANPADS. I don't see that happening in the peer or near-peer conflict that's brewing. It's poor visibility from the cockpit led to the A10C that added a targetting pod so pilots don't rely on binoculars to spot targets. It's gun is near useless for tank busting, because the CEP is so large and testing claims that 9/10 tanks disabled by it could be put back into service in 24h. It's continued service is a machination of the "fighter mafia". A net drain on resources that could be better used somewhere else. BTW, adjusting figures for inflation, each F-35 built costs LESS than an F-14 did back in the day. The anti-F-35 propaganda is yet another Fighter Mafia load of bullshit you shouldn't listen to. They also bitched about other aircraft, such as the F-22 and F-18.

[@marcatteberry1361]

This is why the A-10 wont work in Ukraine. You cannot simply circle in on the same pattern, on each run, with the amount of manpads and other anti-air systems in use today.

[@anggisuwandi2404]

I had the same thought about that during the first month of the invasion, though i gotta admit, i really wanted to see those Hog blast those Ruski like nothing

[@jungleboy1]

agreed.... im not an a10 pilot but practising this plane in DCS, if theres not air superiority and abundance of IR missiles that means the a10 is redundant. All it takes are manpads around 10-15k range, some longer range IR launchers and its game over. You need F16's and planes capable of Mach 2 so you can launch JSOWs, TALDS, Cruise Missiles and HARMS simultaneously, then have enough speed and fuel left to bugger out of there.... and fast.... back to your own air defense systems.

[@newflover]

I think many forget the A-10 was designed specifically for a war with the Soviet Union to take out tanks coming through the Fulda Gap in a very contested airspace. Not saying it would be easy, but they were built to take a lot of damage.

[@ghoffmann821]

You mean no show of force? Lol

[@1k20a]

They would not stick around for a response from the enemy, they would do a gun run hope it worked and dip out. Or if the friendly forces have notice no anti air

[@juliusseizure2673]

These guys are just total badass.

[@kraetski]

im glad we are all using the metric system now 👌

[@pauldarling330]

The taliban's IADS was terrifying for all our AF pilots. The number of fixed wing aircraft shot down by the Taliban reflects how good it really was.

[@randomrandomnesss2188]

Did they shoot down any?

[@ladeedaa]

It sounds like the first a10 told his buddy to cover, then his buddy said piss off, anyone hear that or it just me.

[@EthanDyTioco]

2:12 Hog 2: Hog 2 in hot Hog 1: dude, I said cover :/ Hog 2: *garbled* off He probably meant something like "waving off" but it was kinda funny

[@DustyGamma]

He says "Two's off." indicating that he's broken off his run.

[@mtmcommunity]

Warthunder taught me how to read HUDS and I love it 😂

[@PlaneReality]

"Dude I said cover" good call considering his wing still didnt have situational awareness as was indicated just prior regarding smoke... Later he then verifies acquisition and sends wing in. Overall a perfect operation and top notch!

[@smudger746]

Makes a change. Normally the A-10 pilots favourite targets are British tanks

[@John.S.Patton]

Nice

[@happykillmore349]

Requests another gun run. They had one coming in, but Johnny cowboy ordered his wingman into cover so he could get all the glory while American soldiers were being shot.

[@guillaumelalonde7945]

That's standard practice, you have one hog in hot while another Flys above observing with there targeting pod.

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

Flight leader has that authority... You are not a pilot homie or you would know that. It wasn't for glory.

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

​​​​@@guillaumelalonde7945exactly... In a single seat aircraft your wingman is your spotter. Meaning that while Hog2 keeps visual Hog1 can have eyes on instruments, ASMCI, speed, maps... Etc for a more accurate effect on target. Plus the 1st pilot already saw and fired on the target. He already knows where to look and how to adjust to correction from spotter. We do things in the military for a reason. Lol

[@wokekkk]

Daaamn those mountains look nice