I will be forever grateful to the Warthog operators, the number of times they got me and fellow Marines out of sticky situations and the morale that they bring during a firefight is immeasurable. Much love to them and Doc.

@patrioticz2858

Жыл бұрын

Yep, never fuck with Doc kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYatydSQqMXUgbw.html

@jaydeleon8094

Жыл бұрын

I keep hearing from people that the officers don't want the hogs anywhere near their troops especially when they run out of guided munitions, you know if that's true?

@disgruntledgrunt2492

Жыл бұрын

@@jaydeleon8094 I'm retired now, so not sure if that is an issue currently. They are amazing even without the smart payloads, the main gun was designed for taking out enemy armor, so don't think that would be an issue. I do know that a lot of the brass tried to get rid of them in favor of the F35 a couple years back.

@kylesummers1565

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service! Peace, Love, unless that doesn't work, then call the Marines!

@jaydeleon8094

Жыл бұрын

@@disgruntledgrunt2492 ah that's fair enough. Thanks for your service.

As a former combat medic I can safely say there is no sound on the battle field more comforting than the sound of a wart hog!! They are big beautiful bastards!

@darnellayers6589

Жыл бұрын

If you can hear the sound it's wasn't for you,bullets fly faster than the speed of sound🇺🇲😎🇺🇸

@CroatGMD

11 ай бұрын

not if youre on the enemy side 😬

@Black43Rose

11 ай бұрын

Unless there is a friendly fire incident.

@sharonmullins1957

9 ай бұрын

Bless you!

@fergusporteous-gregory2557

6 ай бұрын

and chinooks

The sound of the warthog is unmistakable. I will forever be grateful for these guys. This sound was like instant relief.

@buckjones4901

10 ай бұрын

Where I live in the US, once in a while they will pass over head, unmistakably sound when flying low.

My best A10 memory comes from Afghanistan; we were taking a beating and casualties. Two A10s entered the space and rained hell down on insurgents in a danger close situation. After the dust cleared there were no more sounds or signs of combatants. I remember looking up and literally making eye contact with the A10 pilot and I gave him a quick salute and he returned the salute. The A10 pilots are truly guardian angels of grunts.

@mirrormonstere113

9 ай бұрын

😐

@dontbugme7362

5 ай бұрын

LOVE IT. BLESS YOU.

@antoinewilliams129

21 күн бұрын

@@mirrormonstere113touch grass

@mirrormonstere113

20 күн бұрын

@@antoinewilliams129 Such edge, much wow.

My Combat Camera brothers did me proud capturing this story. I served 14 of my 30 years as a USAF Combat Cameraman 1980-2010.

@KG-xt4oq

Жыл бұрын

I know this is a long shot, but did you ever cross paths with a guy named Thomas Christopher? I was in AF from 1991-2012 and at my first duty station (Grissom, IN, Sep 91 - Feb 94) he was my next door neighbor in the dorms and was a Combat Cameraman.

@sharonmullins1957

9 ай бұрын

Total respect for each other. ❤🤍💙

Man that platoon leader just walked upright like an effin BOSS while setting up and directing his guys. Hard to walk with balls that big.

@TheGhostGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I've heard great leaders stands their ground on the battlefront and lead their men, but that dude took it to the next level! Much respect to him and others like him!

@Ghillie__Dhu

Жыл бұрын

Wanna bet he loves the smell of napalm in the morning 😂

@MsOpium

Жыл бұрын

He’s gonna have back problems carrying all that weight

@davidcruz8667

Жыл бұрын

Oh, we manage that problem by going commando... white skivvies are not tactical anyway... 🇺🇸

@boynamed_sue

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that was the AF Combat Controller. Not the PL.

Those guys with JTAC on their arms were Air Force Airmen imbedded with the Soldiers that call in the map coordinates of the enemy to the Warthogs. Joint Terminal Attack Controllers live and work with the Army "Grunts" to assure the rapport between military branches. It's pretty cool that the "Grunts" on the ground call the Pilots, "Grunts in the Sky."

@jefflambert215

Жыл бұрын

My son is a Army 13F Forward Observer and I believe he has JTAC certification and does the same thing.

@gimmeaford9454

Жыл бұрын

not true. JTAC is a cert for all brances to control and coordinate airstrikes from the ground. You are thinking about Tactical Air Control PArty (TACP) which are Airmen embeded in ground force units. All TACP can be JTAC, but not all JTAC members are TACP.

@tomcherry7029

Жыл бұрын

Did you just say Army "Grunts"? Wow, wrong branch.

@gimmeaford9454

Жыл бұрын

@@tomcherry7029 grunts refer to army soldiers and marines.

@tomcherry7029

Жыл бұрын

@gimmeaford9454 the The term grunts was 1st used during WWI for Marine infantry. Was not applied to the Army until Vietnam. I guess the Army could not come up with their own.

Never have I felt such an immediate relief as hearing the phrase "Hog's on station!"

As a USAF TACP, I've controlled many A-10 airstrikes in training in many locales. Be it in training or the real thing, the sound of an A-10 circling overhead has always reassured the 11 Bang Bang (infantry grunt) soldier.

@disgruntledgrunt2492

Жыл бұрын

The whistle makes me grin even when I hear it in videos.

@michaelschemlab

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@Slot_daddy

Жыл бұрын

As a SC native, I was heartbroken when the A-10 squad left myrtle beach. I used to love seeing them fly over and the sound of them is like no other.

The A-10, besides being a deadly weapon is a very agile and manuverable aircraft. Seeing them fly is almost like watching a ballet in the sky.

As a rather patriotic British man, our brothers and sisters over the pond have absolutely killed the CAS role with the A-10. What an absolute beast, it will always remain as one of the best and one of my favourites, well done you lot 💪💪

Different time, different place but the same problems. Good to see these young men stepping up and taking care of business. They have the A-10, we had the F-4 Phantom. Tom Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Semper Fi!

@domcamp3313

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service and welcome home sir🇺🇸

@davidcruz8667

Жыл бұрын

Semper Fi, Devil Dog. SSgt Cruz DC USMC (Ret) 0311 Oorrah!

As an old A-10 crew chief it makes me happy to see you guys do these videos and enjoy. You should see them fire live on the range down in the Carolina's or at red flag in Vegas

@shaggyrumplenutz1610

Жыл бұрын

I did archaeological work for a few months at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range. Seeing the ABSOLUTE destruction those cannons are capable of was amazing. I loved watching them fly and hear them rip off a stream of rounds at the range.

@gmazz83

Жыл бұрын

Heard them all day growing up in Arkansas out shooting at fort Chaffee. Many years of my life as a child I would hear that sound 20-30 times a day every day at school. Awesome being close to a firing area.

@jamessowder193

Жыл бұрын

Can you see them fire live? The A10 is literally my favorite plane! It's an underdog that almost got cancelled three times I think 🤔. It's gun is what the plane is pretty much built around. It's ability to keep flying after heavy damage, because of its back up systems. The engines up top allow it to take off on broken runways, so they don't suck in debris. It's maneuverability, because it's not a very fast plane. The A-10 puts it the fuck down though for the ground troops!

@Tyfu39944

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping to provide our men on the ground and those of us that just love the A-10 the brrrt

16:25 PL walking around like John Wayne shrugging off bullets and barking orders. 😂😂😂 what a stud!

A-10's are formidable, scary sonsabitches. They are also graceful. I was a kid growing up outside Davis-Monthan AFB when they first rolled out. The pilots seemed to always have the same routine. Fly up, execute a few dozen maneuvers by the book, then cut loose and see what their birds could do. They could do anything. Every weekend for what seems like years I would lay on the grass in Freedom Park and watch them for hours. My family had no money, but I wouldn't exchange those days for anything.

@joshschneider9766

10 ай бұрын

They are freakishly agile for how funky looking they are. Just like real warthogs. Im sad the USAF would have seriously frowned on videotaping that. Would make for some sweet KZread vids.

I'm telling you, coming from a soldier's point of view, there is nothing that brought me more peace in Afghanistan than hearing the sound of an A-10C. WHEW!!

@PerfectedEvil

11 ай бұрын

What's the addage.. if you hear the Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt, you were not the target?

@jonathanflugge3557

11 ай бұрын

​@@PerfectedEvilAnd also FEAR THE BRRRRRTTTTT.

@kdrapertrucker

10 ай бұрын

A-10C

@kdrapertrucker

10 ай бұрын

​@@PerfectedEvilyep, because the shells travel supersonic, the shells arrive before the sound of the gun firing does. If you are being shot at your first hint an A-10 is shooting at you is when everything around you starts exploding.

@PerfectedEvil

10 ай бұрын

@@kdrapertrucker I am quite familiar with the mechanics of the GAU-8. How it fires, what the rounds are made of, how fast they travel, what they do to vehicles, as well as the personnel inside them. Well.. what's left of them after it hits anyway.

The Hog and their drivers are true testament to the ultimate combined arms approach: the USAF (A-10) supporting ground - and primarily infantry - units (US Army and Marine Corps), as well as protecting downed aviators from all branches. They took the reputation of the awesome Vietnam-era A-1 Skyraider ad turned it to 11. God bless all you Hog drivers, current and former!

I’m an Air Force weatherman. So my hardest job is giving bad weather to ANY PILOT. My best deployment ever was working with an A-10 squadron. Typically I work with Army as a SWO (and yes I understand I am a POG as well) but having a chance to work with the A-10 was amazing. These pilots really care. Typically I would be a guy on the ground with my Army brothers… but now seeing both sides of the coin; makes everything clearer. The A-10 squadron would bring in CCTs or JTACs and Army to watch the gun run videos of missions they were on the night before. The pilots would just show them the videos and then immediately ask how they could help more. These pilots are really grunts in the sky.

@marksauck3399

Жыл бұрын

The more I watch this the angrier I feel with Biden and his team of idiots bailing out of that country leaving everything behind and especially the people that he stranded. The soldiers killed because of his incompetence. Watching this makes me sick because it all tuned out to be a big waste.

@Mets2015WorldSeries

Жыл бұрын

The grunts may hound on you for being a POG, but just know you served/ are serving your country too.

@greenbrickbox3392

Жыл бұрын

​@@Mets2015WorldSeriesyoung grunts love to rag on POGs but if you want to see how a military fights without using experienced support personnel you just need to look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine to see what a disaster that would be

@bigdee8189

11 ай бұрын

@@greenbrickbox3392 - Grunts shouldn't "rag" on anyone!!! Without support, they're dead!!! Grunts can't win a war all by themselves!! EVERYONE is important!! HOOAH!!

3rd infantry division here...it was moral lifting and bone chilling when you heard that 30mm rain down on the enemy....but saved many many lives...salute to the hog pilots

I have friends that serverd in the US military and they all say hearing an A-10 saved them more than once.

This is what we call a flying gun Airplane body wrapped around a Gatlin gun. One of my favorite aircrafts the Warthog is a tank destroyer. Hearing the BBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR puts a smile on my face

Thanks for sharing. My neighbor retired from the air force as a instructor for the A10, I was a young kid before we moved. He wouldn’t talk about the airplane and what he could do with it. He would talk about how much he miss flying it. I was young and to me faster was better. He would say speed is good but smooth is better. He said the fastest plane isn’t always the right plane.

Great review and appreciate you looking at the A10 and especially the ground troops.

A-10 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and intimidating modern aircraft. Its reputation far exceeds its capabilities and has survived both battle damage and internal struggles. But like all legends, there will be a last day for the A-10. Technology can only go so far and that goes for the Warthog. With newer tech becoming more available and cheaper, as well as more menacing enemy defenses, this old bird will eventually have to give way to the next generation. How well will it be succeeded is yet to be known, but the legacy of this plane has earned a permanent spot in everyone's memory that grew up From 1980-2030 and beyond. Salute to the brave pilots and an incredible work of engineering.

@PerfectedEvil

11 ай бұрын

The A-10 will leave behind it a mighty pair of shoes to step into. The next CAS airframe needs to be better in every way and I really don't think they will manage it. Too many penny pinchers to allow proper development.

Hugging the ground underneath one of these heffers when they empty into a horde of tangos is beyond description, the sound of that cannon unloading is completely otherworldly, totally surreal. Thumbs up to the pilots who've saved so many infantrymen over the years. ✔

It makes me happy just from the sound the Warthog makes especially the main gun

Being on the ground, there were 2 air covers that always brought a little calming effect the a-10 and the ah64

If you hear the a10 shooting it wasn't aiming for you. The bullets travel so fast there's a delay when the sound comes in.

@kirikayumura6015

Жыл бұрын

That's true of any gun in the hands of someone who doesn't miss.. not unique to the A10's gun. I mean, if you hear the shot from a sniper's rifle, the shooter wasn't aiming for you.

My husband was a Cobra and Apache pilot in the Army. He did missions with A-10 Warthogs. He really enjoyed working with the Air Force guys. This airplane still has a lot of work left in it. Retiring in would be such a waste of money and a great aircraft. Thanks to all those pilots who protect our country.❤

19:46 JTACs are Airman deployed with Infantry and Special Forces Units to call in air support

My first experience with the A-!0 was leaving a coffee shop in Hudson, New Hampshire U.S.A. somewhere between the fall of 1978 and the winter of 1982, and all of a sudden...I heard this strange get noise. I looked up and saw two black aircraft I had never seen before maybe 500 feet AGL, but I would later learn they were A-10's. So glad they were ours...I was pretty intimidated by just the sight and sound flying over head...not knowing yet what they could do.

@Mr.Schitzengigglez

Жыл бұрын

The probably left Pease, en route to the Notch, for training. The northern Whites are still used for training. As an avid hiker, I've seen them closer, than I've ever seen them at G.E. Aviation airshow. Awesome aircraft .

@ronniefarnsworth6465

Жыл бұрын

The 131st FS ANG out of Westfield, MA

The A-10 is one of my fav planes and I think it was mostly due to its engine placement above the wing. I only recently within the last few yrs learned that it was a functional reason lol. But the stories I have heard of it and it's upgrades make me love it even more! That and the AC-130

@phil-1115

Жыл бұрын

Also, the pilot is flying in the equivalent of a bulletproof bathtub. He takes a lot of ground fire and that air frame is designed to keep him well protected.

@Timmycoo

Жыл бұрын

@@phil-1115 I forgot the woman pilot who took massive groundfire and made it back alive with her A-10 in disarray. Much to her surprise lol.

@phil-1115

Жыл бұрын

@@Timmycoo, That was Col. Kim Campbell. She lost all hydraulics and had to fly the Hog back in manual mode. the A-10 had hundreds of bullet holes in it.

@championsgaming1

Жыл бұрын

@@Timmycoo didn’t she lose one wing too

@Timmycoo

Жыл бұрын

@@championsgaming1 Yeah. It was insane.

Was A-10 Ammo, IYAAYAS, at pope afb back when it was still in middle of ft bragg..plane still amazes me 20 years later

By far my favorite combat aircraft because they take care of us the little guys❤✌🏽☮️🤲🙏

I remember 1972-73 when I repaired the avionics on the A-37B, the predecessor to the A-10) flying support training for the Army at Ft. Polk and once in a while a neighboring farmer's cow broke down a fence and wandered into the training area and found out the ground pounders had really fresh beef that night on their manouvers. Could hear the conversations between the Army ground troops and the A-37B pilot while repairing a radio system that was used in the A-37Bs but could not determine who actually shot the cow but I had my suspicions when I heard the Gatling gun fire before hearing about the killed cow.

I wish this short documentary would have covered the A10's design.. it's ability to take damage and keep flying is what has always impressed me.

In my next life, I hope to come back as an A-10.

My first base was in support of the A-10 at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge in Suffolk UK. The bases have been closed but it was my favorite/best assignment in my Air Force career. Shout out to my friends in Ipswich.

@m.a.robbins4907

Жыл бұрын

Same here. 81st SPS, 77-79.

Never served, but so proud of our soldiers. They aren't just feared globally, they are respected. Biggest guns, Biggest hearts. Supporting our troops isn't an option in my family. My father and uncles taught us, I taught my sons, and my grandchildren will be brought up to serve or respect. God bless our troops!

The first time you see one of those in action up close will change your life forever

The A-10 is an amazing plane. I remember when it was first adopted by the military (showing my age🤫). Cool video, though I don't know if I would go so far as to call it "leaked footage" because I've seen dozens of similar videos on various KZread or reddit channels over the years. In fact, this one has all the earmarks of an "official" documentary (e.g., choreographed/prearranged interviews). Peace.🕊

This Combat Infantryman can personally testify nothing more comforting than hearing that high pitch whine of those A10 jet engines in bound.

The sound of gunfire and the A10 flying by will always send shivers down my spine

12:56 "Casevac means evacuation of the injured to the nearest medical care point without accompanying the medical staff whereas medevac involves an expert team of professionals on standby during the transportation of the patient." Basically a Casevac exactly can mean driving the casually in a regular HUMVEE or even taking a civilian car

I love the way "foot patrol " has become "dismounted patrol ".😊

I've loved the A-10 Warthog since Desert Storm, I'm a retired Marine infantryman... of all the recognizable aircraft sounds around me, my favorites were the A-10, the Super Cobra, the Blackhawks and Hueys, the Apache, the CH-53 Super Stallion, and the C-130. For us grunts, these were the aircraft we depended on, with the A-10, Apaches, and Super Cobras at the top of the list. Semper Fi.

Its a flying Tank. The design is specifically for close air support. Low and slow when it wants, heavily armoured, and will still fly with about 75% wing damage... then theres the big gun and missiles, and all the new targeting equipment i never learned about when I was a kid. I had the wrong build for a pilot or that was a possible future for me.

I live in north central Indiana and there's 2 to 4 training in the area and I love it. 🤟 about 2 times a month and I've seen 6 together before. and you just have to stop and watch 🇺🇲🗽. I've had them pass 100" above me with no warning on a blind Ridge and it's amazing every time

My cousin was a pilot of an F/A 18 in the middle east. He said there were a few times he did gun runs, he could see the enemy scatter on the ground, and even more times just doing a fly by caused them to flee. I couldn't imagine how quick they ran when they saw A-10's.

I remember fishing on lakes near KC. They would come in and target practice on the boats. Would get so low you could see the pilot wave

I was there from 07 to 2011 I owe my life to these guys

The fired round travels faster than the speed of sound. So on the ground, you see and hear the rounds hit the target then you hear the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! of them being fired.

Ive seen a video of a very very close in gun attack and it looks, sounds, and feels like thunder claps as each bullet slams into the ground.

@patrioticz2858

Жыл бұрын

"Gun attack"? You mean a firefight or guns shooting rounds in general?

Seeing everybody's haircuts being out of profile took me right back to being deployed. 😂

14:45 notice how they are in the "low ready" position with their guns and not always sticking straight out like in many games, sticking the gun like that can put strain on the rest. Maybe the lead will have in gun like that but a lot of times the others will be in "low ready" or "high ready" because another reason for that is to no "flag" your friends and allies with friendly fire

They have to install a special support, under the rear of the A-10, whenever they have to remove the cannon from the fuselage.

Funny trajectory for people reacting to America content, we start with the fun, soft stuff, hey look at our sports, and before you know it we are like "check out this amazing combat plane, it turns targets into marinara."

As a ground troop, the sound of a BRRRT! is the sweetest sound. Thanks Air Force, the A10 is awesome AF

Nothing sounds better than an A-10 burp.

I was infantry in the army, warthog hog pilots are one of the few MOS's we're happy to buy a drink for at the club.

Much respect from an Afghan vet. Had fewer worries with the warthog covering us.

I live in the area of Tucson,AZ. Where the Warthogs are based. ANYONE who flies them trains here. We see them almost daily. We love them here.

It's a video about the A-10 that continuously shows footage from inside the cockpit of an F-16.

ASP gunner to protect PJ's. Tail rotor hit we went down hard, woke up and heard the BUUURRRUP. I'm grateful, and thankful for everyday I'm alive. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU, thank you.

Our "Ground-pounders" love to see the A-10 overhead!!! We love "The Hog."

"It's HUGE!" Well the main gun is about the size of a VW Bug, and twice as long.

I noticed one of the pills showing his love for Kansas City ,Missouri. I saw a chiefs logo and a Royals baseball uniform. I am three hours to the east.

The Warthog is by far my favorite plane, even as a 47 yr old. I remember an air show in the late 90's early 2k with a pair of A-10's performing a figure 8 position and being able to keep continual ground fire. ... It was also quite lovely at the same time. Then there's the amount of punishment these planes can take. It's just unreal.

Love the Warthog. Used to watch it on the range. Amazing aircraft.

Thank You for sharing this. I'm an American and have never seen this. 🇺🇲 My very good friends son was killed in that war. His unit still has a reunion with them every year. The Brotherhood and caring about each other is nothing anyone can explain unless they witness it ❤

They have been trying to retired the A-10 Warthog but has never been successful because it's such a versatile plane and they have yet to come up with another plane that is as durable as an A-10. The A-10 can take a beating and keep on flying. The A-10 is the only plane that was designed around a gun instead of the gun being designed for the plane.

That pilot talking about being in high school in 1979, I was at Tucson, AZ working on the A-10 at the time.

The sound of the A-10 is music to my ears. The distinctive engine whine and the accompanying BRRRRRRRRRRT meant your guardian angel was on station.

The thing about the A10 it's very presence scares the piss out of people. Just listen to the cannon echo through the air. That's a weapon of pure terror and woe betide anyone on the receiving end of it.

The A-10 is the Guardian Angel for ground troops. It still blows my mind the there were people that wanted to decommission this air-frame.

the A-10 is actually one of the slowest of the U.S. military aircraft. IT is however a flying tank it can take multiple hits and still fly home.

A-10 The Beautiful Sweet Hog...Thank You!!! Got us Joe's outta some serious spots!!! 🫡

One ground troop said in some night time combat footage "you see that light in the sky? That is the hand of God."

If you've ever heard the sound of that weapon it's not something you'll ever forget. It's the sound of your life being saved.

Desert Storm vet, I love ❣️ those guys! Awesome people to have on your side.

The A-10 has saved my life more than once. Prayers for all the warthog pilots, i love you all.

Back in the 80's 120 A10's were based in the UK with the 81st TFW at RAF Aconbury. I remember seeing them at Newtownards Air Show

I was a crew chief on A-10's before some of the current pilots were even born. A-10's are low tech, in close, knife fighters that are showing their age. The one I worked on was brand new, straight from the factory, but it ate some debris on takeoff when it was only about 3 yrs. old. Pilot ejected and it ran off the runway into some trees.

That "BRRRRRRRRp" is that 20mm Vulcan gun in the nose firing on target. Ask any Soldier or Marine...thats their favorite sound.

“If you hear the brrrrrrrrrrt, you weren’t the target.” My buddy (a Marine), when he got back from Afghanistan, was the first person to ever tell me about this war plane. He was also the first person I ever heard that quote from. When you see comments on here about the relief and sheer joy that sound brought to our guys on the ground, there is no way to overstate that. Those planes and the pilots in those cockpits saved countless lives, and perhaps just as importantly, gave an immediate morale boost to troops who were in danger of being overwhelmed. That right there can change the tone of an armed conflict in a matter of minutes.

The A-10... basically a machine gun you can fly.

The A-10 is a legendary war machine

Shot down is metaphoric for taking out destroying etc.

Not sure about sound at the 10:00 min point, it was night and the soldiers may have just been quiet. Sound travels quite far at night, especially since there is little background noise.

I will say that there is nothing on this earth that gives me chills every time I hear it it’s a 30 mm canon. It saved our ass as a couple times in Vietnam what a wonderful piece of machinery.

9:41 the boys heard an A-10 pilot was going to be there, they wanted to make a good impression! xD

The cannon is so quick you hear the bullets hitting the ground before you hear the gun fire so if you hear the gun fire you’re on the right side 🤣

Active Duty here, as what was touched on in the video, so much of what we do is deterrence. If our guys see something and get excited, equally our enemies see it and go 'oh shit'. That stops a lot of bad shit from happening.

It looks like a heavy platoon going out , i really wouldn't want to start with them but it happens

My Dad showed me a picture of him putting a plunger on his Lt’s head (He’s bald) when he was deployed to Iraq in 2002😂

Believe it or not while making aggressive turns toward the ground it is easier to be inverted so that you don't suffer negative g-forces. Being pushed down into the seat while upside down is much easier than going weightless and still needing to control the aircraft.

i love that you shared 1 ear buds

As a grunt that has seen these amazing machines and even more amazing men and women that piloting them firsthand. I can not put into words how much we appreciate and love and respect the A-10 and the crazy mfers that fly her! When you are pinned down and literally fighting for your life, that bbbbrrrrttt is the most amazing sound you will ever hear!

It wouldn't be inaccurate to leave the 'T' out of it. War Hog says it true. Also, it is an angel: Guardian type for allies, Death type for everyone else.

Before the A-10's, there were the Marine Air F-4J's that I helped maintain. (VMFA-333 peacetime between wars) On the first cruise of the Nimitz we were towing a pontoon sled 1/4 mile behind us going acoss the Atlantic. Our pilots sunk it twice with 25 lb smoke bombs. The A7's and A6's never got closer than 20 ft. This was all pilot......as anyone knows, the Phantom was a brick. That A-10 is a sweet bird 👌