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Just a normal day for an A10

submitted by herbert_west to pics 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 09:18:25 ago (+30/-1)     (files.catbox.moe)

https://files.catbox.moe/6f7kcq.jpg



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[ - ] ProudRebel 5 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 10:09:54 ago (+5/-0)

German ace Hans Ulrich Rudel helped develop the A10. There's a great book about him called Stuka Pilot. Great man and great read!!!

[ - ] herbert_west [op] 2 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 10:26:52 ago (+2/-0)

Good guys

"During Rudel's burial ceremony, two Bundeswehr F-4 Phantoms appeared to make a low altitude flypast over his grave. Dornhausen was situated in the middle of a flightpath regularly flown by military aircraft, and Bundeswehr officers denied deliberately flying aircraft over the funeral."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Ulrich_Rudel

[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 1 point 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 11:35:34 ago (+1/-0)

Adding that book to the list. Thanks for the recommendation.

[ - ] lolxd 3 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 11:04:50 ago (+3/-0)

This picture looks like it's from a video game to me.

[ - ] NoRefunds 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 18:49:11 ago (+0/-0)

It is. A10s only fly against guys with AKs that fuck goats

[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 2 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 11:36:16 ago (+2/-0)

<Pilot thinks> I'm never parking here again!

[ - ] Not_a_redfugee 2 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 10:03:50 ago (+2/-0)

Looks like it still made it home? Pretty badass. They sure don't make em like they used to.

[ - ] JoesLegHair 3 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 11:29:45 ago (+3/-0)

Well that picture is from a flight sim.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 1 point 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 14:03:12 ago (+1/-0)

Flight sim or not, it's designed to be that survivable. It only needs one engine to make it home. The cockpit sits in a steel "bathtub".

I've spent a good bit of time around these planes and the men that fly them. Volunteered at our local airshow 10 plus years. Small runway, so this was the only jet on the static line.

[ - ] NoRefunds 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 18:50:14 ago (+0/-0)

The cockpit sits in a steel "bathtub".

They are only worth a shit vs troops with small arms. Anything else would blow it out of the sky, like a hind or stinger.

[ - ] Not_a_redfugee 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 21, 2023 19:38:29 ago (+0/-0)

Oops. Hard to tell on mobile. Carry on.

[ - ] oyveyo 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 10:48:17 ago (+0/-0)

That aircraft looks like swiss cheese. Unbelievable.

[ - ] DARTH_VARIANT 1 point 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 17:22:03 ago (+1/-0)*

Why are all the bullet holes on the topside of an aircraft designed to target ground targets?
All of those look like projectile entrance damage…

Was the pilot flying upside down/inverted?



It’s designed to withstand extreme abuse and combat damages to the underneath of the cockpit and main flight systems- with multiple redundancies from ground fire- but not magic machine gun fire on the topside

These badasses swoop in and attack at very low levels and linger over targets- with other tactical offensive air/ground intelligence and support.

Although I bet the warthog would survive that damage and be operational to fly home- I think this is a wad of shit- unless a plane fag tells me different.

[ - ] NoRefunds 1 point 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 18:50:49 ago (+1/-0)

It's a video game

[ - ] thebassdude 1 point 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 10:53:04 ago (+1/-0)

Should have built the whole thing out of the canopy material.

[ - ] AngryWhiteKeyboardWarrior 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 22:31:00 ago (+0/-0)

So do you play DCS World, or just found the pic somewhere?

[ - ] Panic 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 21:33:04 ago (+0/-0)

My sister was in the USAF in South Carolina and became a crew chief for these jets. Shipped out to RAF Mildenhall in the UK. Got to see the SR71's we had there when they were hush-hush. She loved Britain.

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 1.4 yearsNov 20, 2023 19:42:15 ago (+0/-0)

C-17 also