The low and slowflying a10 warthog jet is back in the middle eastseven years after the attack planes withdrew. Meet the a10 warthog after more than three years, the a10 thunderbolt ii arrived in afghanistan, landing at kandahar airfield on jan. The a10 is back over afghanistan popular mechanics. Anyway, this book follows the a10 thunderbolt ii through the gulf war. Airplanes fly cas close air support when theyre used to attack an enemy unit that in turn is attacking friendly troops. Kaiserslautern, germany the warthogs are on their way to europe again, u.
The a10s are being redeployed to counter taliban advances and. A10 warthogs deploy to afghanistan to target taliban drug factories. The iconic close air support jet is returning after an absence of six years. Conclusion all above are our suggestions for a10 warthog books. A10 warthog terminates taliban fighters with 30mm in afghanistan. F14 tomcat units of operation enduring freedom combat aircraft book 70. The scale back of the warthog post iraq is perhaps strange in that it could perform a very useful service in afghanistan which is a similar theatre. Air force wont consider retiring the a10 warthog from service at least until 2021, according to news reports. A10 warthog flyby baylough, afghanistan aaron saylor. After more than three years, the a10 thunderbolt ii. The original artwork is the interpretation of the artist through opensource information and may not necessarily reflect the views of the orgs they depict. Disclaimer this footage is to be taken as a documentary on the events of the war in afghanistan and should be viewed as educational.
The us is sending a squadron of 12 a10 warthogs back to afghanistan for the first time. Army soldiers from 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade combat team, call in a a10 warthog to engage an enemy position in the korengal valley of afghanistan. The us is sending the a10 warthog back to fight in. These artic hogs were not deployed operationally and by the late eighties, all alaska warthogs were in the current grey on grey camouflage. Army paratroopers from 2nd battalion airborne, 503rd infantry regiment, the rock, 173rd airborne brigade combat team call in a a10 warthog to fire on an insurgent position in the korengal. Thats a relief for ground troops who have come to rely on this. The prospect of a10s joining the war against islamic state was subject to. Jason cobb fires a volley of 30millimeter rounds oct. These are some of the coolest a10 warthog airtoair, in action photos ever.
The 188th divested itself of its last warthogs and its fighter designation in june. Pilots can also text messages with other aircraft and across platforms, haden added. They are simple, effective and survivable twinengine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. A10 warthogs at bagram air field, afghanistan in 2008. But supporters of the a10 warthog say it has been key to closeair support missions in afghanistan and iraq. About a decade after that day in afghanistan, air force lieutenant colonel. Drone feed video out of afghanistan shows a speeding taliban vehicle get strafed by an a10 warthog twice the us has sent a squadron of 12 a10 thunderbolt ii warthogs to afghanistan for the first time since 2012. Warthogs to join air campaign in afghanistan this month. A10 warthog rips apart taliban vehicle and comes back for. Smallwood served in the air force during the korean war and is the author of strike eagle.
This official name is derived from the republic p47 thunderbolt that was used in world war 2. This is going to be a very, very cool book, with combat pics from afghanistan and iraq, and every a10 squadron at home. Finding your suitable a10 warthog books is not easy. Things look grim for the soldier and his unit until he calls in a familiar friend, the a10 warthog. The soldier fires blindly into the brush attempting to strike down his enemies that are only 50100 meters away. This was a fighter jet that was super effective at support in close air. An a10 pilot in afghanistan told us how the warthog. Pilots flying attack missions in the warthog communicate with other aircraft and ground forces using radios and a datalink known as link 16.
Step 1 use worlds most powerful gatlingtype cannon. Warthogs to join air campaign in afghanistan this month the u. The fairchild republic a10 thunderbolt ii is a singleseat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by fairchildrepublic for the united states air force usaf. You may need consider between hundred or thousand products from many store. The general electric gau8a avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven sevenbarrel gatlingtype cannon that is typically mounted to the us air forces fairchild republic a10 thunderbolt ii. Two new a10 books announced by reid air publications.
A10 warthog illustrated the illustrated series of military aircraft book 6. Listen as the soldier directs the a10s powerful 30mm cannon right to the. This artwork was created by worldclass artists to honor military units. A10 warthogs deploy to afghanistan to target taliban drug. Apache near howzemadad, kandahar, afghanistan for op spinarwa, 2009 part 1. Flying the a10 in the gulf war was originally printed in 1993 right after the gulf war by brasseys books. The a10 warthog and close air support the warthog and the combat air support debate douglas campbell how the air force succeeded in spite of itself, when it built the ugliest warplane of the past halfcentury. During the 2001 invasion of afghanistan, a10s did not take part in the initial. This edition was printed in 2005 by potomac books formerly brasseys for the new the warriors series of books. Here is some footage of a10 thunderbolts refueling over afghanistan from the view of the kc5 fuel tanker boom operator.
The aircraft is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing. Air forces central command on tuesday announced the arrival of the aircraft and their impending first strike as. The a10 squadron arrived at kandahar airfield on january 19, and natos resolute support mission announced the deployment in a tuesday, january 23 press release. The air force recently released two new videos of a10 warthogs taking out taliban narcotics production facilities in afghanistan, as the trump administration continues to. Nov 6, 2019 best plane ever see more ideas about warthog, a10 warthog, fighter jets. A10 warthog eats truck full of taliban and comes back for. Special forces by dario leone the two hog drivers located one of the snipers position. The unknown story of an a10 cas mission performed to support. A10 afghanistan combat summary for june 2010 warthog news. The book is only spoilt and then only slightly by the tendency for gungho which is somewhat typical of the us military and their fly boys in particular. Afghanistan supplies roughly 80 percent of the worlds opium, and production is still on the rise. Why the a10 warthog remains king of close air support. I recently had the chance to speak on the phone with a us air force a10 pilot serving in afghanistan, and he told me about how the warthogs presence alone scares the enemy into submission. A squadron of a10 thunderbolt ii warthogs ground attack planes has been deployed to afghanistan.
Taliban fighters pinned down in a ditch and grapehut are eliminated by a10 warthogs and lav3 25mm cannons. A10 warthogs deploy to afghanistan to strike taliban drug. The a10 warthog a plane built at the armys request by a manufacturer who new. Dvids i recently had the chance to speak on the phone with a us air force a10 pilot serving in afghanistan, and he told me about how the warthogs presence alone scares the enemy into. Air force a10 thunderbolt ii pilot flies over afghanistan after completing aerial refueling operations with a kc5 stratotanker on march 12, 2018. A special artic camouflage scheme was applied replacing the normal light green with white. Flying the f15e in the gulf war and the highly acclaimed warthog. In later years, people would say the a10 was a plane designed around a gunits 30 mm gau8 avenger rotary cannon, to be specific. In manual reversion mode, the a10 is sufficiently controllable under favorable conditions to return to base, though control forces are greater than normal.
Pour les articles homonymes, voir thunderbolt et a10. Two new a10 books announced by reid air publications by joachim jacob, warthog news editor. Watch an a10 warthog save a soldier by liquefying a dozen. A10 warthogs are back in afghanistan air force times. A10 warthogs to be deployed a 2nd time in europe news. The us is sending the a10 warthog back to fight in afghanistan. Video footage depicting the exploits of an a10 fighter squadron in afghanistan during the fighting season of 2014. Everything went wrong on the a10 warthogs first mission. The a10 warthog is back in iraqand just in time medium. In the early 1970s, the a10 thunderbolt ii was developed.
The a10 warthog will be in service at least until 2021. On an interview featured in the excellent book gulf air war debrief by stan morse. It is commonly referred to by the nicknames warthog or hog, although the. By daniel brown,business insider the air force recently released a bunch of crazy pictures of a10 thunderbolt iis getting refueled over afghanistan, where the us recently redeployed a squadron of 12 warthogs the a10s were deployed in late january to kandahar air base as part of a new campaign announced in november 2017. It is commonly referred to by the nicknames warthog or hog, although the a10s official name comes from the republic p47 thunderbolt, a world war ii fighterbomber effective at attacking ground targets. In 2017, a record of almost 10,000 tons of opium was produced, according to a joint survey conducted by the united nations and the afghan government. Smallwood is the author of numerous books, including mcclure of idaho and two military book club selections, warthog. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. But since then, the warthog, with its formidable armament, ruggedness and flexibility. My only complaint about the book is the excessive use of acronyms. Air forces central press releases on usafcents official public website, for june 2010 i extracted and edited all available info related to a10 thunderbolt ii combat missions in afghanistan operation enduring freedom. Army soldiers call for a a10 gunrun in afghanistan.
The us air force released new videos of a10 warthogs. A10 afghanistan combat summary for june 2010 by joachim jacob from the airpower summaries, released as u. A really close flyby of a pair of a10 warthogs over combat outpost baylough, afghanistan. The story it renders, through interviews and firstperson experiences on the. During this third sortie the two warthogs destroyed seven more tanks. Last year saw a major rise in the number of airstrikes against militant targets in the country, beginning shortly after us president donald trump. Avenger wrath is the story of a hog driver and his ride during the war in afghanistan, operating out of bagram airbase with the beautiful. The book is well written and gives an excellent insight to the lives of a10 pilots in action. Flying the f15e in the gulf war, both available from potomac books. A10 warthog takes out taliban fighters with 30mm in afghanistan. A thermal video out of afghanistan shows an a10 thunderbolt ii warthog conduct a series of deadly strafing runs on a truck full of taliban fighters the video begins with a drone already observing a group of the insurgents, and soon a truck comes to the rendezvous point to pick them up and begin their mission. I really appreciated andy evanss book on the fairchild republic a10 family.
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