![]() But what the A-10 lacks in aesthetics, it more than makes up for in operational capability and engineering prowess. ![]() The A-10 Thunderbolt, or Warthog, is so called because of its jarring, perhaps even ugly appearance. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)Īnyone who has viewed footage of the A-10 Warthog in action can immediately call upon the telltale sound of a GAU-8 Avenger 30mm mini-gun ejecting 3,900 armor piercing incendiary rounds a minute. An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fires a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex. There are few images which can evoke the sensation of sound more so than the following below. The A-10 is the world’s premier close air support aircraft, but it is aging and the Air Force needs a replacement in the long term.
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