This is the Most Effective Anti-tank Aircraft Ever Built: The A-10 Thunderbolt II

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The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II was designed specifically for close-air support and has proven to be one of the most effective anti-tank aircraft ever created thanks to its distinctive GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm gun.

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This plane is a legend.
Tanks shudder
And men stutter
As the warthog rolls by

siddharthshekhar

This plane is old but everyone loves it. One of the best sounds and best gun ever.

jasonbooberry

That paint job is absolutely sick…. Holy chit well done to whoever came up with that

chartreusecircle

I worked for Fairchild Republic right out of college in the 70s & early 80s. Moved on to TRW Space & Electronics ultimately retiring from Northrop Grumman. One of my early project assignments was in support ot the then new A-10. Used to watch them practice tank and armored vehicle busting with the gun during desert exercises. They were VERY effective.

victorparker

LOVE this plane. It will NEVER die. NEVER.

redrumcoke

One of the most terrifying aircrafts to take to the air

noahbrazil

The A10 is an awesome aircraft. They usually fly two planes at a time and the make a very distinct sound that I find to be beautiful. They fly near my home occasionally and always at low altitude. Love it.

AdvancedUSA

bro has never heard of a warthog before i guess

loganmiller

I worked and flew on the B-52 in the 80s - bomb-nav avionics tech - and I thought the buff was a badass (it is as a bomber) but when I saw the A-10 and got my degree in aeronautics, I saw both as weapons systems that would last. It's cool that systems designed in the 50s and 60s are still viable today.

David-slqo

They built this aircraft around the 30 mm gun & pilot . The pilot actually sits inside a thick walled titanium tub that keeps them safe from enemy ground fire because this aircraft flys so slow . It’s top speed is a staggering 420 MPH low & slow & it gets things done .

robertlee

"Rendered inoperable"? Man that tank was Swiss cheese!

functionatthejunction

You can, change a turbine in 55 minutes. The pilot sits in a bathtub of thick armor. Pretty cool.

KyaelChevalier

The A-10 working along with the Apache AH-64 attack helicopter provides the ultimate in close air support (CAS) and is easily a force multiplier individually...but together can totally decimate multiple heavily armored enemies plus soft targets AND reinforced bunkers and/or buildings using the latest Hellfire and Maverick missals at a stand-off of 5+ miles and with the Apache AH-64 Longbow's radar and fire control, it's fire & forget before the enemy even knows you are there. And when combined with the A-10's GAU-8 cannon and 10 hardpoints for numerous advanced weapons systems (rockets, missals, anti-radar and air to air munitions etc.) They are the most lethal team for CAS, esp. when covered by a few F-16 above. They are easily a tank's worst nightmare...ever! If they go to Ukraine, it'll be game over for all tanks and any artillery or other armor Russia has left. It won't be long either!

ZDemon

I served in the Air Force at Myrtle Beach in the 1980s- home of the A-10. As an anti-personnel weapon and tank killer it's as badass as they come. What gets me is at first they didn't want to use them in the Gulf War then changed their minds. Good thing. A-10s caused more damage, more kills, more death than any other weapon system.

Jaden