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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Killer91 on May 27, 2010, 10:49:10 PM
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For those of you that have never seen its gun in action check these vids out. Talk about fire power :x
This is a short one of a strafing run on some buibling in what looks like a mountain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iz5MwPsfyo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iz5MwPsfyo&feature=related)
This one is another strafing run but out in a field this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eD_Lo61rAw&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eD_Lo61rAw&feature=related)
This one is a close up of the gun in action with the aircraft on the ground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKRGDCR28g0&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKRGDCR28g0&feature=related)
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Just an interesting fact about the aircraft. It was actually built AROUND the gun, the opposite of other aircraft, because the gun is so large.
-BigBOBCH
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We have a bombing range and Kansas and had the opportunity to watch these guys come in and scraf vehicles. Bullets hit the object long before you hear the gun firing. I hate to be on the target, no way for surviving anything with a 2 sec burs.
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I want to fly one when I grow up :x
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oops double post stupid board lag lol
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSk2Xc3Eq4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSk2Xc3Eq4&feature=related)
This is my favorite video of all time with the A-10 gotta love the music
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that first vid looked like my bathroom after dinner.
get it? because its blowing up :D
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Move to 2:50 Love this scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMNhleBf0Y
By far one of the best ( if not the best close ground support planes ever built ) shes just pretty!!!
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I like the gun ship more. provide more fire power at one time.
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We have a bombing range and Kansas and had the opportunity to watch these guys come in and scraf vehicles. Bullets hit the object long before you hear the gun firing. I hate to be on the target, no way for surviving anything with a 2 sec burs.
Are you talking about the Smoky Hill Bomb Range just south of Salina? I used to do service work at a rural water treatment plant out there, saw a B2 making runs one day... Awesome.
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It lives up to its real name. The "Thunderbolt".
I love watching them flying around Barksdale AFB.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSk2Xc3Eq4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSk2Xc3Eq4&feature=related)
This is my favorite video of all time with the A-10 gotta love the music
Nice video :aok
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The sound of the engines, the shape, the gun, the hours it can loiter, the payload. People call it ugly, i want to punch them in the face. :devil
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We have a bombing range and Kansas and had the opportunity to watch these guys come in and scraf vehicles. Bullets hit the object long before you hear the gun firing. I hate to be on the target, no way for surviving anything with a 2 sec burs.
Speed of GAU-8 30mm - 2,400mph~
Speed of Light - 6,710,000mph~
Speed of Sound - 770mph~
Scary stuff.
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I want one in the game.... I wonder how it would do on bombers.... :D
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Would you believe that the US Air Force wanted to get rid of the A-10 before the first Gulf War! The Hot Jocks didnt want to fly it!
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I want one in the game.... I wonder how it would do on bombers.... :D
The Evil Con one year had RV8s with a pair of Vulcan 20MMs on them. I vaporized a set Lancs in the blink of an eye, it was beautiful.
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The Evil Con one year had RV8s with a pair of Vulcan 20MMs on them. I vaporized a set Lancs in the blink of an eye, it was beautiful.
I got a vid on the Evil con for that year... That RV8 was a monster..
http://www.youtube.com/user/s0da72#p/u/8/Z_n32VUW8hk
:rofl
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I got a vid on the Evil con for that year... That RV8 was a monster..
http://www.youtube.com/user/s0da72#p/u/8/Z_n32VUW8hk
:rofl
I wish they'd let us have the guns for that RV8 offline lol
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The good news is some A10 pilots are as bad at gunnery as they are at spotting which side they're shooting at!
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&cad=9294256906236909142&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CCAQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgPvVacN41lY&rct=j&q=a10+british+troops&ei=B0IBTNKuGtiO4gad4PTLDg&usg=AFQjCNFbvXOergi0Pd_ZOeMLGoxYjFRYBw
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If you are a fan of the A10 as I am, you might be interested in looking at Lock On Modern Combat: Flaming Cliffs 2.0...
This flight sim from Eagle Dynamics is faithful in its reproduction of the A10-A and models the complex systems and controls of the aircraft along with its flight dynamics.
Eagle Dynamics has launched a new module based development program called DCS (Digital Combat Simulator). Modules in the DCS series leverage the Flaming Cliffs environment and mechanics. The first release in the DCS series was the Russian Black Shark Ka-50 attack helicopter.
Purchasing a module gives access to the advanced aspects of each new module, however the existing aircraft resident in the Flaming Cliffs engine are all available as well.
Eagle Dynamics next module release will be the A10-C (to be released late 2010). The C variant of the A10 is a vastly improved platform and takes the limited daytime capability of the A10-A and turns it into an all weather attack aircraft utilizing the most modern weapons and systems including improved optical, infrared and gps based weapons such as JDAM's
Read more about Eagle Dynamics and the DCS Series:
http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ (http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/)
http://lockon.co.uk/ (http://lockon.co.uk/)
Do a Google Search "DCS A10C" http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=DCS+A10C&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1328cd8acda262ff (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=DCS+A10C&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1328cd8acda262ff)
Out
Oneway
And for all of you guys who like to drive the 'heavy lifters'...this thread has screen shots the C17 Globemaster III being worked on by a third party that will be available/included in the DCS enviornment in the future...
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=41208 (http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=41208)
(http://www.adrianwerner.x.pl/2010/a10.jpg)
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Would you believe that the US Air Force wanted to get rid of the A-10 before the first Gulf War! The Hot Jocks didnt want to fly it!
Yep...
The A10 was scheduled for decommissioning prior to Desert Storm...and once pressed into service in that conflict, that order was rescinded. Presently the A10 is moving through its 3rd major revision and upgrade contracts are in the works for further variants.
The USAF presently plans on keeping the A10 in service for quite some time and Boeing was awarded a contract last year to modernize the platform further to the A10 II...its safe to say this outstanding aircraft will be in service for at least another decade...if not more...
Out
Oneway
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If i could get the IL2 gun package on the P40. I'd make my own screaming jet sounds on range! :D
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The good news is some A10 pilots are as bad at gunnery as they are at spotting which side they're shooting at!
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&cad=9294256906236909142&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CCAQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgPvVacN41lY&rct=j&q=a10+british+troops&ei=B0IBTNKuGtiO4gad4PTLDg&usg=AFQjCNFbvXOergi0Pd_ZOeMLGoxYjFRYBw
the rounds hit at 0:24 and you hear the gun being shot at 0:32 :aok i love the hog :banana:
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If you are a fan of the A10 as I am, you might be interested in looking at Lock On Modern Combat: Flaming Cliffs 2.0...
This flight sim from Eagle Dynamics is faithful in its reproduction of the A10-A and models the complex systems and controls of the aircraft along with its flight dynamics.
Eagle Dynamics has launched a new module based development program called DCS (Digital Combat Simulator). Modules in the DCS series leverage the Flaming Cliffs environment and mechanics. The first release in the DCS series was the Russian Black Shark Ka-50 attack helicopter.
Purchasing a module gives access to the advanced aspects of each new module, however the existing aircraft resident in the Flaming Cliffs engine are all available as well.
Eagle Dynamics next module release will be the A10-C (to be released late 2010). The C variant of the A10 is a vastly improved platform and takes the limited daytime capability of the A10-A and turns it into an all weather attack aircraft utilizing the most modern weapons and systems including improved optical, infrared and gps based weapons such as JDAM's
Read more about Eagle Dynamics and the DCS Series:
http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ (http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/)
http://lockon.co.uk/ (http://lockon.co.uk/)
Do a Google Search "DCS A10C" http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=DCS+A10C&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1328cd8acda262ff (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=DCS+A10C&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1328cd8acda262ff)
Out
Oneway
And for all of you guys who like to drive the 'heavy lifters'...this thread has screen shots the C17 Globemaster III being worked on by a third party that will be available/included in the DCS enviornment in the future...
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=41208 (http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=41208)
(http://www.adrianwerner.x.pl/2010/a10.jpg)
Wow that game look awesome. I can't believe i've never heard of it. Definatly gonna have to save me some money so i can get it. lol
I can't believe how good the graphics and models are. Also sounds like they got some great tech behind it. Thanks for letting me in on this :)
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I forgot I had this thing. I built it out of legos about 5 years ago.
Sorry for the low quality pics. I had to take them with my cell phone.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss304/longhornsfan2010/Photo108.jpg)
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss304/longhornsfan2010/Photo107.jpg)
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss304/longhornsfan2010/Photo106.jpg)
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The good news is some A10 pilots are as bad at gunnery as they are at spotting which side they're shooting at!
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&cad=9294256906236909142&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CCAQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgPvVacN41lY&rct=j&q=a10+british+troops&ei=B0IBTNKuGtiO4gad4PTLDg&usg=AFQjCNFbvXOergi0Pd_ZOeMLGoxYjFRYBw
I'm sure those guys wouldn't have been around if they were shooting at them. Its called "Close air support".
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I'm sure those guys wouldn't have been around if they were shooting at them. Its called "Close air support".
"Danger Close...Bring the Rain...Soft Targets North of Yellow Smoke...Advise Inbound Approach....Bravo Out"
You are correct...and many CAS mission attacks are marked by grunts on the ground lobbing smoke via the M203 on close contact...which has a typical range of 150 meters..."Danger Close"
Out
Oneway
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Couple A-10 vids I did in multiplay flaming cliffs 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6B9m6nWIU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6B9m6nWIU)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj28Z6J6UzE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj28Z6J6UzE)
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We have a bombing range and Kansas and had the opportunity to watch these guys come in and scraf vehicles. Bullets hit the object long before you hear the gun firing. I hate to be on the target, no way for surviving anything with a 2 sec burs.
Was stationed at Ft Riley in 88-89 and used to love playing tanker games with those bad boys flying around!! Come outta no where screeching over your head as they turn and burn. :rock :x
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Couple A-10 vids I did in multiplay flaming cliffs 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6B9m6nWIU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6B9m6nWIU)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj28Z6J6UzE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj28Z6J6UzE)
Awesome...the second film was great....nice CAS work
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Was stationed at Ft Riley in 88-89 and used to love playing tanker games with those bad boys flying around!! Come outta no where screeching over your head as they turn and burn. :rock :x
Must have been something to see...
:aok
Technically they might have been turning but they surely were not burning...
The A10 employs a GE high bypass turbo fan, and is incapable of after-burner...however it has a very low IR heat signature due to the massive amount of non-combustion air that it processes. An excellent choice of power plant given the down and dirty aspects of mission requirements and the threat of shoulder mounted low tech IR seeking SAM missles...HBPTF engines are also excellent in terms of acoustic signature....(the A10 is very quiet)...
Warthogs rock
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Oneway
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Must have been something to see...
:aok
Technically they might have been turning but they surely were not burning...
The A10 employs a GE high bypass turbo fan, and is incapable of after-burner...however it has a very low IR heat signature due to the massive amount of non-combustion air that it processes. An excellent choice of power plant given the down and dirty aspects of mission requirements and the threat of shoulder mounted low tech IR seeking SAM missles...HBPTF engines are also excellent in terms of acoustic signature....[/(the A10 is very quiet)...
Warthogs rock
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Oneway
I saw one at Alliance airport in Ft. Worth last october and i was really supirsed at how little noise it made compared to all the other jets there. Its a sweet plane all around!
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I saw one at Alliance airport in Ft. Worth last october and i was really supirsed at how little noise it made compared to all the other jets there. Its a sweet plane all around!
The A10 will go down in history as a cornerstone aircraft...like the P51, the B17, and others....
Our great-grandchildren will be flying computer A10 simulations the way we fly World War II aircraft tonight...
Though it has not achieved legendary status yet...its only a matter of time....
With the roll out of the Land Warrior infantry Combat Situational Awareness system now in active use, the extension and leverage of the A10 as a point and shoot CAS stand off system is just beginning to come into its own...just wait until you see what they do with LW and A10 integration.....
Learn more about the LW system here: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=land%20warrior%20system&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=vid:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=wv&fp=e69e588f7b1a5eb (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=land%20warrior%20system&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=vid:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=wv&fp=e69e588f7b1a5eb)
Warthogs rock
Out
Oneway
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I got a vid on the Evil con for that year... That RV8 was a monster..
http://www.youtube.com/user/s0da72#p/u/8/Z_n32VUW8hk
:rofl
Pretty sure I was on your rig when I killed the Lancs. Good times :aok
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The A10 will go down in history as a cornerstone aircraft...like the P51, the B17, and others....
Our great-grandchildren will be flying computer A10 simulations the way we fly World War II aircraft tonight...
Though it has not achieved legendary status yet...its only a matter of time....
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Once Russia invades my friend, once Russia invades :aok
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Once Russia invades my friend, once Russia invades :aok
Especially with the A-10 around, you've got to wonder why they'd bother? :D
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(http://www.oldgloryprints.com/Thunderstruck.jpg)
most badazzed bird in the air today. period.
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Lock On Platinum Promo....includes the A10-A among other platforms in the series...
When they finally release the A10-C later this year it will be incredible...for now the A10-A will have to do...
:aok
Make sure to choose 720 HD when watching this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_hoJNj3ys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_hoJNj3ys)
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"Danger Close...Bring the Rain...Soft Targets North of Yellow Smoke...Advise Inbound Approach....Bravo Out"
You are correct...and many CAS mission attacks are marked by grunts on the ground lobbing smoke via the M203 on close contact...which has a typical range of 150 meters..."Danger Close"
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Oneway
Just like the Danger Close that dedstroyed the two Warriors in Gulf 1, and the British Land Rover convoy in Gulf 2? :headscratch:
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Had the pleasure of witnessing a live fire demonstration by several A-10's when they were first introduced in the mid seventies.
We were told it was built exclusively to provide close air support for us ground pounders and gravel churners in the event the
Soviet Union decided to step across the line.
Very comforting to know it was on our side.
In Red Storm Rising one of Clancy's Soviet officers refers to the A-10 as the Devil's Cross.
Pretty apt description if you ask me.
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Friendly fire incidents in a warzone happen. It is deplorable that it happens, but it happens. Go through the history of blue on blue incidents and you will find some interesting things about most armies. For instance the British army engaging Danish forces for around 2 hours during which they fired off 6-8 Javelin missiles. The point is during battle it happens to everyone except the Swiss. :D