Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War William L. Smallwood
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

Games On Net :: Reviews: Über Review: DCS: A10 War. The warthog will still fly with half a wing shot off, whereas the F-35 can't fly if there's high humidity. Flying in a C-model there and then going back to an A-10A in Baltimore was a challenge. Feb 25, 2014 - For my Navy and Air Force Peers its a little harder to tell but I can count the number with more than 10 years and no deployments on one hand. I would like to share it with A lot of bad guys have found you can shoot an A10 with anything from a pistol to a 23mm Soviet cannon and it just keeps on flying and shooting. I was told by one of my buddies who fought in the 1st Persian Gulf War that the Iraqis called the A-10 the "German jet" because of the precision of the gun runs and bombing the plane was capable of. May 22, 2011 - The A-10, officially christened Thunderbolt II, but universally referred to as Warthog because of its ungainly appearance, is the first US Air Force aircraft specifically designed for close air support of ground forces. I have received a very interesting e-mail on the A-10 Warthog. Feb 24, 2014 - Ron Barber said he would fight to keep the Warthog flying, calling the aircraft “crucial to our community, to Davis-Monthan, and to the country.” While the During the first Gulf War, A-10s destroyed more than 900 tanks. Mar 29, 2011 - The A-10 has even scored more air to air kills than the F/A-18 Hornet, downing two Iraqi helicopters with its GAU-8 30mm “Avenger” cannon during the First Gulf War. The A-10 entered During the 1991 Gulf War, A-10s had a mission capable rate of 95.7 percent.