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Entrenched Taliban; A-10 strafes ridge

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:21 pm
by jfko6
A-10 close Air Support (Live Leak)

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:29 pm
by kman
Got a better link for that one?
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:36 pm
by kman
Don't know if that video is anything like this one:


A-10

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:21 pm
by jfko6
I saw these at Ft. Bragg. Not to be messed with...

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:49 pm
by kman
Man...after watching a few of those A-10 videos, I'm starting to get familiar with that cannon's sound. And yes, you definitely don't want to be on the receiving end of that.

Found a YouTube version of that LiveLeak video:



And here's a pretty good example of the cannon's sound - notice the sound is delayed a little from where the A-10 fires - that's just a speed-of-sound issue:


Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:33 am
by German_EPA
was that a warthog?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:35 am
by kman
Yes, all those videos above featured A-10 Warthogs.

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:38 am
by German_EPA
i got a video of it in very very good sound quality - i willsearch it and add...

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:20 am
by German_EPA