As a DS vet the A-10 was our favorite plane. Nothing sounds like them.
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As a DS vet the A-10 was our favorite plane. Nothing sounds like them.
DS vet?Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
Desert Storm.Quote:
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Saddam's tanks stood no chance....Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
The 'highway of death'
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When I first moved to Syracuse in 1987, the NY Air Nat Guard there flew A10's, you'd see them flying around a lot. Known as "The Boys From Syracuse". They had a firing range upstate, but I never got to see anything. After a few years they switched to F16's. I "heard" those F16's had gun pods with the GAU-8 gun in them, but I never saw any proof or heard it again.
Oh, right. I was just making sure you knew [Flower]Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
Ok, here are some more. First two are rockets, last three are 30mm.
F-16s have a M61A1 20mm gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
GAU 13 pod you meant. It's a smaller 4 barrel version of the same 30mm. GAU13/GPU5/A was meant to be belly carried by F16, but due to its excessive vibration and faster moving F16, it was impossible to have a good accuracy. A-10 is still the only true flying gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Does that bring back memories. After they pushed everything to the side there were the marks in the road from the A-10's. There would be holes then a gap then holes then a gap........Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
I am not THAT old. Alzheimer's has not got to me yet.[LOL]Quote:
Oh, right. I was just making sure you knew [Flower]