Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s

Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by Pxtl on Thursday March 06, 2014 @01:36PM (#7355649)

Well, I meant in recent engagements. I mean, how many times was the A-10 actually used to attack a Soviet tank-column vs. gunning down a bunch of poor guys with AKs hiding in light cover?

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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by dylanrw on Friday March 07, 2014 @05:49AM (#7359538)

Maybe not soviet, but it sure racked up an insane count & ratio on Iraqi columns:

Destroying: - more than 1,000 tanks - 1,200 artillery pieces - 2,000 other military vehicles Confirmed kills include: - 967 tanks - 926 artillery pieces - 1,306 trucks - 501 armored personnel carriers - 28 command posts - Successfully hunted and destroyed SCUD missiles - Suppressed enemy air defenses - Attacked early warning radars

Those numbers to 5 losses in Desert Storm alone...

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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by Turing_Machine on Thursday March 06, 2014 @02:33PM (#7356019)

Well, none. Deterrence, dude.

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