AG-51_Razor Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I thought some of y'all might get a kick out of this; http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/11/24/how-an-ugly-brutally-effective-warplane-won-the-battle-for-its-future/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Go Hawg's! :thumbup: MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E111Virus Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 When says.. "The A-10 is a product of the 1940s. During World War II, the German and Soviet air force both fielded warplanes specifically designed for attacking enemy ground forces in close proximity to friendly troops."...is refered to the P-47 Thunderbolt...not Thunderbolt II... Periodist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn kamikaze Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 LOL, I thought it was a product of the Vietnam war as a replacement for the A-1 Skyraider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSKRipper Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Great find Razor! :thumbup: Everywhere the same, changing working planes against some high tech toys which are not even flying in numbers... For our glorious Air Force that means having over 100 Typhoons of which less than 50% are flyable. The maximum lifespan is currently set to 1500 hours per plane :doh: i9 9900K @ 5,0GHz | 1080GTX | 32GB RAM | 256GB, 512GB & 1TB Samsung SSDs | TIR5 w/ Track Clip | Virpil T-50 Stick with extension + Warthog Throttle | MFG Crosswind pedals | Gametrix 908 Jetseat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayos Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You got to wonder about those Air Force bosses. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAF [136] Striker Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Excellent article Razor, thanks for finding and sharing it. Nvidia GTX-1080 Intel i7-4820K 3.7 Ghz ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme MB 32 GB Memory Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 As a former Infantry platoon leader, I can tell you that the sights of A10 and AH64s were very comforting. As well as AC130's. The problem with F16s is that the do go too fast. The FACs do a marvelous job, but the slow speed is ESSENTIAL when you're danger-close. Great article. hsb hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike5560 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Great article......love the comment on the bottom about F-16s improperly being called Vipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauntless Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croaker47 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Great article......love the comment on the bottom about F-16s improperly being called Vipers. There are people who actually call it "Fighting Falcon"? Like, as a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catastrophy Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I have a great idea for Congress: Buy DCS and A10 C module. Learn to fly the sim and hit stuff. Try the same with a fighter jet. Make a hearing with real pilots if the sim is any indication about the real characteristics. Might save some bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BravoFoxTrt Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Howdy Rasor, its me Bravo from SAS MSI R9 280X 6GB x2 Crossfire /ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Mobo/AMD FX 4170 Bulldozer 4core CPU/RAM Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB/ Corsair RM 1000WATT PSU/Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit/ X52 & CH Pedals/ MSI DS502 GAMING Headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM505 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 There are people who actually call it "Fighting Falcon"? Like, as a thing? Probably the same number of people who call the Warthog the 'Thunderbolt II'? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev2go Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) welp good to see the warthog put to good use again. Against an enemy that has no real air defense the warthog will reign supreme as the most efficient in ground attack & CAS. That and its probably the cheapest jet aircraft of the usaf arsenal. Edited December 2, 2015 by Kev2go Build: Windows 10 64 bit Pro Case/Tower: Corsair Graphite 760tm ,Asus Strix Z790 Motherboard, Intel Core i7 12700k ,Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 64gb ram (3600 mhz) , (Asus strix oc edition) Nvidia RTX 3080 12gb , Evga g2 850 watt psu, Hardrives ; Samsung 970 EVo, , Samsung evo 860 pro 1 TB SSD, Samsung evo 850 pro 1TB SSD, WD 1TB HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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