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minus-squareinb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·9 hours agoOf all the animals, I would rate Warthogs as one of the most flightless. Odd choice.
minus-squareninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoWarthog is a nickname that they couldn’t get rid of. It’s officially the Thunderbolt II.
minus-squaremlg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours agoI think its kind of dumb because the P-47 Thunderbolt was a high altitude interceptor/fighter that also happened to be good at ground pounding. The A-10 is exclusively a ground pounder that becomes a sitting duck if it ever gets caught with its pants down. Dunno why they copted a fighter name.
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoA-10 is live target practice for Iran’s domestically produced manpads. It should not be anywhere near this conflict. That they are using it at all shows massive incompetence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misagh-2
Of all the animals, I would rate Warthogs as one of the most flightless. Odd choice.
Warthog is a nickname that they couldn’t get rid of. It’s officially the Thunderbolt II.
I think its kind of dumb because the P-47 Thunderbolt was a high altitude interceptor/fighter that also happened to be good at ground pounding.
The A-10 is exclusively a ground pounder that becomes a sitting duck if it ever gets caught with its pants down.
Dunno why they copted a fighter name.
A-10 is live target practice for Iran’s domestically produced manpads. It should not be anywhere near this conflict. That they are using it at all shows massive incompetence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misagh-2