Tank-hunting day in the A-10

[StealthF117]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-28-03 AT 01:09PM (EST)[p]A hunting day in the A-10! Perfect weather for a strike against an enemy armoured column. Sorry for no cockpit shots, I haven't downloaded a suitable cockpit for this great bird yet. However, please enjoy what I have here :-)

Lined up on the runway, fully loaded and ready!
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Enroute to target. You can see my wingman there...
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"1, in hot!" Breaking up for attack run... Showtime!
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Time to use the standoff weapons first: switched to AGM-65 Maverick, target acquired ... fire!
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A direct hit! Note the smoke trace of the missile and the AAA firing on my aircraft as I break away
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Oh, oh, SAM launch!!!! An infrared SAM is got me on its sensors! Break hard left and drop flares...! That was close!
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Ok, time for unloading those CBUs, bombs away!
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The cluster submunitions got them all!
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Now I'll use the weapon the A-10 is famous for: the 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun! Heading for target, perhaps a T-72?
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That guy never knew what hit him! He's gone with a single pull of the trigger...
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OK, time to return home... On final and ready to land!
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On the runway, slightly off centre, sorry :-) Anyway, a good mission though I took a few hits but I got me several tanks for my record!
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Cheers!
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Christian

[bofredrik]

I hope the target is in the US...

Rgds

Bofredrik/Stockholm Sweden

[StealthF117]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-28-03 AT 01:20PM (EST)[p]In the US... as practice targets on a training field?

Cheers!
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Christian

[bofredrik]

Yes please!

Rgds
Bofredrik/Stockholm Sweden

[StealthF117]

Why? :-hmmm

Cheers!
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Christian

[bofredrik]

I hear about A10 in Iraq évery day at CNN, Fox, BBC...

Rgds
Bofredrik/Stockholm Sweden

[StealthF117]

I never said it was in Iraq! Nobody has talked about Iraq here! :-roll

Cheers!
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Christian

[bofredrik]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-28-03 AT 01:36PM (EST)[p]Good!

Rgds
Bofredrik/Stockholm Sweden
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[StealthF117]

Good Lord... :-roll Anyway, do you like them or not?

Cheers!
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Christian

[bofredrik]

Fine shots!!!!!!

Rgds
Bofredrik/Stockholm Sweden

[StealthF117]

Thanks! ;-)

Cheers!
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Christian

[Peer]

Great shots Christian.
(i'm busy flying over Peru again btw)

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[StealthF117]

Thanks!

"i'm busy flying over Peru again" Are you? That's great! Let'see if you can post some of your flights, I'd love to see some shots of them!

Cheers!
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Christian

[Peer]

Worked a lot of hours Christian, I have some other posts almost ready for this weekend, but Peru is one of my very favourite areas to fly!

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[StealthF117]

Great! I'll have a chance to see them when I get back on Sunday... Thanks for the comment about my country, I like to fly there a lot too, I should have posted some of my own flights :-)

Cheers!
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Christian

[davidbaty]

Great shots! Love the 4th one!
Regards,
David

[StealthF117]

Thanks, I like that one too :-)

Cheers!
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Christian

[Top_Gun]

Actually this flight took place in Korea, not sure if it was North or South. Falcon 4 SP3 strikes again :-D

[StealthF117]

Yes, it's North Korea, as Falcon 4.0's action takes place there in a FICTITIOUS conflict, OK? That was just for the record :-lol Falcon 4.0 is the best!

Cheers!
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Christian