KABUL – The US Air Force recently published a video demonstrating theA-10’s ability to wreak absolute destruction on a Taliban truck that hadjust attacked Afghanis in late January with a heavy machine gun.
The nearly 20-foot-long GAU-8 Avenger gun is the heaviest component of theplane’s forward weight, according to the US Air Force.
The nearly 20-foot-long GAU-8 Avenger gun is the heaviest component of theplane’s forward weight, according to the US Air Force.
We just want to reiterate: this gun is larger than a Volkswagen Beetle andfires bullets the size of beer bottles made out of depleted uranium. That’san argument few opponents are likely to win.
The video appears to show two distinct strikes upon the vehicle. Analystshave noted that footage of the jet hitting a moving vehicle shows howsurprisingly accurate the A-10’s cannon is.
The video was first published by the US Air Force’s Central Command PublicAffairs in late January.
A US Special Operations air wing also recently unveiled footage of what itwas like it to be on the receiving endlink>of theA-10 Warthog’s cannon.
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