Multiple Danger Close A-10 Gun Runs Recorded In Afghanistan
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2021
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Members of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment record as a section of A-10 Warthogs conduct multiple gun runs on a Taliban position near the village of Ashoque in Afghanistan.
Now that the conflict in Afghanistan has finally ceased on Afghan soil, troops are starting to dig out a lot of old footage and send it our way. This footage, which was recorded by Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company was nothing more than a simple presence patrol where JTACs were present with the troops. Because the JTACs were present, the Soldiers were able to effectively utilize a section of A-10 Warthogs to hammer the Taliban fighters who had attacked them during the patrol.
We have more footage from these guys that they have submitted as well, but we're digging through it and talking with the guy who sent it in to make sure we share proper context with the videos submitted. All of the footage recorded by these guys through their tough deployment was recorded in the Zhari district of the Kandahar province, and a good chunk of it was recorded near or inside of the village of Ashoque.
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Kids....that sucks
Got it!😊
the most INTIMIDATING "hey, im recording you"
Idiots.
Whoever created the password element should be sacked… I’ve binned the app
You know it’s about to go down when the Americans put down their weapons and bring out their cameras.
You mean funny*
@@prakharmishra5583 yes if you call enemies being evaporated then yes this was hilarious
@@LOST_HOMIE the enemies would evaporate themselves and a few others if they hadn't done that so yeah
@Greg Burright no I'm just saying that I'm not sad for the terrorists who died. They would've killed themselves and many others probably if they hadn't done that.
ja
Can’t imagine the adrenaline of joy these guys are getting.
What a joke 😂😂
@@muhammad77704 ?
@@rileyf8036 same @RTR?!?! What joke I don't see a joke?!?
@@mdstate829 Exactly, which is why they would get a huge adrenaline rush.
The rush of the Air Force saving that ass once again
As a cobra pilot I loved working with the "Hogs". Sometimes side by side. My 20mm was bad and loud, but when they opened up, I felt it to the bone. Thanks guys for ruling the dirt. Love y'all. Great controlling into the target also. Brrrrrrt!
thank you for your service
kind of like the higher pitch sound of the 20 mil gatling gun more
Thank you for your service!
Though its not as filthy as the gau-8,
That *bababababababababababababa* of the cobra gun is almost as good!
takes fire after the first burst, "THEY STILL WANT HIS SHIT? I admire the persistency"
I can imagine the pride these A-10 pilots get every time they flyby knowing how many troops below are worshipping them for how badass they are and simply saving their lives
DEFINITELY VALKYRIE FOR THE INFANTRY!
They are just as or more stressed than we were on the ground. Those folks are all good people and wouldn't think they are being worshipped
I bet they get a few free drinks in the officer's mess.
@@jk-76 lol no they know it, I've met them.
Cept us call of duty fans that are pissed about not getting the kill point lol
Love how the actual army are about as serious if not less serious as people in like an arma server or something
It all changes when one of their buddies gets blown up or shot
@@fngaming5064 if you watched the video they called in a 9 line, which means a medevac was called in.. so at least one of their guys got hit bad enough to need a medevac.
@@soup31314 was probably for an injured taliban or another unit since they weren’t that fazed
In the end people are just people
However, many suffer from PTSD.
I did my korean military service in Osan Air base of South Korea. There we had USAF guys and numbers of A-10s stationed.
Sometimes I drove my patrol further away even to the areas, the ramp for USAF, where we didn't take the responsibility to guard just to see their taxiing. It was a pure joy for me that I could hear the characteristic engine sounds of A-10s every day during my service. Unlikely the other fighters, the whistling sounds of A-10 have some nostalgic effects to me. Some may understand what I'm talking about.
I believe that it will be an even better sound to listen when you hear that in the battles when they have come to help you with the Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I had no chance to hear those sounds of Gun runs but it would be better without the necessity to hear that rest of my life in Korean Peninsula and you know why...Haha
I met many nice USAF guys during my service. Members of 7th Air Force, a sergeant for V-22 from Okinawa, a F-22 pilot from Alaska, an AC-130 gunner guy(I guess he was a marine) from some base of Pacific swh. A pair of MP guys who unexpectedly visited our office with cupcakes on the Easter day. The family cilvilians of those soldiers in the base who always said hi to us first. They are all good memories. I thank them all. I appreciate especially for the members of the 51st Fighter Wing. I know you guys are still there cuz I visit Songtan once or twice a year for my business lol. Thank you all. I'm glad that Korea is grown up strong to make our alliance no longer one-sided. And I'm also very proudy that we are the allys who understand the importance of the shared values that we try to protect.
Freedom, Democracy and the Human Rights under the shared values of our two constitutions.
We fought together. We will fight together. 🤜🤛
Respect 🫡
Paul Burnette
In the beginning hours of any regional war, this alliance is now strongly in favor of the Korean military. Your ground forces and weapons and strength are stronger than you know. In the first days of any war on the peninsula, Korea would hold ground and strongly oppose any enemies. The US would be a bystander to the power the Koreans have now at Sea and at land, and even in the first days of an air war. Korea is a shining bastion of what democracy and competitive values can do for a country and its people.
I kinda get that.
I’m not fully done with my service but I remember the arty shells wooshing overhead on the base when they were practicing.
served 51st security forces 08-10 I guarded the very same planes you speak of their pilots were a different breed .
I LOVE the morale boost the air cover gives the troops. When they know they have air support, they have hope.
Never get tired of watching A-10 videos. The A-10 is the most acoustically satisfying aircraft ever made. She groans and whistles so nice.
honestly, I think the howl of the Vulcan tops it. but for planes still flying, hands down I agree with you.
such an awesome sound. that iconic burp.
edit: to put it another way, 4:47
since no one else has BBBRRRTTTTTTTTT!!!!
@@AnikaJarlsdottr yeah be here ...I think the gau does a fine job LOOL ua-cam.com/video/aOYWbxrlGko/v-deo.html
Loved my Man, sayin:
"That's fuckin' sick"
Yessir.....loved it, 'Merica !!
I like this one, just seeing how guys chill out in a firefight, waiting for close air support
Chill out? I wonder how many actually shit their pants.
@@jx14aby you chill knowing you have the A10 hog coming to save our butts. Been there done that. Greatest sound on earth. Then you shit your pants when you are alive.LOL
Much different style of combat than Vietnam
Yeaaaaah the shouldn't be that chill but I'm with ya there....
1st world problems meet 3rd world problems meet 1st world problems.
Brings a tear to my eye hearing the joys of our boys out there.
Listening to the banter near the end between these guys while fighting a war had me man.
Brings me right back. The smell of the field mixed with gunpowder, gasoline and sweat. The sound of that beautiful A-10 who made our life so much easier and at times saved our ass. They never let us down and always flew the mission regardless of flight conditions or the threat. Thanks for posting this one.
ACO. 2/16th, 1st I.D. Korengal Valley 2007,2009.
Did you ever get CAS from other assets?
@@xDvsking666x F-18's, Apache's, the little birds also. The A-10 was by far the best at CAS.
@@On-Our-Radar-24News Damn Korengal thank you for your service!
Your welcome! It was my honor to serve.
@@On-Our-Radar-24News damn, I watched all the korengal valley docs and videos on UA-cam, messy place man, thanks for your service
I love how they’re all just sitting there like its an airshow laughing at the gun-runs and joking like they arent in a combat zone
Yep, it's the only way to deal with combat and loss of life without going insane!
It's a good way to stay sane in war.
Reminds me of kids in high school when we lived by the airbase. Honestly lol. Not all our troops acted like this, that's for sure. Respect though
Best way to stay sane, any stressful profession does something like that whether it’s soldiers joking almost almost being killed by a kidor doctors about dead patients a common name for it is gallows humor. If you get caught up in it then you will quickly develop depression
great way to boost up morale
Thank you Veterans! I love you guys. You mean so much to so many of us. We don't blame you for anything....you are willing to give your lives for the ultimate cause i.e. protecting the lives of our nation's people and the world. Thank you for your service. You chose to be soldiers, but doing so makes you heroes in my eyes. Thank you.
Amen to that!!
There is nothing stronger than the heart of a Volunteer.
Even in actual battle situations , you can really see and hear the camaraderie between these brave young men .
you pretty much sleep, eat and fight together and depend on each other so being close is normal.
"I didn't come this far to get waxed by danger close!" 😂
When you hear your war cry ... BRRRRRRRRRRRT 😳😎😂
200 meters isn't even in the ballpark of danger close REDs for the GAU-8.
I get that reference 😂 Bad Company 2 Haggard
The A-10 is garbare
4:40 I haven't been in combat so I wouldn't have a clue, but if I heard those A-10s obliterate my targets like that, I'd be screaming like a child too. Shoutout to our brave men and women. Bless you all!
@@mdstate829 I'm sure it happens, but war is war.
@@mdstate829 Uhhhhhhh yeah well I'm sure you noticed in the video they were being shot at???? Helping the afghans doesn't mean everyone just passes around the peace pipe and talks about the good days to come😂😂😂 The video description clearly says the A-10's were strafing the Taliban.
@@mdstate829 I'm not sure Dylan why don't you book a ticket, fly out there and ask?
@@tanandtrent 😂😂
@@tanandtrent lol
You guys are animals, all the respect and love in the world to our veterans!!! Watching this footage makes me so proud to be an American citizen 🇺🇸
That JTAC's vocab everytime: Hog you are cleared hot 😂
4:18 and 4:39 have got to be the sickest, closest, and clearest CAS I've ever seen on video
far from the clearest, this was made before HD and gopro lol.
@@dertythegrower yeah but you can actually see it. Most CAS videos you see a black speck and hear the brrrrt. This time around I can Cleary ID that as an A-10 without it even firing and it even banks right after firing so you get a nice action shot of it.
@@spartacussmith7070 exactly the quality isn’t even that bad, I’m so surprised how clear of line of sight they got
IKR. I never have seen this POV before outside of videogames and I can only imagine the freedom boner they got after watching these two A10s go ham
Well this ain't clear but if anyone was closer they'd more than likely be dead. this vids famous in the hog field ua-cam.com/video/aOYWbxrlGko/v-deo.html
The A-10 burrr sounds beautiful when it is on your side. But sounds like a demon roaring from hell when it isn’t.
You won’t hear it when you’re not on it’s side 😏
@@hirondelle8734 it doesn't matter right?
A-10 is garbage
More Blue on Blue kills than any other aircraft ever
You won’t hear the burr if it’s for you
I was a FiSTer/JFO in the Army and I can honestly say that being a JTAC/TACP in the USAF is an enviable job!
that was amazing..Thank you for doing filming that and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!
When those 30mm hit the grounds and the troops screamed " wooooo " i got shivers!!!!
Why
Why
Why
Why
Why
I like how the Taliban were probably hearing the Guys laughing and cheering while they were getting all the hate of the A-10
I dont think theyre hearing anything anymore
Good.
All they were hearing was EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee.....
Not good for the environment of course, but this had me missing the Napalm drops of Nam.
@@teatonaz i agree too
Every time I see an A-10 run on youtube, it brings tears to my eyes. That is just one badass machine! And it's ours!
Holy shit! God squad! Miss you guys. RIP SRA Brad Smith, SGT Joshua Lengstorf, SGT Brian Bowman, PFC Matthew Wildes and PFC John Dion. Love you guys
Thank you all
This is some of the best combat footage for sure this is crazy.
Watch battle of marawi
Yes
@@Devinzdadude The Ukraine rebels one was interesting. Being able to see both sides is fascinating.
ua-cam.com/video/deM6R96hnf0/v-deo.html
@@TheDBZ_KING7_Official yea that shit is insane
I disagree, this is pretty shit compared to most.
The Ukraine one where they're hiding in the trenches and you can actually see the arty coming in around them is way better.
"Bring em South"
That's the best line from a bored/excited E-3 I've ever heard
"No! Not South!!!" Haha!
The bounds in a Fighter group are bigger than a Brotherhood in a family ! Salutes to all of you that are deployed overseas !
A-10, don't leave home without one. Talk about a morale booster !
The last thing you want to hear is "I need you to double check this" right before a gun run or artillery.
You'd want them to triple then quadruple check it. Make sure the math is right and you don't get turned into jam instead of your enemies.
I've heard that sound in person only once before, and it's a beautiful sound indeed
It’s the best sound.
You can't put a price tag on that morale boost and absolute soul crushing of enemy morale that an a10 provides
That delay you hear between the crackling sound and the "burrrrtttt" sound is mainly due to the way sound propagates, remember those 30mm bullets are traveling faster than the speed of sound so they will hit the target before the sound catches up.
SHAKE AND BAKE! No one messes with the A10 and walks away easily
Pretty hard to walk away without legs
unless you have manpads
@@UkraineStar77 😂 still even then that warthog will be hungry
I never thought about the 30mm setting off the Willy Pete but definitely would work!
Except enemy air to air jets..
First one is at 3:33
Second is at 4:39
Third one is at 5:54
“Sir you got an option in that plane to turn them into red mist?”
A-10 pilot: “bet.”
When you hear the crackle of rounds on target BEFORE hearing the gun....that has got to be an epic and awesome sound for our troops, and terrifying as hell for the bad guys that didn't get turned to red mist.. Thank you to all that have served and are still serving.
Hearing an A-10 burping just makes ya feel good.
“The persistency…is incredible!”
I guess it paid off for them
The A-10, of all the birds and whirleys in the US Military, the cannon with wings is forever my most loved and appreciated, and to the pilots, I give much appreciation and to the guys on the ground in this video and all around, I thank you for your service and sacrifices🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Its literally the biggest piece of junk in our inventory
The dialog is so comforting. Ma brothers.
I remember reading a comment on an A-10 video, it was like "If you hear the second BBBRRRRT, they weren't aiming for you."
the rounds are travelling faster than the speed of sound so you first hear the rounds hit the ground/ target then you hear the gun fire.
Love this sound I would give anything to call in one more A-10! My first control of A-10’s was a 4 pack dash 2,3,4 was so fucking awesome lead1 nearly emptied his magazine on the first pass was the longest sound of death I’ve heard. ❤️
The A10 is such an awesome plane. I have to ask what is a 4 pack dash 2,3,4?
They don't have a magazine...
As a retired 11B, we don’t need an AF liaison to coordinate CAS missions, we used to train our NCO’s at all levels on how to deploy various assets and limitations of various ordinances. During the Gulf War we learned to watch A-10’s carefully as they would usually fly around our positions and do practice runs on various targets which would scare the shit out of us, lol. During Iraq OIF 1 it was fun watching the A-10 create new assholes in bad guys. I remember one night going on top of our house on Al Rashid when a pair of hogs tore up a house a click from the rear gate that had enemy spotters in it, it was like the 4th of July watching them rip the house apart, there’s still a bare spot on the satellite images, lol.
Yea, but the DOD wants AF JTACs to coordinate and maintain final control. I’m a retired JTAC, and have met good JFOs and ground commanders who COULD do the job, but Big Army and Big Air Force want to leave that responsibility to the CAS experts.
Man, they killed the sh*t out of whatever they were targeting
Love the sound of the A-10 it’s almost magical to me .I had 4 fly right over my head one by one 10 seconds apart outside my home. They were in south bend Indiana for the Norte Dame VS Purdue last Saturday.
we get to see em every so often around here, theres a bombing range in Atteberry, IN.
Did you ejaculate? If not, I'd he disappointed. The A-10 is such an immaculate aircraft. From it's speed to it's precision... Excuse me, I need to clean myself up.
Did you ejaculate? If not, I'd he disappointed. The A-10 is such an immaculate aircraft. From it's speed to it's precision... Excuse me, I need to clean myself up.
The only guys enjoying this more than us viewers …are the guys there.🤙
Time and time again the Warthog reminds us just how formidable they are in war. Just how important they are to our ground infantry… and then there’s the super cool unique sound’s they make.
*A-10 comes online*
Taliban: **starts praying**
US: **Starts taking pictures**
You're pinned down by the enemy and then a Warthog comes in an brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttss.. your problem away.
Enough to give one a chubby.
One of those situations where it’s weird NOT to have a boner.
Man these guys look young. All I can say is thank you guys for serving and be safe my brother's!!
First heard that awesome sound as a new guy in grafenwere germany and it still fires me up when I hear it.
An A-10 strafing in person is one hell of an experience to see and to especially hear.
I've seen this on a range, but this is terrifying. Never realized you get hit with the entire burst, hear the 'burrrt', and then hear the engine noise.
"GET DOWN!"
*Stays up to watch* lmao
Not there first rodeo eh
I live near an A-10 AFB (retired military) and we love seeing and hearing the sounds of the jets. We all stop and watch despite being around various military aircraft in various parts of the world for more than half my life. 😁
Thanks for your Service and the video
I use to test fire the Gau-8 30mm at Red River Army Depot in Hooks Texas, God Bless America
Thank you for your service, Active Duty and ALL Patriots. 🙏🏼🇺🇸⚖️❤️
The Wart Hog has a voice and it sounds like a DRAGON ROARING!
Lovely sound! Great job, men!
Can we get a year on this? These troops are in very high spirit. Thanks for doing what you do.
That TIC was Dec 29 2009
Brings me back to being there. Well fought brothers.
Shoutout to you homie 🍻
Well fought? You lost really badly and were chased out with your tail between your legs.
@@jjmerago1 ok wumao
@@jjmerago1 wrong Biden pulled out with knowing the consequences that any private knows and is trained about.
@@jjmerago1 said the guy that never served. Except his self.
Ordered out by cowards in suits that have never been in uniform or combat. There is a difference.
Just love that sound of the A-10.
What an outstanding piece of kit the A10 Warthog is!
Affectionately called the “A-10 Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force's primary low-altitude close air support aircraft. The A-10 is perhaps best known for its fearsome GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun. Using the cannon, the A-10 is capable of disabling a main battle tank from a range of over 6,500m. The cannon can fire a range of ammunition, including armor-piercing incendiary rounds or uranium-depleted.
It's called the warthog because of the sound it makes when it fires...
A mbt from 6,500m? What crack did you smoke xd
@@CornPopWazABadDude Nope. It's because it's ugly.
@@nightshift5201 lol, that's definitely not why. It's 100 percent because of the name. Google it and then come back here 😂
It's junk
My unit was on 5he receiving end of a gun run in Afghanistan during Operation Medusa. Fractions of a second after the chaos from the rounds when the sound hits is absolutely horrible.
Note the double tap of rockets just a split second before the gun , A-10 has handy dandy feature that displays both rocket and gun solutions simultaneously on the HUD.
Thanks for your service, gentlemen.
"I love A10s" every grunt out there
4:40 i really love the laugh, like a kid getting his mind blown by a racecar or smth:D
Hehehheheheee
Other than the marines somebody else is getting their mind blown
That was awesome!! Do not mess with us!! Great job guys!!
their persistency is incredible.
I love how giddy infantry gets when an A10 does a run.
Now that is how to do it!! I am so proud of our men and women. I thank each and everyone of you for your sacrifice. Be safe !! 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏻💪🏻
God bless our brothers who make the sacrifices…. Never be forgotten!!!!🤙
Some great A-10 work doing the good ol' zrrrp and burrrp. One of the best sounds.
The A-10 30mm Gatling gun fires around 4,200 rounds per minute or 70 per second, so for a 2 second squirt of rounds on target thats around 150 rounds.
My dad was in Afghanistan when the A10 would fly by dad told me when it was around my dad felt safe and he loved the sound the
A10 gun would sound
Those deep thuds of the impacting rounds, damn that sent a chill along my spine.
Best video I've watched all day!
15 disliked, so i guess the a-10 pilot got a multistreak that day
That 15, now 21 are the air force brass sick of not getting their way...
“The persistency is incredible”
“You gotta love it”
“I do”
4:00
God Bless our troops
Gotta love our support friends! They bring us more joy than they know
Awesome video. 👌
My boys' right there will never forget these memories or SRA Smith, Dion, Link, and Doc who tragically gave their lives shortly after this video.
A-10 runs are so soothing to me. Love the sound that GAU-8 makes, too bad whoever is on the receiving end don't get to hear it lol.
4:38 best sound ever man!
I'm so happy that the battle wasn't so bad as to interrupt the UA-cam video...badasses.
I love our military so much
This is what I would consider a turtle/clench special.😱
this feeling...Goosebumps intensify
When i read Danger Close my Mind automatically went to Generation Kill dude. The way he explained to Encino man what danger close is etched in my mind
As a retired airline pilot.
Who always loved airplanes.
I always thought the A10 is standing next to the B52.
For sure.
Its great to hear the ground soilders feel so supported.
What a glorious sound
Now you know why I love the A10s. Biggest crowd pleaser when you need something to keep your opponents heads down