Have you heard of the A-10’s Dragon?

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  • @ZacharyHarpel
    @ZacharyHarpel 4 місяці тому +16298

    I wouldn't say the A-10 has a gun. I'd say the gun has a plane.

    • @D4mnHomie
      @D4mnHomie 4 місяці тому +206

      Exactly 😂

    • @SeprexOG
      @SeprexOG 4 місяці тому +89

      fax 😂

    • @glupkostupko123
      @glupkostupko123 4 місяці тому +126

      wuahahaha i fell to america bc i laughed so hard at ur super original joke

    • @ThonkGD
      @ThonkGD 4 місяці тому +63

      @@glupkostupko123fr it is so original and hilarious

    • @ADFbloke
      @ADFbloke 4 місяці тому +60

      Well your not wrong the a10 was designed around the gun specifically

  • @LDMco
    @LDMco 4 місяці тому +8004

    Fun fact: the a-10 actually keeps the shells of the bullets fired onboard instead of traditional ejection. this is due to maintain the weight and balance of the aircraft. Pretty neat.

    • @nateg750
      @nateg750 4 місяці тому +391

      I don't think a single usaf aircraft other than helis eject their rounds

    • @zenoohshit5498
      @zenoohshit5498 4 місяці тому +646

      Well they did that because those two twin turbine engines had a nasty habit of sucking in those spent shells during gun runs.

    • @Iceteaconsumer900
      @Iceteaconsumer900 4 місяці тому +150

      Most modern fighters are like that

    • @Ekdrink
      @Ekdrink 4 місяці тому +48

      That makes absolutely no sense. This is just a little bit of Warthog fudd lore

    • @Ekdrink
      @Ekdrink 4 місяці тому +42

      @@zenoohshit5498the a10 was never in vietnam

  • @Shino_666
    @Shino_666 2 місяці тому +237

    u know something is really badass when it's being fed by a dragon.. 🤣

  • @eros5420
    @eros5420 4 місяці тому +1765

    Remember, switching A10s is faster than reloading.

    • @stevecooper7883
      @stevecooper7883 3 місяці тому +36

      The sidearm of an A10 is a super tucano. Nah just kidding it's another A10

    • @Gtagvr-f7o
      @Gtagvr-f7o 2 місяці тому +6

      Lollllllll😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @FactswithZari
      @FactswithZari 2 місяці тому +2

      ❤❤❤

    • @Joels_bored
      @Joels_bored 2 місяці тому +2

      yas i was the 1000th like

  • @nirxiod5774
    @nirxiod5774 4 місяці тому +2405

    If you hear the "BRRRRT", you weren't the target.

    • @Stumbletie
      @Stumbletie 4 місяці тому +26

      Not how sound works.
      Edit: Yes, I know 30x173 is a supersonic round. Yes, I know the rounds will impact before the sound of the gun reaches the target. That's not my point, my point is that even if you are being shot at by the plane, unless you die, you WILL hear it. That is just the how sound works.
      So, unless the battlefield doesn't have any air, which is literally impossible, that is not how sound works.

    • @RobertFothergill-u1z
      @RobertFothergill-u1z 4 місяці тому +55

      They go splat,pink mist before the brrrt has a chance to say hello 😮 I can't give details, but I was 60 meters away from the tally whackers and the jtac called in the hogs........unbeknownst to us while taking fire........but somehow that pilot was able to put 20 seconds (more than normal) of rounds into the trench. It lit off all kinds of stuff and then got quiet......that bro was like you there???? He's like thank God, I didn't want to take the shot.....and the jtac Jerry replied we were dead if you didn't 😮........but we still had to bug out because we were technically surrounded, x̌but we egresed through that trench and got to the base.........I hate thinking about it but they were vaporized and I don't think they felt a thing 😢

    • @Null24
      @Null24 4 місяці тому +15

      Eh, the BRRRT is pretty bad
      The gun has an 8meter dispersion radius and is notoriously not good at fully destroying vehicles, only disabling

    • @TheHolySnailWT
      @TheHolySnailWT 4 місяці тому +9

      @@Null24good enough

    • @TheHolySnailWT
      @TheHolySnailWT 4 місяці тому +4

      @@Null24still an M kill

  • @WayneWatson1
    @WayneWatson1 2 місяці тому +38

    There is nothing more satisfying than that sound bearing down on your position to aid you. They built the plane around the weapon

  • @viperlabs7735
    @viperlabs7735 4 місяці тому +1123

    Lmao the boot pulling the ammo trailer like “your back injury is not service related”

    • @jeffreystewart9809
      @jeffreystewart9809 4 місяці тому +42

      As a guy with 100% rating mostly due to my back, that is too damn hilarious. 😂

    • @SakoiFish
      @SakoiFish 4 місяці тому +7

      2W031 troops for sure conventional shop too I bet

    • @magillagorilla1
      @magillagorilla1 4 місяці тому +1

      😂

    • @magillagorilla1
      @magillagorilla1 4 місяці тому +8

      @@jeffreystewart9809 right? Why isn’t there a motor on that thing?

    • @AHHHHHHHH21
      @AHHHHHHHH21 4 місяці тому +30

      ​​@@magillagorilla1why put a motor on it when you can get some 19 year old airman to do it instead

  • @mbongprincely.
    @mbongprincely. 4 місяці тому +648

    What does it do best?
    US: fvck around and find out

    • @Flightman453
      @Flightman453 4 місяці тому +12

      Obsolete plane

    • @steverobey711
      @steverobey711 4 місяці тому +13

      We are quite happy to wish you a happy BRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTT
      DAY 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @mbongprincely.
      @mbongprincely. 4 місяці тому +14

      @@Flightman453 not as obsolete as your comment 🙃

    • @leoncaples2947
      @leoncaples2947 4 місяці тому +19

      ​@@Flightman453
      "Old. Not obsolete."
      - Terminator

    • @Dlck.C.Normous
      @Dlck.C.Normous 4 місяці тому +10

      One word: Afghanistan

  • @MNMBeekeepers
    @MNMBeekeepers 2 місяці тому +10

    I don’t know why, but I love, LOVE the A-10. I was a tanker in the Army and loved it every time I saw this beauty!!! LOVE IT!!!!! Keep on flying!!?

  • @braydenpeck2230
    @braydenpeck2230 4 місяці тому +1068

    The gun goes through bullets 1000 bullets in less then a minute lmao

    • @Head-Tr1ck
      @Head-Tr1ck 4 місяці тому +61

      Less than 10 seconds 💀

    • @Iceteaconsumer900
      @Iceteaconsumer900 4 місяці тому +63

      Roughly 3,900 rounds per minute

    • @dandcc9192
      @dandcc9192 4 місяці тому +23

      @@braydenpeck2230 Many non-gatling guns do that actually. For example MG42, Glock 18, kriss vector,

    • @ghislainedidntkillherself
      @ghislainedidntkillherself 4 місяці тому

      @@dandcc9192why are you so pedantic? those guns could never actually go through 1000 rounds all at once without burning down.

    • @Stumbletie
      @Stumbletie 4 місяці тому +5

      So does the M61 Vulcan

  • @hero95959
    @hero95959 4 місяці тому +191

    Plane with a gun on it:❌
    Gun with a plane on it:✅

  • @onceuponadime978
    @onceuponadime978 2 місяці тому +7

    Our military's efficiency in logistics and turn around never cease to amaze me

  • @Darbobski
    @Darbobski 4 місяці тому +379

    A-10 is just a great aircraft. It may be old, but soldiers love to see it in the sky.

    • @nlremixes4009
      @nlremixes4009 4 місяці тому +13

      Great for what? Its just a toy at this point. Any basic airdefence would smash it like a fly 😂😂

    • @Darbobski
      @Darbobski 4 місяці тому +44

      @@nlremixes4009 spoke like a person that has never been on the filed and seen a hog come in to clean up a tree line.

    • @gevatterbrot7920
      @gevatterbrot7920 4 місяці тому +17

      ​@@Darbobski Only if the treeline is 10 miles away. Everything else is In the splash zone. I guess all the soldiers at the receiving end of blue on blue incidents by the warthog, that he holds the record for, were happy too. Not to mention that the A10 would never get close to the airline on a modern battlefield. I'd rather have something way higher up with precision guided weapons, because they are less likely to kill me, and more likely to reach the enemy. Of course, if you fight farmers with Aks then you only have the risk of being killed by your own plane. Yayy 😂

    • @M21-w1y
      @M21-w1y 4 місяці тому

      @@nlremixes4009there’s alway an idiot naysayer, that’s NEVER been in the military,in every A10 comment section🙄 they are also commie Donnie cultist too, you can tell by their gross lack of intelligence 😂

    • @AlbertSA3
      @AlbertSA3 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@nlremixes4009 might be old but it'll lay day heavy rounds every couple imches in a huge square. In other words, if they know about where the enemy snipers are hiding, a round every couple inches in a matter of mere seconds in no way can miss the target, even a bunch of enemy targets in just mere seconds. It's just Battttmbattttbattt, and it's all over.

  • @_el_louie_213
    @_el_louie_213 4 місяці тому +843

    My favorite plane. Used to do surveillance in Afghanistan on a base that sat atop a tall hill.. When we were breaking down the asset to move to large base during draw down we had periodic overwatch protection at random times by A10’s. The pilots would get bored just flying in circles and periodically would swoop down to see how far we were coming along in the break down which was awesome to see. On our last day when all the trucks were packed we called the TOC to relay a message to the pilots that we were very thankful of the overwatch and the entertainment. Somehow a message got to them because each pilot disappeared but we could hear them very loudly but couldn’t see them as they were flying through the canyons.. we are all looking up trying to see them then all of a sudden they pop up over the hill flying very low and somewhat slow inverted giving us a thumbs up.. then did a couple rolls as the gained altitude, a few popped their flares. Was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I have a warm spot in my heart for the a10.

    • @jorgecruzseda7551
      @jorgecruzseda7551 4 місяці тому +22

      DAMM 😮

    • @TheSphongleface
      @TheSphongleface 4 місяці тому

      You've been doing more lsd than you could handle.

    • @akarescty8346
      @akarescty8346 3 місяці тому +25

      Fucking amazing 🇺🇸

    • @SuperGuey619
      @SuperGuey619 3 місяці тому +18

      Thats sweet! Thank you for your service.

    • @justArandomfellar
      @justArandomfellar 3 місяці тому +10

      I'm not being offensive or anything but i have a genuine question?
      1.Do you you think (as an army person) that the war in afghanistan was worth it?
      2.Do you think it was justified to start a war in that region?

  • @randysollars5350
    @randysollars5350 4 місяці тому +2

    What an amazing piece of engineering. As a tanker, i remember when they showed up in Germany. We were in awe

  • @namesake-uv8ug
    @namesake-uv8ug 4 місяці тому +62

    What always astounds me are the people , the geeks , behind the scenes who actually invent such machines . All the mechanisms , dimensions , moving parts , so impressed by them.

    • @stu4181
      @stu4181 4 місяці тому +2

      Human ingenuity in methods of killing other humans has always been impressive 😂

    • @namesake-uv8ug
      @namesake-uv8ug 4 місяці тому

      @@stu4181 or as a deterrent.

    • @FactswithZari
      @FactswithZari 2 місяці тому

      ❤❤❤

    • @namesake-uv8ug
      @namesake-uv8ug 2 місяці тому

      @@stu4181 Thank goodness we've been ahead of our enemies on that one.

    • @SteelKreel
      @SteelKreel 2 місяці тому

      I think you’d have a slight difference of opinion if u saw all the nuances of the F-16. That thing feels like it was built to piss off maintainers

  • @eugeneharrigan1683
    @eugeneharrigan1683 4 місяці тому +138

    30min's to load, just seconds to unload the lot. Thank you for posting this. Eugene in Ireland 🇮🇪 🤣👍

    • @scmccuiston4052
      @scmccuiston4052 4 місяці тому

      He partner. How it going over there. Are the Muslims taking over or is it just any foreigner Willy nilly walking in and is your gov giving them all your moneys? That’s what’s happening here. I get 200 in food stamps and new illegals get as much as 1000 or more if they got kids. The dems are sellin us out and it because they buy into this globalist agenda. Well they are walking us against our will straight into the book of revelation. Get ready and seek after the face of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Good luck. I’m scotch Irish we been here since 1700s but I hate what happening in the world. These idiots think they know better than we do and they don’t know shut but how to embezzle our money and take our rights. They lie every word never once telling the truth. Trump he indeed is not one of them. The Lord had his hand in him also. How else would he be able to stand against the US government and an assassination attempt. Having his ear grazed? Only through the power of God. You must stand up against the Antichrist spirit that is at work in the world. Protect your people. You need a new crusade or Europe will be Muslim inside a decade. I’m praying for you guys. Pray for us. And trump because indeed a strong moral America is a safe world. We just need to get the traitors and globalist out. Make your nation first. It’s really quite simple. Common sense isn’t common anymore it seems.

    • @LIL_Dave1964
      @LIL_Dave1964 4 місяці тому

      Because 'MERICA!!!

  • @oalmikee1234
    @oalmikee1234 2 місяці тому +11

    Thanks again for all your hard work you all do, and we all thank you for being able to help. USA all the way.thanks to all that has saw this action,thank you all for your interest and service too. Have a blessed month ahead.

  • @2AToday
    @2AToday 4 місяці тому +426

    This is really cool. Please include this kind of info in your videos about other platforms, especially ships. We want to see this footage and explanation for the CIWS and especially the 5” naval gun. Show the ammo storage for 5” shells and go over how the rounds are prepped and loaded into machinery below decks.

    • @SamEckholm
      @SamEckholm  4 місяці тому +60

      Great idea. Thanks for the feedback!

    • @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine
      @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine 4 місяці тому +29

      Nice try, CCP.
      CIWS* Close-In Weapons System

    • @Bro_
      @Bro_ 4 місяці тому +6

      @@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine I like your comment because i know what you’re saying. I actually found your comment got me laughing,You funny and Smart.

    • @Flightman453
      @Flightman453 4 місяці тому +2

      @@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarineCorny and cringe. China doesn’t need to learn anything from the US old CIWS considering there’s is already 10x better.

    • @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine
      @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine 4 місяці тому

      @Flightman453 China is an undeveloped country full of impoverished 5 foot tall men. Keep riding Xi's meat, boy.

  • @Mike1974P
    @Mike1974P 4 місяці тому +72

    This bird should never be taken out of service 💯👍🏼

    • @pauljanetzke
      @pauljanetzke 3 місяці тому +5

      I'm waiting for the exoatmospheric version that kills hostile satellites, the Spacehog

    • @WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou
      @WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou 2 місяці тому +2

      It should be retired yesterday.
      Its not even good at its dedicated rolls.
      The F-16 did more CAS than the A-10 did. And before that, the F-111 did.
      We want effective. Not cool. Guided munitions are effective. Guns aimed with human eyes are not.

    • @SolarMillUSA
      @SolarMillUSA 2 місяці тому +2

      It’s an amazing airframe. One of my absolute favorites. But it takes too long to get on station and its role can be better covered by other, newer platforms.

    • @FactswithZari
      @FactswithZari 2 місяці тому +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @KB10GL
      @KB10GL 2 місяці тому

      @@SolarMillUSA There's another slow flying, dedicated, troop saving aircraft out there??? Something with the firepower of a Navy Destroyer, something that has triple redundancy, something with a Titanium 'bathtub' for pilot protection, something that can linger on station seemingly forever while churning insurgents into mincemeat, along with their APC's & AFV's???Man, those "other platforms" must be top secret, because I've not yet heard of them.
      That 'slow to get on station' thing might be annoying, but the ability to loiter at slower speeds can be a real asset when the grunts on the ground are being ambushed, & enemy stuff needs to be f**ked up real bad..

  • @TheFunniAnimatingGoober
    @TheFunniAnimatingGoober 29 днів тому +2

    "And this, Is dragon, but in space"

  • @RobertFothergill-u1z
    @RobertFothergill-u1z 4 місяці тому +43

    Just the design of the ammunition by the designer of this aircraft that has been the most hated by brass and loved by the troops is amazing 😮

    • @bachibak
      @bachibak 4 місяці тому +5

      that thing is not loved by the troops lmao

    • @rty1955
      @rty1955 3 місяці тому

      Republic aviation in Farmingdale NY. the airport that used to belong to the factory is still in use today as a GA airport, called "Republic Airport" most of the original hangers are still there and in use. Sadly the design buildings are torn down. One of the buildings was the aircraft paint shop is still there, the ground is very polluted there. No one wants that property.
      In addition the airport in Hagerstown, MD was the sister airport to Republic Aviation. After Fairchild bought Replic aviation is waa downhill for the company. Sadly Fairchild closed both manufacturing plants and turned Hagerstown into a ghost town, unlike Farmingdale.

  • @superbam9048
    @superbam9048 4 місяці тому +21

    This aircraft is 100% badass. It’s an absolute beast and I am glad I am on the same side as these guys. 🔥

  • @keithfritz1990
    @keithfritz1990 2 місяці тому +1

    A-10 MAKES THE ENEMY INTO INSTANT SWISS CHEESE

  • @stephenbrooks733
    @stephenbrooks733 4 місяці тому +90

    Bbbrrrrrrrr the sound of FREEDOM
    love from Glasgow Scotland

    • @uuhhhhfuhhuukowo5307
      @uuhhhhfuhhuukowo5307 4 місяці тому

      Can y’all carry firearms there ?

    • @stephenbrooks733
      @stephenbrooks733 4 місяці тому +1

      @@uuhhhhfuhhuukowo5307 only illegally
      Although you can get a license for a gun club or sports but handguns are illegal after the dunblane massacre in Scotland in the 1990.s

    • @Ekdrink
      @Ekdrink 4 місяці тому +1

      @@stephenbrooks733 isn’t there something called the Glasgow smile? Like isn’t knife violence literally part of the culture there? And they won’t let citizens be armed?

    • @stephenbrooks733
      @stephenbrooks733 4 місяці тому

      @@Ekdrink this was things from 60,s 70,s etc
      It’s a different place now
      It’s still a thing but very very rarely
      Slash with a knife each side of the mouth
      There’s also a Glasgow kiss which is a headbutt
      Much more common
      Anyway hope you’re doing good
      Love again from me in Glasgow

    • @jerryfrederick6610
      @jerryfrederick6610 4 місяці тому +1

      TRUMP 2024!

  • @MichaelShumate-bk3tu
    @MichaelShumate-bk3tu 4 місяці тому +17

    The dragon is the most powerful thing on the airbase, it loads the thing that rapidly fires 30mm cannon rounds

  • @CollectorBlox
    @CollectorBlox Місяць тому +1

    Is that a plane in a gun? 😂🐢🗣🔥🔥

  • @its_mollyyyyy
    @its_mollyyyyy 4 місяці тому +56

    My head when watching this video: brrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttt

  • @chadhosmer9357
    @chadhosmer9357 4 місяці тому +35

    One of the greatest attack planes ever built in my opinion.

    • @Stumbletie
      @Stumbletie 4 місяці тому +3

      For dedicated CAS aircraft, definitely.

    • @oddball_the_blue
      @oddball_the_blue 4 місяці тому +6

      Unless there's friendlies in the area in which case... Friendly fire isn't.

    • @the_legendary_vin
      @the_legendary_vin 4 місяці тому +2

      the F-111 in question from the same era:

    • @Stumbletie
      @Stumbletie 4 місяці тому +1

      @@the_legendary_vin It was designed as a fleet defense/fighter bomber tho

    • @the_legendary_vin
      @the_legendary_vin 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Stumbletie a role it could not perform due to being too large abd too heavy

  • @marksteve9247
    @marksteve9247 2 місяці тому +1

    Now I see the Warthog as a flying dragon, now I wonder what the enemy sees before the Brrrrt! 💀

  • @brettgerber795
    @brettgerber795 4 місяці тому +48

    This was my favorite military plane growing up in the 80’s. It was cool when our AF base in Ft. Wayne, IN first got them. We have been around the F4 & F16 but my dad retired after 40 years with the AF when they came in so never have gotten too close besides Oshkosh and watching them fly over our house on final for 05.

  • @robertcraig156
    @robertcraig156 4 місяці тому +6

    The wart hog is an awsome killing machine!! Love the A 10 Warthog.

  • @j.d.c.777
    @j.d.c.777 9 днів тому

    I’ve seen an A-10 fire at targets at a military base once. Got clearance into the base. It was sick

  • @dorkyrouge3372
    @dorkyrouge3372 4 місяці тому +62

    PLEASE...Do not retire or decommision this great Aircraft A10...❤

    • @bubby9175
      @bubby9175 4 місяці тому +5

      Please do

    • @weezhee5009
      @weezhee5009 3 місяці тому +2

      It was made in the 70's they will probably retire it before 2035

    • @francissantos7448
      @francissantos7448 2 місяці тому +1

      How will it fare against handheld missiles currently in use in Ukraine?

    • @dorkyrouge3372
      @dorkyrouge3372 2 місяці тому +1

      @@francissantos7448
      Just like any other aircraft....Most 3rd 4th 5th generation airplanes ALL have warning SAM ( surfce to air missiles ) detectors....
      Im pretty sure A10 / Bombing Pilots are trained to be aware of SAMs....
      Since this is thier MAIN role...Flying low to the ground and providing air cover for ground troops....

    • @francissantos7448
      @francissantos7448 2 місяці тому

      @@dorkyrouge3372 I see. With virtually every man on the ground in Ukraine armed with man portable sams, the A-10 is quite vulnerable. Or else it will be in Ukraine already.

  • @SiparonDragons407_Official
    @SiparonDragons407_Official 4 місяці тому +8

    I love the A-10’s livery, it’s my favourite kind of livery with the mouth and eyes

  • @kevinfleming9919
    @kevinfleming9919 2 місяці тому +1

    This video needs the "Brrrrrrrrrrrrrppp" and then the impact sounds at the end!

  • @Millmiglia001
    @Millmiglia001 4 місяці тому +8

    The A10 has been around for decades -and it is STILL as devastating as it was on the very first day that it saw action.
    If i was an enemy soldier and saw that on the horizon i would hit the dirt and keep VERY VERY still till it had gone because i wouldn't want to be turned into Swiss Cheese !!.
    ❤❤❤❤

    • @Sadler2010
      @Sadler2010 2 місяці тому

      Swiss cheese×
      Pink mist✔

    • @Millmiglia001
      @Millmiglia001 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Sadler2010 LOL - OK, I'll meet you half way - 'Swiss Pink Mist'
      😂 😂

  • @sonnybeno7519
    @sonnybeno7519 4 місяці тому +4

    The future enemies just need to see this clip & say..."Yeah, we give up!"

  • @Napkin_Note
    @Napkin_Note 2 дні тому +1

    Wow... That's one bad dragon🥵

  • @MistorGator13
    @MistorGator13 4 місяці тому +46

    You said bullets. I heard you. You said it.

  • @AlexChoi1
    @AlexChoi1 4 місяці тому +10

    Well there’s 2 boxes of my 2023 tax payment

    • @skillzpeace1245
      @skillzpeace1245 4 місяці тому +1

      Wth why is skrrt McLaren Lamborghini boy here lol

    • @ventsislavminev
      @ventsislavminev 4 місяці тому

      Thank you for sponsoring the distribution of democracy and freedom to the less fortunate!

    • @mamamia571
      @mamamia571 4 місяці тому

      For a horrible plane that could never operate against a capable fighting force

  • @joe-zd2ry
    @joe-zd2ry 10 днів тому +1

    Great video. Anyways, here is how to make a perfect brownie,For a perfect brownie, start with high-quality chocolate and cocoa powder. Properly melting and incorporating the chocolate is crucial for a smooth texture. Don't overmix the batter, as this can lead to a tough final product. Baking time and temperature should be adjusted based on your oven and desired level of doneness. Finally, allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting and serving for cleaner edges.

  • @ChristopherGriffin-ee2ol
    @ChristopherGriffin-ee2ol 4 місяці тому +122

    The Gun is a General Electric GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun. The gun is so big, and the 30mm round it fires, being the size of a beer bottle, that the entire Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog is literally built around it, and the Nose gear is off center, yep, the GAU-8 is built by the same company that builds Washing Machines, also, did you know that the A-10 is inspired by the Junkers JU-87 Stuka and the JU-88? Yep, the JU-87 has a gull wing, and a variant of the JU-88 had a 50mm Cannon. The A-10 also doesn't discard empty 30mm casings, it just keeps them

    • @dfire579
      @dfire579 4 місяці тому +13

      And it keeps the shells to avoid a shift in the center of gravity.

    • @Jaybird-vy7oh
      @Jaybird-vy7oh 4 місяці тому +11

      Imagine sucking a 30mm casing through your turbofan, or being a boot on the ground call in CAS only to be knocked out of action by a 30mm casing hurtling through the air!

    • @Epsilon2042
      @Epsilon2042 4 місяці тому +5

      It doesnt eject them since doing so will destabilize the A-10's center of gravity.

    • @Old_Gunslinger_Wild_Bill
      @Old_Gunslinger_Wild_Bill 4 місяці тому +9

      ​@@Epsilon2042It's also to prevent casings being sucked into the turbofan which would destroy the engine(s) it's also to prevent the casings from hitting any controls surfaces and damaging them

    • @Epsilon2042
      @Epsilon2042 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Old_Gunslinger_Wild_Bill uhhh dude the turbo fans are above the wings. Very low chance for spent casing to be sucked into them unless they are ejected upwards, which is highly uncommon, or if the A-10 does some crazy maneuver while shooting, which it does not.

  • @keithallen566
    @keithallen566 4 місяці тому +49

    I hope they never get rid of that plane I love the A10 troops also love the A10 too . They can update the planes body modernize it but keep the best of what makes that plane

    • @TicoB88
      @TicoB88 4 місяці тому +1

      I hope pov drones don’t make these planes obsolete

    • @jackiepwn
      @jackiepwn 4 місяці тому +2

      Supposedly there getting rid of the A10 because “it’s to dangerous” lol

    • @darkofthearmy
      @darkofthearmy 4 місяці тому +17

      @@jackiepwnit has more friendly kills than the rest of the USAF aircraft in active service combined.

    • @jackiepwn
      @jackiepwn 4 місяці тому

      @@darkofthearmy I can see that, considering that thing is a beast

    • @comandergold93
      @comandergold93 4 місяці тому

      It also unload the spent shell casings

  • @carrscoffee
    @carrscoffee 2 місяці тому

    Fun fact the ammo doesn't fall away after being shot it's kept in the belly to act as a counter balance. Also the are made of aluminum to cut down on weight instead of traditional casing

  • @BrandyWineC
    @BrandyWineC 4 місяці тому +8

    My civilian mind cannot comprehend the price of each round

  • @jonathanpatten3173
    @jonathanpatten3173 4 місяці тому +4

    Love these live outside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base see them flying all the time

    • @Iam_Yu627
      @Iam_Yu627 3 місяці тому

      When they aren't breaking off to crash into a Colorado mtn. Remember?

    • @charleyfrancis8671
      @charleyfrancis8671 2 місяці тому

      Not for long... They are leaving DM soon.... I will miss them.

  • @franciscohubi7056
    @franciscohubi7056 3 місяці тому +1

    Love❤the concept ....😅manualy it was Imposible Mission

  • @paul8161
    @paul8161 4 місяці тому +20

    All that effort from the Fantastic ground crew , for 30 minutes to load for the pilot to push a button and brrrrrrr,,, gone. 😂

  • @brahma6549
    @brahma6549 4 місяці тому +6

    It is sad that as society we care more about ways to kill eachother than help eachother

    • @bachibak
      @bachibak 4 місяці тому

      if it makes you feel better we now have accurate(ish) weapons that kill less civilians

    • @voiceofraisin241
      @voiceofraisin241 4 місяці тому

      Who says we care more about killing than helping?

    • @elvismorales7741
      @elvismorales7741 3 місяці тому

      @@brahma6549 There are plenty of good reasons for that. Sadly......

  • @IndianTrucksMedia
    @IndianTrucksMedia 2 місяці тому

    The dragon itself looks like a SHARK 🦈🦈

  • @tim_schtz
    @tim_schtz 2 місяці тому +4

    Showing us an A-10 but not giving us a BRRRRT is a crime

  • @Ortodox415
    @Ortodox415 4 місяці тому +5

    The A10 is one of the best airplanes ever built all-purpose can do anything sturdy will last forever as long as you change the oil

    • @Stumbletie
      @Stumbletie 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Ortodox415 Uhhh... pretty sure it's not multipurpose. It's one of 2 actively serving dedicated Ground Attack, or CAS aircraft, the other being the Sukoi Su-25.
      Also, it won't last forever, any serious damage to the wing, engines, flight systems, or any other critical system would result in it being written off, just like the single A-10A that flew back to base without a wing, or the few that returned with HEAVILY DAMAGED engines. Aircraft also require a TON of maintenance, even if it didn't take any damage during the sortie.
      The A-10C will be phased out by 2030 and replaced by the F-15E/EX and F-16C. While I'm happy to see the flying Hog go, it was a powerful tool against the guys hiding in caves with AKs and those friendlies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    • @cupwithhandles
      @cupwithhandles 4 місяці тому

      .. change the oil and the wings every so often (Goggle: A-10 re-winging completed)

    • @masonbartelt9959
      @masonbartelt9959 4 місяці тому +1

      its notoriously bad lol. its the epitome of "tried to be good at everything and fell short in every category"

    • @KroatienSS
      @KroatienSS 4 місяці тому

      Agreed! Our MORONS bought 4 French Newest Jets to replace MiG21s that did not crashed! (that WERE USED IN THE SAME ROLE AS THE A-10 in Croatian Homeland War!
      SOUNDS UNBELIVEABLE UNTILL YOU SEE THE VIDEOS!!!
      Mountainous terrain and NEVER OVER 50m due the Serbian BUK Missiles!)
      10 A-10s Would cost FAAAR LESS and for our terrain DO WONDERS as our “Dear Eastern Neighbours” LOVE LOVE LOVE their TANKS!!!😅
      FUN FACT!
      We bought MiG21 from Ukraine Under the Genocidal UN Gun Embargo since they did not give a flying F-ck About it!!! When $hit got real we send them back “on remmont”!❤ NOW THAT IS MORE THAN A FRIENDSHIPP!
      Those ARE 2 Nations Brothers in Arms!!! :Salut:

    • @nlremixes4009
      @nlremixes4009 4 місяці тому +1

      It wouldnt last a second with the enemies air defence😂😂😂

  • @randybaumery-cp7tf
    @randybaumery-cp7tf 2 місяці тому

    We had these at Davis Monthan air base in Tucson Arizona back in 1983.

  • @Tzuras
    @Tzuras 4 місяці тому +5

    Do what it does best?
    You mean… Friendly fire..?

  • @BinyMemi
    @BinyMemi 4 місяці тому +5

    The sound is crazy when it shoots

  • @joshberry4301
    @joshberry4301 3 місяці тому

    The A-10 can undo that 30 minutes of work in about 18 seconds. BRRRRRRT! 😎

  • @cursedlycan9925
    @cursedlycan9925 4 місяці тому +8

    I see a lot of proud USians here. But remember folks A-10 didn’t save you from the cave dwellers of afghan

    • @yourlocalboaty
      @yourlocalboaty 4 місяці тому +1

      ..? Just because it didnt do something doesnt mean its cool

    • @cursedlycan9925
      @cursedlycan9925 4 місяці тому +3

      @@yourlocalboatymade with tax payer's money, not to be cool but to serve its purpose when necessary. It utterly failed against the army wearing flip-flops. Lol

    • @yourlocalboaty
      @yourlocalboaty 4 місяці тому

      @@cursedlycan9925 Tell me the reason why the A10 has armor piercing shells. I dont think soldiers wearing flip flops need that.

    • @bachibak
      @bachibak 4 місяці тому +2

      @@yourlocalboaty honestly good question given it cant penetrate the m47 pattons, a tank built from 1951 - 1960

    • @yourlocalboaty
      @yourlocalboaty 4 місяці тому

      @@bachibak ..? It can penetrate that tank, maybe not on the strongest of front armor, but at that angle its rather uncommon. usually in realistic scenarios the A10 would probably either come from behind or from the sides and there it can penetrate the tank. even late cold war tanks it can penetrate at certain spots, or atleast cause an M-kill. that not even counting in the uranium insert armor piercing rounds. Im not saying that the A10 is effective now and should be used, it had its time and now its over, or atleast just use modern AGM's or bombs.

  • @Squilly_141
    @Squilly_141 9 днів тому +2

    Massive?

  • @charlesdobbs4570
    @charlesdobbs4570 3 місяці тому

    Man In my next life I'm coming back as a Warthog. Freaking Awesome machine.

  • @HELLHOUND_GARAGE
    @HELLHOUND_GARAGE Місяць тому

    "remember, calling another support plane is faster than reloading your A10"

  • @Finley-e8m
    @Finley-e8m Місяць тому

    Hey Sam i just want to say i love your videos and we are learning about jets at school and your facts helped me so thank you

  • @Dwoluschuk350
    @Dwoluschuk350 2 місяці тому

    Hearing the a10 dragon deez nuts around is what makes it special

  • @KvattProductions
    @KvattProductions 11 днів тому

    “One spins to make something clean, the other spins to make something disappear”

  • @wakcedout
    @wakcedout 3 місяці тому

    I thought those canopies and runway looked familiar. I remember when they didn’t have those and watching them load them. Saw the hangars of the big boys in the back ground and recognized it as my old base. Those are a reserve unit there.
    Main unit security forces we keep an eye on those and I even have some spent shell casings from when they’d go do practice runs.

  • @BernardTutwilerMaxdylan8
    @BernardTutwilerMaxdylan8 2 місяці тому +1

    This is one plane I have always wanted to fly. They probably shouldn’t put any ammo missiles or bombs on it for me.

  • @stupidninja3
    @stupidninja3 2 місяці тому

    That plugs in and goes to 100% capacity faster than my phone battery 💀

  • @serath9220
    @serath9220 4 дні тому

    Bro sneaked into the military by jumping the side of the freeway to record bts for us 💯😭

  • @powerade3781
    @powerade3781 2 місяці тому

    I can't hear a-10warthog without thinking of that darn advertisement

  • @teamvietnam1907
    @teamvietnam1907 Місяць тому

    That thing wiped me clean in warthunder as a naval unit 😂

  • @StanleyDuboise
    @StanleyDuboise 4 місяці тому

    The tank busting cross of death will forever be my all time favorite jet!

  • @dumdiversaspapalbull1452
    @dumdiversaspapalbull1452 2 місяці тому

    Reminds me of the time my boss sent a load of conveyor chain back out, because he said it was loaded backwards. The people outside turned the car around the other way, and sent it right back down to him.

  • @bassman5066
    @bassman5066 4 місяці тому

    Every time I hear "30mm amunition" all I can think is thousands of axle sockets for my car flying out of the front of the plane towards the ground 🤣👌

  • @Annihilator-q9s
    @Annihilator-q9s Місяць тому

    Rare footage of an a-10 being fed bullets for breakfast:

  • @JM_BGM
    @JM_BGM 29 днів тому +1

    I only heard about A-10 Mohanlal. 🔥 മോഹൻലാൽ

  • @corythomas4427
    @corythomas4427 2 місяці тому

    And 12 seconds later, it has to go reload 😂

  • @huguescorbeil1999
    @huguescorbeil1999 Місяць тому

    "Allowing the A-10 warthog to do what it does best… friendly fire and war crime"

  • @steveh1121
    @steveh1121 2 місяці тому

    Crazy how the A10 has become so capable that the gun is its secondary weapon

  • @hiddenvalleyhanch9229
    @hiddenvalleyhanch9229 2 місяці тому

    Ah yes loading the gun up takes 30 minutes, shooting the bullets takes a whopping 16 seconds

  • @FLIXYPLAYSSTUF
    @FLIXYPLAYSSTUF 3 місяці тому

    “Enemy Camp on the mountain!”
    “Roger that. Removing the mountain.”

  • @TheTruthHurts565
    @TheTruthHurts565 2 місяці тому

    Ironically, it takes much longer to load the gun than it takes to empty it!😂

  • @bluewardog
    @bluewardog 3 місяці тому

    "allowing the A-10 to do what it dose best"
    You mean miss identifying friendly forces and strafing them

  • @tenpiloto
    @tenpiloto 3 місяці тому

    This incomparable ground-attack aircraft was built around that gun. Long Live the A-10!!!

  • @user-cutter9761_2
    @user-cutter9761_2 2 місяці тому

    I love this aircraft, namely because I'm a gun nut, and this aircraft was designed and built around a monster gun. What it does is close air support for the troops, helping to get rid of those pesky enemy armor pieces. If it's fired too long, the aircraft will stall and possibly crash. They fly very low. They are not sexy, but they have big ones hanging.

  • @winstonzeb2842
    @winstonzeb2842 7 днів тому

    Anyone else see the structural vice grip pliers 😂 that military spec right there

  • @blaketennery2631
    @blaketennery2631 2 місяці тому

    “What it does best “
    Little kid : “what does it do “
    Dad:”rain hell child “😂

  • @donscheid97
    @donscheid97 3 місяці тому

    This dragon does not breath fire, but it does feed the fuel for fire to a fire breathing hog.

  • @tombstone4986
    @tombstone4986 2 місяці тому

    Hearing the A-10 fire it's rounds will scare the heck outta you if you are near...IT'S A DRAGON! Sounds like a big burp....

  • @AutismGTVR
    @AutismGTVR 2 місяці тому

    Fun fact. The reason why when talking about A-10s, the motto or saying about them is "if you hear my gun, it wasn't for you because you hear the rounds hit the ground or target first, then you hear the gun firing

  • @bmohr9826
    @bmohr9826 7 днів тому

    They fact that they manually have to pull all that ammo instead of using something like and electric pallet jack is the most military thing I’ve ever seen

  • @ChiraqMAGA
    @ChiraqMAGA 10 днів тому

    Every other airplane on earth: “Here’s a plane, let’s slap some guns on it”
    The A-10: “Here’s a gun. Let’s slap some wings on it.”

  • @NMSTarre
    @NMSTarre Місяць тому

    Fun fact, most people don't understand why the A 10 warthog has to nose dive downward to hit a target, while this is primarily due to need to actually hit the target its also because the gun on the a 10 is so powerful it actually has stopped the plane before so as a need to maintain airspeed the aircraft noses down hits its target then pulls up to maintain airspeed

  • @tamerasmith2712
    @tamerasmith2712 2 дні тому +1

    When I was a vulcan gunner we could up 500 20 mm rounds in under 2 minutes ,the dragon is way too slow

  • @bgreene.visuals
    @bgreene.visuals 10 днів тому

    The A10 will also keep all the spent shells instead of dropping them in order to keep them from interfering with any external engine parts and keep the weight distribution balanced.

  • @Adam-ub9nu
    @Adam-ub9nu 3 місяці тому

    You can tell the amount of explosive and the insane rate of fire by the gigantic puffs of smoke it emits!

  • @falafell
    @falafell 8 днів тому

    Awesome tech, glad I found this video.

  • @tuviettri19
    @tuviettri19 3 місяці тому +2

    Thật tuyệt vời ❤❤ cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ❤❤

  • @andycapo9you
    @andycapo9you 3 місяці тому

    Well, now we all know that, in order to take out an A-10, you just target the Dragon, rendering the A-10 a flying vasectomy

  • @garretpatterson5389
    @garretpatterson5389 2 місяці тому

    That's not a airplane. That's a flying cannon. Impressive isn't it.

  • @markturner2561
    @markturner2561 10 днів тому

    I used to work at an aerosol filling plant… this is the new most explosive conveyor belt I’ve ever seen.