A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious

01-25-2015, 08:01 AM

I know we have a new inmate here that is a M1A1 driver and am curious. A-10 Warthog vs a first line Soviet made tank... Which would come out on top?

hotreds · 01-25-2015, 08:05 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCqXbfGEPMI

The Poet · 01-25-2015, 08:09 AM

The Warthog flies slightly faster and higher than an Abrams.

hammondc · 01-25-2015, 08:28 AM

Favorite military plane. Glad to see it come out of 'retirement'.

Remo · 01-25-2015, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

The Warthog flies slightly faster and higher than an Abrams.

JohnnyFlake · 01-25-2015, 12:53 PM

The Warthog will kick the Tanks A-- every time!

it can almost hug the ground, making it very hard to shoot at. It can hit with a missile but me thinks the pilots love to use the .30mm Gatling Gun Best. What Fun!!!

AdamJoshua · 01-25-2015, 01:12 PM

That's cute and all but having been a TOW gunner ....

http://youtu.be/E1VWPOpYbQI

That being said used to love to watch the hogs fly in and take care of the heavy lifting.

01-25-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hammondc

Favorite military plane. Glad to see it come out of 'retirement'.

Yep - interesting that the A-10 is one of the best aircraft in the world for what it was designed for. Even Washington lobbyists couldn't put it to rest in favor of spending billions on a successor. Perfect example of "if it ain't broke"...

shilala · 01-26-2015, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

The Warthog flies slightly faster and higher than an Abrams.

JLMraider · 01-26-2015, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

The Warthog flies slightly faster and higher than an Abrams.

This is the A-10's advantage indeed. I don't know the specs of soviet tanks exactly but I know it has a vertical elevation limit on it's main gun so attacking it from the air is preferred. That 30 mm gatling gun is BA also.

The sight package on our Abrams is pretty advanced so that we can see them first. The Abrams can carry more "big" bullets than the A-10 so there's that.

Overall, I'm glad the A-10's are on our side.

Good post Rob

01-25-2015, 08:01 AM	#1
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01-25-2015, 08:05 AM	#2
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,662 Trading: (63)	Re: A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCqXbfGEPMI __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

01-25-2015, 08:09 AM	#3
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious The Warthog flies slightly faster and higher than an Abrams. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

01-25-2015, 08:28 AM	#4
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,625 Trading: (17)	Re: A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious Favorite military plane. Glad to see it come out of 'retirement'.

01-25-2015, 12:53 PM	#6
JohnnyFlake Just an old Wiseguy! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: John Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 534 Trading: (18)	Re: A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious The Warthog will kick the Tanks A-- every time! it can almost hug the ground, making it very hard to shoot at. It can hit with a missile but me thinks the pilots love to use the .30mm Gatling Gun Best. What Fun!!! __________________ A real man only needs Seven things in his life, Cigars, Women, Guns, Whiskey, Beer, Beans & Bacon!

01-25-2015, 01:12 PM	#7
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,787 Trading: (40)	Re: A-10 Warthog vs Tank... Just curious That's cute and all but having been a TOW gunner .... http://youtu.be/E1VWPOpYbQI That being said used to love to watch the hogs fly in and take care of the heavy lifting.