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Does the A-10 have any in air kills?
The single-seat A-10 provides close-air support for ground troops, hitting tanks and other vehicles with heat-seeking Mavericks and armor-piercing 30-millimeter cannon shells. In what the Air Force said was a first in the plane’s 15-year history, an A-10 has shot down an enemy in air-to-air combat.
Does the A-10 have air-to-air missiles?
The A-10 is equipped to carry GPS and laser-guided bombs, such as the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb, Paveway series bombs, JDAM, WCMD and glide bomb AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon. A-10s usually fly with an ALQ-131 ECM pod under one wing and two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles under the other wing for self-defense.
Is the A-10 Warthog slow?
The A-10 is heavily armored, flying low and slow over the battlefield, loitering for long periods of time searching for target opportunities or answering calls for air support from ground troops. It’s a remarkable aircraft built to absorb significant damage and still continue to fly.
How many air-to-air kills has the A-10 scored in the war?
His friends were in awe when they saw how much money he was making. Yes,the A-10 has scored 2 air to air kills on iraqi Mi-8 helicopters during desert storm , infact these were the only gun kills of the war. Originally Answered: How many air-to-air kills has the A-10 accrued?
Did the A-10 ever actually kill a helicopter?
These are the only two confirmed a-to-a kills achieved by the A-10 and, yes, they were both helicopters. The A-10 carries Sidewinder infrared missiles. I believe the A-10 has been credited with some Iraqi helicopter kills. The thing to remember is that the A-10 is not going out on CAP missions.
Does the A-10 score air to air kills on Mi-8 helicopters?
Yes,the A-10 has scored 2 air to air kills on iraqi Mi-8 helicopters during desert storm , infact these were the only gun kills of the war.
How effective is the A-10 in combat?
A-10s really cannot operate much unless the U.S. has almost total air supremacy. Also, in most of the conflicts the U.S. has been in there has been relatively very little contact with enemy fighters, even for U.S. fighters.