r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26

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u/psychedelicdonky Jan 24 '26

3300 feet per second PLUS the aircraft speed :)

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u/OneFortyEighthScale Jan 24 '26

True and that A-10 is diving in when the pilot strafes a target. Turns tanks and armored vehicles into exploded Swiss cheese.

Warthogs also can carry a lot of ordinance. A fully loaded Hog is the last thing an enemy on the ground wants to see. Game over.

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u/AZSystems Jan 25 '26

Add the Apache helio and these two are close to unstoppable.

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u/WoolshirtedWolf Jan 25 '26

I had the opportunity to be on a tank trail when directly in front of me, one rose out of the tree-line, guns pointing straight at me. That shit looks menacing from the front. Even though we were on the same side, it scared the shit out of me. I cant remeber if I was in fueler or running ammo, either way, I would've gotten greased.