During the 1991 Gulf War alone, A-10s destroyed over 900 Iraqi tanks. While a popular myth suggests the A-10 was "built ...

The gun the A-10 Warthog uses is a GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, designed and built by General Dynamics. It can fire 4,200 rounds per minute, making easy work of tanks.

A US Air Force test showed that the A-10 attack aircraft, which is over 40 years old, can take out even modern tanks with its gun. The air service tested the attack aircraft against main battle ...

With its 10 weapons stations, the jet can drop an arsenal of bombs, rockets or missiles on enemy tanks, but the A-10’s most famous weapon is the 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun that stretches about ...

A-10 Warthog: The Indispensable Flying Tank with a Gatling Gun. The A-10 Warthog is probably one of the greatest warplanes in the history of flight. This is no fancy, supersonic warbird with ...

Meet the A-10 Warthog. ... Able to fire up to 4,200 rounds per minute, no attack aircraft in history has ever mounted a gun with the tank-killing capability of the GAU-8.

We love the A-10 Warthog. And Nerf guns too. Finally, they have come together in a glorious clip that looks like a scene out of late-90's classic Small Soldiers. The FreeWing A-10 mixed with a ...

The Warthog, Hawgs, Thunderbolt II -- whatever you call it, it's the Air Force's flying tank. It's both beloved by ground forces and often resented by the Air Force brass. Read on to find out why.

The A-10 Warthog ground attack jet, already in the process of receiving new wings, is also set for a series of improvements including new weapons, cockpit upgrades, and helmet-mounted controls ...

The gun itself is larger than a Volkswagen Bug and takes up 16% of the A-10's total weight of 12 tons. The Warthog was designed to be a "Tank Buster," capable of conducting attack runs on ground ...

Remote-Controlled A-10 Warthog Annihilates Cardboard Tanks With Nerf Gun. Small plane, real Nerf. By David Grossman Published: Aug 09, 2016 11:34 AM EDT. Save Article. We love the A-10 Warthog ...