Can A-10 carry air to air missiles?

Can A-10 carry air to air missiles?

The A-10 can carry up to ten Maverick air-to-surface missiles. Using the cannon, the A-10 is capable of disabling a main battle tank from a range of over 6,500m. The cannon can fire a range of ammunition, including armour-piercing incendiary rounds (API) weighing up to 0.75kg, or uranium-depleted 0.43kg API rounds.

How many A-10’s were shot down?

(Many returned to base almost unflyable, but only seven Warthogs have ever been shot down or crashed due to combat.)

Did the A-10 serve in Vietnam?

The A-10 was designed for close support in low intensity conflicts during the Vietnam War, yet it came to be seen as a dedicated anti-armor platform by the early 1970s. As A-10’s entered service in the USAF around 1977, and as vulnerability of the A-10 was questioned it was slowly withdrawn in favor of the F-16.

What does the A mean in A-10?

It is commonly referred to by the nicknames “Warthog” or “Hog”, although the A-10’s official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets. …

Who was the pilot of the A-10 that shot down the helicopter?

A USAF A-10 ground attack aircraft, piloted by Captain Robert Swain shoots down an Iraqi Bo-105 helicopter using its GAU-8 30mm cannon. Swain fired approximately 75 rounds with his cannon on his first pass. He then fired approximately 300 rounds on his second pass, causing the helicopter to explode.

When did the DEVGRU helicopter get shot down?

On August 6th, 2011, the helicopter was fired upon and shot down by a previously undetected group of Taliban fighters. The group fired 2-3 RPG rounds from a two-story building from a location some 220 meters south of the helicopter.

Is the A-10 too slow for air combat?

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. For its protection, the A-10 is heavily armored and thus deemed too slow for air combat.

What was the first air to air kill?

So he switched to the A-10’s 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon – aka the BRRRRRT. It would be the first air-to-air kill in the A-10’s operational history. But Swain didn’t know that. He was just concerned with taking it down and started firing a mile away from the helicopter. His shots were on target, but the helicopter didn’t go down.