SK138
Warlord
I think they are all A-10 Thunderbolts, I think Warthog is just a nickname that was added later.
New Unit: A10 Thunderbolt
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Nemesis Rex
Bane of Liberals
The formal name given by the USAF is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the first Thunderbolt was the P-47 of WWII. The A-10 is made by Fairchild-Republic the successor to Republic which made the P-47. But the pilots have given it the nickname Warthog. It's considered ugly and not very 'sexy' compared to most modern jets, and the airforce has tried to get rid of it for faster jets. But the pilots love it and it's an amazing aircraft, basically a flying tank thats ideal for really close-in close air support.
Hunter
Civ Addict
Well they may think she is ugly but I think she is a beautiful sexy beast. 
She is my all time favorite modern jet, just look at her. That is modern AIR POWER
Anyway great unit.
She is my all time favorite modern jet, just look at her. That is modern AIR POWER
Anyway great unit.
SK138
Warlord
I agree with Hunter, I love this plane
skeetdogg316
Chieftain
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Just a quick note to Hunter, the A-10 is only in use by the Air Force, not that it really matter. Your stats for it sound good. And for thestonesfan, it is the A-10 Thunderbolt II commonly called the warthog.
*Ok so I just saw the same post above sorry.....
*Ok so I just saw the same post above sorry.....
PresidentMike
Technical Fool
What's so ironic about the A-10 is that the USAF DID NOT want to build it in the first place. The army needed a dedicated close air support (CAS) aircraft. The air force refused to build it, whereupon the army sought funds to do it themselves. Faced with the possibility of the army having control of a fixed wing aircraft, the air force finally stepped in and agreed to take up the project. So in essence, they were shamed into building it.
The AF brass hated the Warthog and looked to get rid of it at the first available opportunity. Shortly after the Cold War the plane was scheduled to be scrapped and its duties taken over by the F-16. Then along came Gulf War I and the generals finally realized what an awesome weapon they had on their hands. The scrapping was itself scrapped and money was appropriated to upgrade the capabilities of the A-10 (thermal sights, etc.).
The AF brass hated the Warthog and looked to get rid of it at the first available opportunity. Shortly after the Cold War the plane was scheduled to be scrapped and its duties taken over by the F-16. Then along came Gulf War I and the generals finally realized what an awesome weapon they had on their hands. The scrapping was itself scrapped and money was appropriated to upgrade the capabilities of the A-10 (thermal sights, etc.).
Echo 9
Chieftain
Althought the A-10 can can be armed with many of the weapons
carried by other aircraft, what makes it unique is it's nose mounted main gun.. a 30mm monster that fires depleted uranium
shells and can cancel a tank's weekend in a heartbeat!
carried by other aircraft, what makes it unique is it's nose mounted main gun.. a 30mm monster that fires depleted uranium
shells and can cancel a tank's weekend in a heartbeat!
Hunter
Civ Addict
Welcome to the CFC Echo 9 
and I love how you put it
"...cancel a tank's weekend in a heartbeat!"
@skeetdogg316
Good to know that the AF is useing them I had thought the Army was the only one with them. I dont think they can be used on carriers, a navy thing I know but I am interested if its ever been tried?
and I love how you put it "...cancel a tank's weekend in a heartbeat!"
@skeetdogg316
Good to know that the AF is useing them I had thought the Army was the only one with them. I dont think they can be used on carriers, a navy thing I know but I am interested if its ever been tried?
Echo 9
Chieftain
Thanks for the welcome, Hunter!
A-10s can and have been transported/taken off from carriers, but not recovered -- no tailhook.
A-10s can and have been transported/taken off from carriers, but not recovered -- no tailhook.
SK138
Warlord
I wonder if it is possible to have a plane take off from a carrier but not land on it in Civ3? I don't think it is though.
PresidentMike
Technical Fool
It isn't. An aircraft will always return to the base it left after it completes an air mission.
Which I believe echoes real life correctly -- recall that Billy Mitchell's B-25s were forced to ditch in China, and most craft returning from combat missions will want/need to return to their base as that's where their (usually not insignificant!) logistical "tail" is located.
By the way, the GAU-8 gun sounds nothing like a Vulcan cannon. It basically sounds like a really loud zipper or maybe a badly tuned gas weed eater. The Vulcan has a more metallic sound ue to the smaller caliber and lower rate of fire. The GAU-8 cancels out the cling of the metal by being so fast that the boom of the powder charge of the next shell firing is louder than the clink of the guns ratcheting around.
MarineCorps
Explosion!
Not spam. Spam would be "Great job". And it is true about the sound. I have heard it on Tv. Very, very odd sound. For some it will be the last they ever hear.
Well, maybe it's just me, but almost one year later I don't particularly care what the gun sounds like.
And technically speaking, wouldn't they be way dead before they heard the sound? (unless you miss)
To be fair, though, at least he didn't just say, "Good job!" I'll grant you that.
And technically speaking, wouldn't they be way dead before they heard the sound? (unless you miss)
To be fair, though, at least he didn't just say, "Good job!" I'll grant you that.
