And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
A‑10 Warthog in Action - GAU-8 Shreds Houthi Launcher in Seconds
The Warthog, famous for killing British troops because the pilots just shot ant anyone without checking whether they were friend or foe. Many more Yanks suffered from 'friendly fire' from these chumps.
The aircraft shown at the 3:00 mark is labeled “RC-135 Rivet Joint” but it is certainly neither a C-135 series nor a Rivet Joint. The airframe is a Boeing 767 that is used as the basis for the KC-46A Pegasus, altho no refueling gear (other than the plane’s own receptacle) is visible. Could be the early testbed before refueling boom and wing pods were installed, or boom wings are hidden by tail and wing pods removed.
If they want to retire the existing air frames because of age, why don't they just make a couple hundred new ones? This aircraft seems more capable than its "replacement" F35 ground attack variant.
Used to work on and align the targeting part of this weapons system. Long, long ago. TJ
ReplyDeleteAnd STILL the idiot bean counters in the AF want to "retire" this workhorse....
ReplyDeleteThe Warthog, famous for killing British troops because the pilots just shot ant anyone without checking whether they were friend or foe. Many more Yanks suffered from 'friendly fire' from these chumps.
ReplyDeleteAnd once again it is demonstrated that air and naval forces cannot defeat ground forces. The Houthis won this miniwar.
ReplyDeleteIf they won why did they yell uncle and stand down?
DeleteThe aircraft shown at the 3:00 mark is labeled “RC-135 Rivet Joint” but it is certainly neither a C-135 series nor a Rivet Joint. The airframe is a Boeing 767 that is used as the basis for the KC-46A Pegasus, altho no refueling gear (other than the plane’s own receptacle) is visible. Could be the early testbed before refueling boom and wing pods were installed, or boom wings are hidden by tail and wing pods removed.
ReplyDeleteIf they want to retire the existing air frames because of age, why don't they just make a couple hundred new ones? This aircraft seems more capable than its "replacement" F35 ground attack variant.
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