The fairchild republic a 10 thunderbolt ii is an american singleseat, twinengine, straightwing jet aircraft developed by fairchildrepublic in the early 1970s. The requirements for the ax plane that produced the a10 were it it needed to be. Jul, 2016 below youll find a selection of some of the books, articles and academic research we found useful when reporting these stories on the more than 33,000 annual gun deaths in america and what it. Destruction of govt property chapter 7, a macgyver fanfic. The gun run causes one of the troops to switch from his native language to shout expletives in plain english. Ground attack from the air and whats today called close air support cas has a. The distinctive sound made by the weapon aka the brrrrrrrrrt created as rounds fire faster than the speed of sound, is music to the ears of the troops on the ground, so much so, the plane sometimes called the grunt in the air. The a10 was designed during the vietnam war to provide close air support along a wide spectrum of environments from counter insurgency operations to world war iii. It is based off of what type of munition is being used. The a 10 engines were initially susceptible to flameout when subjected to gases generated in the firing of the gun. That last gun runs must have made them give up, the two pilots agreed because the firing stopped. Dangerclose engagements, typically a rarity, were the daily norm, morash.
Lowlevel strafing is just is not the swept wing f16 or f15es primary realm like it is the straight winged a 10 s, but when there are troops in danger close contact with the enemy and a 500lb. A gun wont give you the guts to run toward danger hotair. You can find any number of books that will teach you to shoot a gun, but very few will ever. Its famous 30mm gun can destroy tanks or other armored vehicles with remarkable efficiency, not to.
Infantry like warthogs because as long as aa threats have been cleared from the area, they can put down precise, limited fire on hostile infantry or technicals at ranges that would be well inside danger close for other weapons. The air forces rationale for retiring the a10 warthog is. The danger close run brought the little birds ordnance as close as 12 meters from the rangers at mo. Heres what it looks like on the receiving end of an a10 warthogs scaryasfck gun run.
Nov 18, 2012 a book to break the gun control stalemate. The thing about this planes gun, you can seehear in the video, is that the rounds hit the ground way before you even hear the spinning of the gun. Read danger close the battle of long tan, now a major motion picture by robert grandin available from rakuten kobo. Warning thread new a10 gun run and sniper kill shot funker530 might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. May 03, 2011 five books that belong on every gun owners shelf. A10 warthog pilots receive distinguished flying crosses for. You can clearly see the explosive properties of the 30mm he rounds. Ive been moving since the first run, so far so good. A good holster not only keeps the trigger guard of the firearm completely covered, but it keeps the gun safe and snug so that it cannot easily be removed from the holster with added motion. Home browse sociology and anthropology criminology and crime gun violence. A10 gun run in afghanistan targets moving into tree line. Recommended reading on guns and gun death fivethirtyeight.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. How to transfer my kindle books to ipad or iphone the easy way. Danger close by lindsay mckenna nook book ebook barnes. The view from the other end of these 155mm roundsdanger close continued duration. She faked her own incarceration, now the government will leave her alone. The cold warera a10 is known for its iconic gun designed to shred tanks and its. Two a10 pilots assigned to the 74th expeditionary fighter squadron. Contentscontinued posting warning signs, markers, and flags 22, page 4 controlling other range usage 23, page 5 coordinating use of special use airspace 24, page 5 small arms range safety area army 25, page 6 coordinating use of navigable waterways 26, page 7 army safety requirements for indoor firing ranges and shoothouses 27, page 7. If youre looking for a veteran community to hang out with, or want to ask funker any questions, we stream escape. Pentagon to test f35 against a10 in common sense war. There is no set number like in artillery or naval gun fire. Well, unlike some of the other answers, ive never flown an a 10. What other book might you compare danger close to and why. A10 warthog gun run on taliban war documentary films.
An a10s gun is fired for one or twosecond bursts, so a delivery of roughly 60 to 65 rounds per second in intermittent bursts is what will turn an enemy soldiers bowels to water. Fairchild republic a10 thunderbolt ii military wiki fandom. The a10 s gun is sufficiently precise that the air force invites some members of the press out to sit at the referees scoretable for the gun target, roughly 200 yards off the flight track, and possibly closer. Two a10 warthog pilots received the distinguished flying cross on may 23 for their actions in support of operation inherent resolves mission. Soldiers pinned down in afghanistan saved by danger close. The a10 is well liked by soldiers on the ground, because its visible lower, slower, noisier than other fixedwing assets supporting them and because the antiaircraft threats been very low. The problem with any gun control is the same problem that we now have with a nationwide ban on most recreational drugs they are readily available outside of the legitimate sources. Danger close superhero by night book 4 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Regardless of which version you play, youll find that gun is an attractivelooking game, especially during its noninteractive cutscenes, which display some impressively. A10 pilots receive medals for danger close strikes, gun runs amid.
What aspect of david brenins performance would you have changed. Learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. These books are available for you even if you are offline, for instance when the airplane mode is. Too many quora contributors and others only compare the a10s fat cannon to the f35as smaller cannon that doesnt have any ammunition, and say the a10 is far better at cas than the f35 will ever be. An extremely close american airstrike saved the lives of syria fighters surrounded by isis terrorists. Danish troops get surprise danger close a10 support. Attempts by some localities through legislation and individuals through lawsuits to pursue gun control through the courts by permitting or bringing negligence suits against a gun manufacturer or dealer when a weapon it made or sold was used in a crime led many states and, in 2005, congress to pass laws limiting such suits. You can see the smoke from the gun firing first, then you hear the rounds hit the ground break the sound barrier, and finally you hear the gun edit. F22 might have about 400 rounds but the cannon is not meant for close air support. We tried to describe jonah purely in a visual way and this strip succeeds in doing just that. Everything went wrong on the a10 warthogs first mission in.
British soldiers call for a danger close a10 strike. Dec 07, 2014 even within those two different missions, there is still a need for extreme precision weapons, for when the enemy is dangerclose. Mk48 firefight with danger close a10 gun runs youtube. A10 pilots often find themselves providing support at danger close. Not only did those depleted uranium projectiles fully penetrate that armored. Youd be dead before you could ever think of moving out of its way. In the campaign of medal of honor 2010, the a10 warthog is utilized by the united states air force, providing danger close close air support fire on insurgent positions in and around bagram airfield. Dec 01, 2000 danger close by lindsay mckenna is one fabulous read. This is more likely to be true when the danger of the job is apparent. Air force a10 pilots awarded for saving 50 us troops in danger close air strike. This title examines an important historic eventthe school shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut.
Partway through her third deployment to bagram, army nurse lt. The a10 thunderbolt ii, more colloquially known as the a10 warthog is a close ground support aircraft featured in medal of honor and medal of honor. Five books that belong on every gun owners shelf bearing. The hs129 is said to have been the first airplane to fire a 30mm cannon in anger. How long can a a 10 continuously fire before it runs out of bullets. Marliss meltons books are reminiscent of another favorite author, suzanne brockmanns navy seals books. A jtac communicates with an a10 thunderbolt to provide close air. Madisun dumas, aka the wraith, is close to achieving her goals. Dude, 52s and b1s might make a helluva heavy ordnance bomb run. Easytoread, compelling text explores the man behind the shooting, adam lanza, the tragic events of december 14, 2012, the shootings aftermath and the. Dec 15, 2019 all the lists shows all the books youve ever added to your kindle cloud library, including the ones you have just synced from your kindle ereader. Its notable that when the enemy has still had signi.
Can the f35 really replace the a10 warthog for close air. Nov 06, 2017 7 books about gun control to help you understand the debate over the second amendment. Apkws offers a smaller danger close than a gun run, and is accurate to within 18 of the target, and it can be launched from 5 miles away. Bane discusses avoiding danger and the deployment of nonlethal and lethal force in trail safe.
Oct 05, 2017 days after a mass shooting in las vegas left 59 dead, books that ponder the gun control debate and effects of these tragedies. Gbu12 completely missing the target dcs world steam. A10 gun run in afghanistan targets moving into tree line duration. F35s gau12 on the other hand is the same one that is used on ac and av8b. Cathy and jims story twists and turns through two groups set on destroying each other with them in the middle. These books will make you think differently about the gun control debate. Jack could hear the strain in the young mans voice and wanted nothing more than to be there when he finally got out of the field. The average recoil force of the gau8a is 10,000 poundsforce 45 kn, which is slightly more than the output of each of the a. Gun exhaust is essentially oxygenfree, and is certainly capable of causing flameouts of gas. This is the first time that those in direct command of delta company have shared their memor. These books will make you think differently about the gun. However, i do have experience in a different end of the military spectrum which did intersect with the close air support role that the a 10 takes on, and that is going to greatly in. Given carte blanche, how would you improve upon the a10. One of the common grounds is that there are plenty of gun control laws that have been on the books for a long.
List of books and articles about gun violence online. A10 warthog does a close show of presence over an afghan held, american reinforced combat outpost. This is only the second audio book i have ever listened to. Aerostat blimp records a10 strike on the taliban sofrep. Soldiers pinned down in afghanistan saved by danger close a10. Although they are expecting the strikes, they were not mentally prepared for the overwhelming awesomeness that is a danger close strafing run by an a10 warthog. This danger close by lindsay mckenna is one fabulous read. There is a tendency to think that only courageous people will seek the job of protectors, servants of the community and warfighters for their country. On his third combat run over enemy territory, capt. The reason is that it was designed for an environment that no longer existed, and couldnt exist in the environment it was committed to. Us airstrike kills isis danger close to surrounded syrian fighters.
No heres an image of an actual practice target, hit by an a10 30mm main gun. The only united states air force aircraft designed solely for close air support of ground forces, the a 10 was built to attack tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with limited air defenses. He didnt miss on a second run, unleashing seven rockets on target. The a10 engines now have a selfsustaining combustion section. Downloaded you will see here all the books you have downloaded to the ipad or iphone. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. The gun debate offers a cleareyed view of one of the countrys most polarizing issues. Placing women in ground combat is only a test for congress, but for volunteer corporal cathy fremont its lifeand probably death. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
When the gau8 is being fired, the smoke from the gun can make the engines stop, and this did occur during initial flight testing. If you learn the a10 systems in something like dcs it is exactly like what is shown. Sep 22, 20 a book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Danger close will greatly varry from an a10 doing a 30mm gun run and a b52 drop a mk84 2000lb bomb. A10 warthog squadron receives rare heroism award for bringing the pain to isis in syria. This video really shows what you are talking about.
I think that might be true what you say about the gun because i was doing the a10 campaign and there was these tanks called t72b and i was doing a normal gun attack on them and even though i knew that it was fairly accurate, i looked on the map and saw that they only lost 25% hp or something from that attack, also cluster bombs with a low. The a10 warthog is ugly, tough, lethal, and fairly flexible. Could a person survive being hit by a bullet fired from an. In the exotic jungles of thailand, shes trapped in a hotbed of deception and abuse because the enemy she cant escape is on her side of the battle line. She wiped out iso1 in south america and added their top man to her kill list.
Who knows who might be the target of the wellread man. The a10 was obsolete before it initially hit the ramp. In the other books in the series the hero and heroine at least knew each other through the same circle of friends before getting together but things moved very quickly for wade and erin. This page was last edited on 18 september 2019, at 22. A few more passes ensured that the attackers on the mountain would never strike again. Run by the gun the official digital home of run by the gun. They are transitioning views in the edited video between the in cockpit hud, and a tracking pod camera the irblack and white which is used for targeting, and what he was using it for here, bda battle damage assessment. Isis had them surrounded and pinned down in a neighboring house in. I have lynn taylor tagged quoras resident a10 pilot for this question. But they dont have the danger close capability of an a10, the only other aircraft that can be trusted to get gun rounds on target in close proximity are rotor aircraft. List of books and articles about gun control online. Soldiers pinned down in afghanistan saved by danger close a10 gun run.
It rips to shreds every argument of the anti gun crowd and has opened my eyes to the mentality of those people. An a10 is called in to engage with its 30mm cannon on the enemy positions striking several times. British soldiers call for a danger close a 10 strike. Discover librarianselected research resources on gun violence from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Edbergj 9 points10 points11 points 4 years ago 0 children there was a documentary on netflix where grind forces were talking about an engagement similar to this. When the gun is fired the igniters come on to reduce the possibility of a flameout. Reading the video description, the first sounds after the smoke is actually the bullets exceeding the sound barrier not hitting the ground.
Danger close engagements, typically a rarity, were the daily norm, morash. Danger close is book 1 in the shadow warriors series and can be read as a standalone. We use cookies to provide you with a better onsite experience. Erin kelly is burned out and headed for a welldeserved leave back home in montana. This book is well written and loaded with everything you could want in a book, action, suspense, drama and humor. I know it does strafing runs and i saw a video couple days ago that showed a a 10 doing a danger close strafe like multiple times. Oct 08, 2015 here are three books that bring intellectual rigor and analysis to both sides of the american gun control debate. The awesome a10 video the air force doesnt want you to. A thermal video out of afghanistan shows an a10 thunderbolt ii warthog conduct a series of deadly strafing runs on a truck full of taliban fighters. Why fly a platform that was eaten alive in desert storm a10s suffered more losses than any other airframe, and ended up being pulled from the front lines because of it. Bagram pilots save 60 soldiers during convoy ambush u.
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