A-10
Low-flying attack plane
The A-10 is an American military aircraft designed for close air support of ground troops.
Its official name is Thunderbolt II, but pilots and enthusiasts call it the Warthog.
Built around a massive 30mm cannon, the A-10 is famous for its durability and tank-killing capability: A-10s provided cover for advancing infantry.
The distinctive sound of its gun has made it iconic in combat footage.
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- FairchildAviation and electronics surname
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- tankbusterWeapon targeting armored vehicles
- USAFAmerican aerial military branch
twin-engine · titanium · bathtub · cockpit · armor · pilot · sortie · strafing
shoot from above
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- insurgentOne who revolts
- convoyGuarded traveling group
deployment · Afghanistan · Iraq · mission · airstrike · battlefield · interdiction · destroy
Letters and digits combined
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- variantDiffering form of something
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
modernization · block · airframe · specification · procurement · fleet · squadron · wing
Thunderbolt
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- FairchildAviation and electronics surname
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- tankbusterWeapon targeting armored vehicles
USAF · twin-engine · titanium · bathtub · cockpit · armor · pilot · sortie · strafing · loiter
strafe
shoot from above
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- insurgentOne who revolts
convoy · deployment · Afghanistan · Iraq · mission · airstrike · battlefield · interdiction · destroy · engagement
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Letters and digits combined
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- variantDiffering form of something
upgrade · modernization · block · airframe · specification · procurement · fleet · squadron · wing · inventory
- Cold War AircraftB-52, MiG-21, SR-71, U-2, MiG-15
- Anti-tankanti-tank gun, RPG, bazooka, bazookas, javelin
- military aircraftfighter jets, F-16, fighter, F-18, bomber
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, air marshal
- jet aircraftfighter jet, jet plane, jetliner, jumbo jet, private jet
A-10F-22 Raptor
US air dominance aircraft
F-15 Eagle · interceptor · fighter jet · dogfighter · MiG-29
A-10B-2 Spirit
Radar-evading military aircraft
stealth aircraft · F-22 Raptor · SR-71 Blackbird · supersonic jet · F-35