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Heads Up (A-10 featured on History Channel)

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Heads Up (A-10 featured on History Channel)
Posted by qmiester on Friday, February 27, 2004 7:53 AM
For anyone who is interested, tonight (27 Feb) at 9 Central (10 Eastern) the History Channel's Heavy Metal series is going to feature the A-10. Just thought you guys might like to know.
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Posted by benzdoc on Friday, February 27, 2004 9:23 AM
Awesome!

I really enjoyed the "sink the Bismark" show that was on last night.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 8:42 PM
Damn, I'm in school!!! I always am when they have the good shows on....
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 10:07 PM
just watched it, man i love that big ugly bird
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Posted by stinger on Friday, February 27, 2004 11:12 PM
Just watched it, too. Great show!

I may have missed it, but did they state how many rounds of 35mm it can carry?

The interviews of Desert Storm pilots were great. also. Makes me want to buy a copy of it!

May an Angel be your wingman, and the Sun be always at your six

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Posted by MikeV on Friday, February 27, 2004 11:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by stinger


I may have missed it, but did they state how many rounds of 35mm it can carry?


35mm is a film size. The Warthog carries 30mm rounds for the cannon though. Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
I think the magazine holds 1,180 rounds.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 28, 2004 2:32 AM
Hey Mike, maybe Stinger was talking about the 35mm for the gun cameraWink [;)]
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Posted by rdxpress on Saturday, February 28, 2004 5:21 AM
Missed it,
At work and the wife won't record ANY history channel for me!!!!! Did they cover
the 2 seater? I almost got a ride in it!
Good Hunting,
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Posted by stinger on Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:00 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Filibert Kraxner

Hey Mike, maybe Stinger was talking about the 35mm for the gun cameraWink [;)]


Oops. Guess I should think a bit before I ask a question, eh? Black Eye [B)]

Thanks Mike, for correcting me.

That was pretty funny, Filibert. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by 72cuda on Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:45 PM
Hey Guy's;
Well I'm really disappointed about the show first off they never mentioned the operations in Bosnia & Kosovo, and they forgot to mention the use of the LITENING II targeting pods on the A-10's, also there where 2 bases of operation in Iraq not 1 there where operations in Tallil & Kirkuk during the conflict, I should know because I was there, and they also made everyone believe just the 23 FW was the only wing that flew there( and Afghanistan the 926th & 442 was there with them)----- NOT----- there where 5 A-10 units, and 2 of which was carrying the LITENING pods, and those units where used for hunting the HIGH VALUE TARGETS not the way those pilots of the 23rd stated, we used the LITENING II's to hunt for those targets not just binoculars, GPS and ground FAC's, also they never stated that the LITENING II's on the A-10's that helped in the demise of Uday & Qusay Hussien back last summer

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Posted by Dice on Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by stinger

Just watched it, too. Great show!

I may have missed it, but did they state how many rounds of 35mm it can carry?

The interviews of Desert Storm pilots were great. also. Makes me want to buy a copy of it!


It can hold 1174 +/- 5 rounds.

Loved the show it had a lot of never before seen flim of the A-10s early days and some good footage of the latest action. I only caught a couple of mistakes which were minior and showed the producers did their homw work when it came to researching the materal. Anytime the A-10 can get some "face time" in the public eye can only help keep the old girl flying
I taped the show and and plan on watching it again tonight after I watch Top Cop and AMW to make sure none of my family memeber are wanted! Approve [^]
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Posted by reluctant_wanderer on Monday, March 8, 2004 4:58 AM
AH Man! I don't have cable!!!


Does Anybody know where I can get a copy of that from? History channel.com maybe?
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Posted by Dice on Monday, March 8, 2004 5:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by reluctant_wanderer

AH Man! I don't have cable!!!


Does Anybody know where I can get a copy of that from? History channel.com maybe?


I belive you can get it off the History Channel, it was on the show called Madern Marvels and was titled "A-10 Thunderbolt II tank Buster".
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