Heads Up (A-10 featured on History Channel)

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".

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


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

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!

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

QUOTE: Originally posted by Filibert Kraxner Hey Mike, maybe Stinger was talking about the 35mm for the gun camera

Oops. Guess I should think a bit before I ask a question, eh?

Thanks Mike, for correcting me.

That was pretty funny, Filibert.

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,
G.W.

Hey Mike, maybe Stinger was talking about the 35mm for the gun camera

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.
I think the magazine holds 1,180 rounds.

Mike

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!

just watched it, man i love that big ugly bird

Damn, I'm in school!!! I always am when they have the good shows on....

Awesome!

I really enjoyed the "sink the Bismark" show that was on last night.