Mule Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) I used to be in the British Army in a regiment called the Royal Green Jackets (now The Rifles) when i was going through my advanced infantry training in 1989 we were presented with a fire-power demonstration in a place aptly named Warminster. After seeing some amazing artillery and tank demo's live firing the tannoy announcer said an American A-10 Tank Buster is going to fly over and show us what it can do with its gun. We all heard the plane coming then it let rip with that distinctive roar but back then we had never heard of this aircraft let alone see it live fire. After hearing it fire we all sort of giggled at the farting sound but the smiles on our faces were soon gone when we saw the devastation of the ground and bunkers it had hit. Something i will never forget for the rest of my life. I have the beta and it is just fantastic. Cheers. Edited October 17, 2010 by Mule Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 NIce-thanks for sharing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisBelle Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Long time ago..I was still a studentchild....we´ve been on a school trip somewhere in the near of the US based Airfields around Heidelberg I guess. I saw an A-10...not shooting but flying it´s rounds above our Heads. That was an amaziing feeling, and I always feel remembered to this when I listen to the awesome Sound of this amazing Aircraft A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog", which is "not an Aircraft, but a Cannon which is able to fly" DCS-Tutorial-Collection BlackSharkDen - Helicopter only Specs:: ASrock Z790 Pro RS; Intel i5-13600K @5,1Ghz; 64GB DDR5 RAM; RTX 3080 @10GB; Corsair RMX Serie 750; 2x SSD 850 EVO 1x860 EVO 500GB 1x nvme M.2 970 EVO 1TB; 1x nvme M.2 980 Pro 2TB+ 3 TB HDD Hardware: Oculus Rift S; HOTAS Warthog; Saitek Rudder Pedals, K-51 Collective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 In the mid 90's I was driving an 18 wheeler on a lone stretch of highway in northern Nevada. The ceiling cloud fog cover was about 2-3 thousand feet and out of no where 2 HOGS dropped through, lined up on my truck and did what appeared to be a simulated gun run on me. I just about crapped my pants! I use to be an ordnance mech on the F-18 and I have personally seen what the 20mm gun can do and I don't want any part of that 30. On another occasion, while still in the service, our squadron was deployed to Oceana Virginia NAS. I was out on the flight line watching a USN pilot testing out an F-14 tomcat in the air when I noticed a USAF A-10 taxiing just on the other side of our A/C. I managed to walk over to his parking spot as he pulled in, and set his brake. While standing there just off the left side nose, a big metal door came flying open (ladder to cockpit) and hand painted on the inside of the door was a big pink MISS PIGGY from the muppets staring at me. It kind of spooked me and I think the pilot knew it would as I jumped back about 10 feet. Gigabyte|Q6600|8GB DDR3|GTX285|Win7 64|X-65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) That flying cannon man... Still fascinated by this short video... Edited October 21, 2010 by Mower "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRFirefox Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 ....i am from germany and living near Spangdahlem (70 km) - so i am often seeing A-10 over our village (Tornado, F-16 - and long time ago F-15 from Bitburg too) - and i am allways notice the A-10 by sound before i can see it - and then the "ugly" pig flys low and slow over our heads (mostly a 2 Pack):thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Those hibypass twin turbofans certainly have a distinctive sound. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicOn Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 The A10 often cruised over our heads in far west germany at the border to the netherlands when I was a child. Very impressive! This "looking very different fom other planes look" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I was browsing next to my son whilst putting him to be. we had a good laugh when this pic came up. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrYenko Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 That flying cannon man... Still fascinated by this short video... Glad none of the Brits got hurt... Thats like the end of the godamned world. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKLronin Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Can you please compare the sound of the gun in RL with the version in the game? As most of the sound modders only have videos for comparison that would be very interesting too hear. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WynnTTr Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 We all heard the plane coming then it let rip with that distinctive roar but back then we had never heard of this aircraft let alone see it live fire. After hearing it fire we all sort of giggled at the farting sound but the smiles on our faces were soon gone when we saw the devastation of the ground and bunkers it had hit. Something i will never forget for the rest of my life. I have the beta and it is just fantastic. Cheers. Boys will be boys.... even when they're armed. Kinda reminds me of this vid of an A10 strafing run. Initial thought was wtf? is that the extent of it's power? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iz5MwPsfyo&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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