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12. I'm not. They are big, heavily armored, BUT low and slow.

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:26 PM

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Top speed is 420 MPH and often very close/low.

See my post above. I saw one and I could have lit it up.

I had no idea these were last produced when I was in high school- 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II

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I'm not. They are big, heavily armored, BUT low and slow. underpants Friday #12

It's the first A-10 ever shot down NickB79 Friday #17

Iran is taking a page out of the NVA/Vietcong playbook. Crowman2009 Friday #7

But . . . AverageOldGuy Friday #8