Su-25 Frogfoot Vs. A-10 Warthog

Brummy · Post by **Brummy** » 2007-09-10 18:03

Petey wrote:ok another question...
whats the difference between the a-10 thunderbolt II, the a-10 tankbuster, and the a-10 warthog??

They're all the same

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-09-11 00:09

The official name for the A10 is Thunderbolt II, named after the P-47D Thunderbolt, one of the most successful CAS aircraft of WWII (it too was a flying tank).

Pilots quickly named the A-10 the Warhog because it just looks nasty and ugly.

It's primary role is anti-tank, making it a "tank buster."

Post by **Bob_Marley** » 2007-09-11 07:22

Liquid_Cow wrote:The official name for the A10 is Thunderbolt II, named after the P-47D Thunderbolt, one of the most successful CAS aircraft of WWII (it too was a flying tank).

Pilots quickly named the A-10 the Warhog because it just looks nasty and ugly.

It's primary role is anti-tank, making it a "tank buster."

Rocket Firing Typhoon!

Or, with a less national pride clouded response, Il-2.

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-09-12 01:31

You forgot the Stuka, all good planes.

I also should not have said CAS, as that was not very common in WWII, it was more of interdiction aircraft.

snafu · Post by **snafu** » 2007-09-12 01:40

IMO the A-10 kicks @ss

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-09-12 02:24

snafu wrote:IMO the A-10 kicks @ss

IMO your opinion is invalid.

Post by **Dunehunter** » 2007-09-12 09:48

IMO I suggest we tie you ontop of a T-90, park it somewhere in the dessert, then let some A-10s attack you. Ofcourse, you would by tied down face downwards,so they could really kick your a$$.

snafu · Post by **snafu** » 2007-09-12 15:23

dunehunter wrote:IMO I suggest we tie you ontop of a T-90, park it somewhere in the dessert, then let some A-10s attack you. Ofcourse, you would by tied down face downwards,so they could really kick your a$$.

LOL - I just love the cannons on that plane

Post by **Z-trooper** » 2007-09-12 17:20

A10 has GAU-8, SU-25 has better engines + airframe?

Petey · Post by **Petey** » 2007-09-13 20:22

another another question...
in project reality, is the GAUS-8 on the a-10 the same as the ones on a real a-10???
cause i heard that one bullet from the GAUS-8 can take out a tank if its lucky....and i know for damn sure u cant do that in PR

Post by **77SiCaRiO77** » 2007-09-13 21:11

gau-8 cant penetrate the front of modern armors .

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-09-13 21:39

77SiCaRiO77 wrote:gau-8 cant penetrate the front of modern armors .

While true, you're not shooting at frontal armor, you're hitting the roof which is much thinner.

As for # of hits, I've been told that IRL 3 rounds is considered a lethal hit every time.

CAS_117 · Post by **CAS_117** » 2007-09-14 03:33

77SiCaRiO77 wrote:gau-8 cant penetrate the front of modern armors .

Ummmm...

Petey · Post by **Petey** » 2007-09-14 13:56

Liquid_Cow wrote:While true, you're not shooting at frontal armor, you're hitting the roof which is much thinner.

As for # of hits, I've been told that IRL 3 rounds is considered a lethal hit every time.

so can 3 shots disable a tank in PR?

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-09-14 21:49

No, but you gotta remember, in RL they're shooting from much farther away, and its harder to get three shots on top of the turret than in game.

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-09-15 00:42

I don't know exactly how many rounds to kill a PRM tank, but its not much. I'm very good with the A-10 and a single well aimed burst will smoke just about anything at any angle.

IRL the GAU-8 shoots 3900rpm, which is exactly 3000rpm faster than is possible with the game engine, so RL compairisons are not possible. To compensate it should be a 1 round kill everytime.

BTW, here's a great pic showing exactly how big the gun is

G.Drew · Post by **G.Drew** » 2007-09-15 00:52

they annihilate armour as they should do already, then again i havent been in a plane in PR since closed testing

Post by **77SiCaRiO77** » 2007-09-15 01:38

Liquid_Cow wrote:I don't know exactly how many rounds to kill a PRM tank, but its not much. I'm very good with the A-10 and a single well aimed burst will smoke just about anything at any angle.

IRL the GAU-8 shoots 3900rpm, which is exactly 3000rpm faster than is possible with the game engine, so RL compairisons are not possible. To compensate it should be a 1 round kill everytime.

BTW, here's a great pic showing exactly how big the gun is

ermm....no , max rof ingame is 1800

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-09-15 03:23

It's 900, I'm pretty sure.

1800 sounds a bit high for the BF2 engine, you never know though.

WNxLT7 · Post by **WNxLT7** » 2007-09-15 15:25

The max rof for the bf2 engine is infact 900 rpm.