Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

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[BeauBo]

The beloved A-10 Warthog has a brand new role: bomb truck (GLSDBs)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4149100/posts?page=1

"Photos recently published to the Defense Department’s Defense Visual Information Distribution System and first spotted by our colleagues at The War Zone show an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron taking flight with 16 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) mounted across four separate BRU-61/A bomb racks during one of several test missions that took place between April 19th and 20th at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada."

"the Warthog already has air-to-surface precision strike capabilities in the form of the AGM-65 Maverick missile and the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit. But as our colleagues at The War Zone note, the 250-pound SDB would provide the A-10 with a significantly improved precision strike capability over ranges up to 40 nautical miles away.

The integration of the SDB into the A-10s — initiated in 2018 under the Air Force’s Common Fleet Initiative raft of upgrades for the airframe — will “give the A-10 a four-fold increase in standoff bomb capability and allows the A-10 to provide weapons effects in much [greater] threat environments than before.""

[PIF]

Maybe because the Patriot batteries got target lock?

[PIF]

Does not scare the Chinese and sis of limited utility - SEC USAF

New air-frame requirements apparently

[marcusmaximus]

Could be. Cold feet after 91% shoot down rate last night. And the Putinists tell us that Russia has an unlimited supply of cruise missiles…

[BeauBo]

(A-10) “Does not scare the Chinese and is of limited utility - SEC USAF”

Just wanting to keep it as a surprise perhaps?

There has to be at least one moderate surprise for the counteroffensive, or I for one, will be disappointed.

[Venkman]

The Cold War is over Grandpa. Stop believing the globalist propaganda.

[lodi90]

Russia is threatening to nuke us. My interest is in supporting and defending America. Yours should be too.

[BeauBo]

(A-10 with 16 each GLSDBs)

I am thinking about putting one GLSDB (250lb) every 30 feet along the Russian trench line, prior to breaching. One planeload would nicely suppress 500 feet of trench. Four or five could do a half mile.

[Venkman]

If your interest is in supporting and defending America you’d want us OUT of Ukraine. Otherwise you’re just another globalist willing to kill as many people as it takes to prop up a corrupt money laundering extension of the Democrat party.

[blitz128]

Already been thoroughly chastised for suggesting A-10s for Ukraine so going to leave this one alone 😂

[BeauBo]

“If your interest is in supporting and defending America you’d want us OUT of Ukraine.”

How about wanting Russia out of Ukraine?

It is Russia that is invading to conquer territories and accumulate more resources, while pointing their nukes at the USA.

[BeauBo]

@NOELreports 3h

It is reported that another 20 Italian M109L 155-mm self-propelled howitzers are being prepared to be sent to Ukraine.

[blitz128]

Well done after 10 months still almost captured bakmut. I am sure there is champagne toasts in moscow

[blitz128]

Tell the Russians and Chinese that it’s over, of course half of that dynamic duo is in a disastrous hot war

“Cold War is over”? Is that you Barack

[Venkman]

It’s as if you just woke up last year and missed the events that led up to it. You’re not alone. There are many simple-minded people blathering on about “Russia Russia Russia!”. You go ahead and dance with that fruitcake Zelinsky while he destroys his country and the credibility of the West. You can already see where it’s taking us. BRICS is going to another reserve currency based on real resources. Even you will suffer the consequences and actual patriots won’t forget who encouraged the decline of the USA.

[SpeedyInTexas]

BRICS, BRICS, BRICS!

Makes me laugh, laugh, laugh.

[Venkman]

You won’t be laughing when your pension dries up, Cliffy. Enjoy your Bud Light.

[PIF]

Looks like some one else is trying out for Head Putin troll.

[FtrPilot]

...the 250-pound SDB would provide the A-10 with a significantly improved precision strike capability over ranges up to 40 nautical miles away.

I would like to know the launch parameters of the A-10 to achieve 40NM.

Perhaps 25,000ft MSL at 450 KTAS.

What I would like to see is an Air Launched version of the GLSDB.

[Mr. Lucky]

Umm, the IMF estimates the 2023 Russian GDP will be about $2.06 Trillion; right there between Brazil and South Korea. The US GDP is forecast at $26.8 Trillion, even with Brandon sitting in the White House.

I'll go out on a limb here and guess that Speedy's pension won't be endangered all that much by Ukraine's defeat of Russia's Special Military Operation.