The Hog Puts The Hurt On ISIS.

http://www.iraqinews.com ^ | 01/15/2014 | Abdelhak Mamoun

[ThinkingBuddha]

On Thursday, a local source in Nineveh province said, that the ‘Wild Boar’ aircraft which belongs to the U.S. Air Force has carried out four air strikes that killed and wounded dozens of ISIS elements, adding that the aircraft sparked panic in the ranks of ISIS.

The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The U.S. aircraft A-10 Warthog (Wild Boar) carried out, at dawn today, four air strikes on gatherings of ISIS elements in the village of Sultan Abdullah in Makhmour district, southeast Mosul,” adding that, “The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”

The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The aircraft sparked panic in the ranks of ISIS after bombing its elements and flying in spaces close to the ground,” adding that, “Elements of the terrorist organization targeted the aircraft with 4 Strela missiles and but that did not cause it any damage, prompting the remaining elements of the organization to leave the bodies of their dead and carry the wounded to escape towards the Shirqat district (120 km north of Tikrit).”

[ThinkingBuddha]

I wonder how the F-35 is going to do in this role?

[Figment]

Meet the pig! He is not your friend . So appropriate the warthog got them

[The_Media_never_lie]

So, we are attacking ISIS elements? Inert, or chemically reactive?

[FreeAtlanta]

No kidding. An intelligent congress and defense department would recreate the A10 assembly lines and make 10,ooo new ones.

[knarf]

The language is entertaining ... LOVE it.

[captain_dave]

Hey, all the WartHog’s ammo is lubed with LARD LARD LARD LARD! Ha ha ha ha. mmmm, one can dream.

[BigEdLB]

“The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”
Element?

So Isis has their own Periodic table? Jihadium? Mohamedenium? Talabanium? Alquedium? Good night...

[Liberty Valance]

[Usagi_yo]

At 12x the cost, 5x the altitude and 3x the groud speed and 1/8 as effective.

[knarf]

One can fall in love with the name and look of The Hog

[JPG]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[Uversabound]

*element*

what is that do they mean people?

Duh

[captain_dave]

A-10 Warthogs Attack!

[ryan71]

All this thing does is kick ass and take names and the Air Force still hates it. Let the Marines and Army take them.

[GeronL]

Can we call those bearded savages “people”??

[knarf]

Why IS that ?

It's a war machine, effectively used in war

[GBA]

Badass bird.

Not sure how to improve it, but now that it's been in the field for a while and battle tested, I would love to see someone (on our side) try to make it even better.

If it can't be improved with a new version, then build some more.

[AlaskaErik]

All this thing does is kick ass and take names and the Air Force still hates it. Let the Marines and Army take them.

The Marines want no part of the A-10.

[OneWingedShark]

>> “The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”
> Element?

From Military Terms:

element —
An organization formed around a specific function within a designated directorate of a joint force commander’s headquarters.
The subordinate components of an element usually are functional cells.