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A-10s over Kosovo (illustrations removed)With all this defensive maneuvering, I had turned approximately 270 degrees, and I was now looking exactly at where the two smoke trails had started their journey. Time to turn the tables. The GAU-8 30 mm Avenger cannon is the most flexible and formidable weapon on the A-10. Since it was built to destroy Soviet tanks in GermanyБЂ™s Fulda Gap, one can imagine its effectiveness on softer types of vehiclesБЂ”especially a lightly armored SAM system. I distinctly remember switching from rockets to the gun in the weapons-delivery mode of my head-up display and then placing the pipper short of the two vehicles where the smoke trail began. I dropped the hammer and began to retaliate in anger. An A-10 driver will normally shoot about 100БЂ“200 rounds in a combat burst, attempting to concentrate directly on the target. Passing 300 rounds on target, I kept the hammer down and began to move the pipper around the target area until I saw an explosionБЂ”500 rounds later. БЂњTwo is egressing south.БЂ«With the tables turned and the Serbs diving for cover, I called my flight lead and told him the heading on which I was departing the target area ...» |
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