Hog
E835984
The Hog is a rugged, heavily armored close air support aircraft renowned for its powerful GAU-8 Avenger cannon and ability to survive extensive battle damage.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II | 0 |
| GAU-8 Avenger cannon | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
close air support aircraft
ⓘ
rotary cannon ⓘ |
| airframeCharacteristic |
battle damage tolerant
ⓘ
heavily armored ⓘ rugged ⓘ |
| allianceUser | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allWeatherCapability | yes ⓘ |
| armament | GAU-8 Avenger cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 30 mm ⓘ |
| cockpitType | single-seat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Pierre Sprey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ground attack
ⓘ
tank killing ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | Soviet armored formations ⓘ |
| designedToOperateFrom |
forward airfields
ⓘ
rough airstrips ⓘ |
| engineModel | General Electric TF34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| feature |
armor plating
ⓘ
redundant flight control systems ⓘ self-sealing fuel tanks ⓘ titanium armored cockpit tub ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1972 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1977 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairchild Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Hog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warthog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ability to survive extensive battle damage
ⓘ
powerful 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
close air support
ⓘ
forward air control ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force Air Combat Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force Air National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force Reserve Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin tail ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.