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U.S. Air Force loses Warthog attack jet near Hormuz (defence-blog.com)

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[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

it’s the 30mm GAU-8 rotary cannon that goes brrrrt

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Many of our GAU-8s have A-10s installed on them. One fewer now, apparently.