Possible reason the A-10 is being dropped
Larry Jaques wrote:
OK, perhaps I am expecting too many explosions when a tank is taken
out. I thought that most anything which penetrated a tank would also
hit the stray munitions inside, causing a large explosion. Too many
movies?
Nope. That's exactly right for an operational (and armed) tanks and trucks.
Google for some ISIS/Taliban footage.
This is test range stuff. No fuel. No ammunition*.
*Putting a couple of shells in the target tanks would look cool. But imagine
the EOD effort that would have to follow every practice run.
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Paul Hovnanian
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