A truly awesome, tough and versatile aircraft that was nearly sent to the scrap pile prior to Desert Storm.

I saw a special on Wings about 'em and one A-10 pilot said he was hit in the wing by a missile, saw the engine injest the wing shards and die .... then in a few seconds it refired and limped the rest of the way back to the base with a good part of the wing completely gone !

If I were wanting to launch a ground assault I'd send these fuckers in in waves for about 24 hrs. then have the ground troops sweep through to mop up what (little) was left of the enemy forces.