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One of my Army NCOs asked me an interesting question that I would like to pose to you all...he said he was once told by an Apache driver that three AH-60s could knock off a batallion of tanks. Not sure if that is true or not, but he was wondering how many tanks a single A-10 could plink with a maximum weapons load. Obviously I want the unclass/non-OPSEC answer if there is one, or if someone would like to send me email to my work email or even SIPRNET that works for me. I am interested as well, and I gave him my guess, but I added that I could ask here and get some more definitive numbers.

Cheers! M2

AH-60 Blackhawk (160th Soar) 8 Hellfires
AH-64 Apache 16 Hellfires or 8 Hellfires, 2 Rocket pods Plus gun
KIOWA WArrior 4 hellfires Or 2 HF Plus Gun or 2 HF plus 1 Rocket pod. Or Rocket and Gun only (minigun or 50m2)

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It depends.

Coach

with a load of 6mav's and full cannon 16tanks seems safe

MK-84-2000lbs of game ending power

Three apaches can theoreticly knock out 48 tanks, not including the guns. That is 6 tanks more than a full battalion.(14 tanks per company, 3 companys per Bn).

I doubt that 48 is a very realistic number.

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Could we have them in a straight line and paralell parked together?

Smitty

Once the snipers are done interdicting the tank crews piss break, sure...we can line them up anyway we want before we blow them up.

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THE RECORD I ONLY KNOW IS "FISH AND KARL MARKS" RECORD 27 TANKS IN ONE DAY NOT INCLUDING APC AND TRUCK KILLS.
FIGURING ON 4 MAVS PER SORTIE, FULL LOAD OF PARTY MIX,EITHER 4 MK-82'S,MK-20'S OR CBU58'S PER HOG IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.

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ummm.....Skeet, end of disscusion....well IF Skeet gets integrated onto A-10.

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About how many rounds are fired on one individual tank in a strafing pass?

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THATS A PILOT QUESTION PUP

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2 secods worth? so about 140 rounds?

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Like Coach said above, it depends.

What are the ground commander's intentions? Does he want M-kill, F-kill, or K-kill? What are the threats in the area? What is the weather in the area? Do you want to employ on other targets with the bombs and Maverick to lighten the jet up, or are the tanks a priority target right now?

It might seem like these considerations are a bit much to answer your question, but all these factors (and more) are going to add up to what type of weapons delivery pass you're going to perform, what slant range you're going to employ at, and what the resultant weapons effects are going to be.

Heck, one well-placed 30mm round could be enough to completely destroy a main battle tank, but it would be the 'golden BB' shot. Or, you could open up from a long slant range and do nothing but piss them off...but if your intent is to suppress, that might be a good thing (while your wingman sneaks in from another direction and schwacks them).

I will say an 'average' combat burst is probably slightly more than two seconds or so, but again, it all depends.

ATTACK

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2 secods worth? so about 140 rounds?
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Roughly. The gun spins up to speed in the first second, so usually 50 to 60 rounds come out, followed by about 70 rounds per second thereafter.

ATTACK

its not always a 2sec burst is it? some of the vids i have it seems shorter than 2 secs..

The reason I was asking was to get an idea of how many shots you get. This would be how many tanks you can kill with a full load.

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its not always a 2sec burst is it? some of the vids i have it seems shorter than 2 secs..
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As I said earlier:

I will say an 'average' combat burst is probably slightly more than two seconds or so, but again, <b>it all depends.</b>

In training, a burst of slightly less than 1 second is normal...shooting for quarters, if you will.

ATTACK

ahh k

My guess would be n(-)1...the one you're sitting in!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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