Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "A-10 Thunderbolt 30mm vs F-35 Lightning 25mm | GAU-8 Avenger Cannon Versus GAU-12/U Equalizer Cannon" video.

  1. Many planes do the mission. The A-10 gets the glory.
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  2.  @reelogic2341  No, it didn't.
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  3. How much armor is getting hit by cannon really? 30mm is a waste on troops and soft targets. Bombs and missiles are killing tanks. Not gun runs.
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  4.  @reelogic2341  The A-10 get the hype. The work is being done by F-16, B-1b and the Navy. "Air Force F-16s fly the most sorties against ISIS, B-1s drop most bombs" https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2016/03/24/air-force-f-16s-fly-the-most-sorties-against-isis-b-1s-drop-most-bombs/
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  5. It doesn't even do most of the sorties.
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  6.  @themonkeyspaw7359  because other planes like the B-1B can carry more, stay longer, and out of missle range.
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