A-10 Warthog
Officially called the A-10 Thunderbolt 2, the Warthog is a brutal ground attack aircraft used by the US military. The A-10 was designed with one purpose in mind, destroying anything and everything that could possibly stand between the US and total victory. This thing was basically built around the GAU-8 30mm Avenger Gatling Cannon, which fires depleted uranium rounds at up to 4,200 RPM. The recoil from which is so powerful that it basically halves the forward thrust of the two engines while firing. If the seven barrels of GAU-8 weren't enough for you, the A-10 also can mount a staggering amount of ordinance on its wing rails, ranging from the devastating Maverick missile, to CBU-52 cluster bombs, to AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles for dealing with Helicopters.
The A-10 is also extraordinarily tough. Almost every system has a back up, and the A-10 is quite capable of flight with only one engine and half its tail. The Pilot is protected with a "Titanium Bathtub" that encompasses the cockpit and shields against all but the heaviest ground fire.
In Team Yankee
Whoo boy, this thing is epic. The A-10 is, hands down, the best ground attack aircraft in the game.
The GAU-8 Avenger alone is almost enough to warrant this status. With a Rate of fire 4, you can BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, at exposed infantry and APCs and utterly ruin their day. With an AT value of 11, the Avenger Cannon will utterly wreck anything will an armor value up less than 4 and stands a chance at damaging up to armor 9. As an added bonus, its also anti helicopter, so those Hinds the Soviets like to spam are suddenly looking a lot less secure.
For dealing with more robust things like Main battle tanks, the A-10 packs the Maverick missile. An AT 27(!) fire power 2+ tank buster, the Maverick is ridiculously good at tearing armored vehicles a new one. Its also got the special rule "Brutal"" which means successful saves must be rerolled (sweet). The other two rules, "Guided" and "HEAT" are actually more like debuffs as the Maverick has such a short range, the bonuses of ignoring the downsides of firing at things in excess of 16 inches away are worthless, and the downsides like BDD armor effecting your rolls and the fact that it cant shoot infantry are all the more apparent.
For dealing with infantry you also get a one use Template in the form of the CBU-52 cluster bomb, though the range is even shorter than that of the Avenger or Maverick.
The A-10s legendary Durability is reflected in game as its 3+ aircraft save is the strongest of any strike aircraft.
You can buy a Squadron of 2 A-10s for you American army for 10 points, and a squadron of 4 for 20.
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