This is a fact. The A-10 is the MOST effective ground troop support aircraft ever built. They wouldn’t be there for any other reason. Being shot down is almost unheard of, it can fly with one of its two engines disabled. The pilot is protected sitting literally in a titanium “bathtub.” The empty artillery cases from its GAU-8 “minigun” are ejected onboard serving as ballast to stabilize the craft—it carries that much artillery. Brrrrrrrrrrt is known to be the MOST comforting sound ground troops hear. https://youtu.be/JHum4v-0res?si=1AUb549UlajHe8Ch