A-X- The Tank Killer That Won the Cold War

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00:00A 50 kilometre corridor of lowland valleys called the Fulda Gap where any invading troops

00:06would be channelled on their march from East Germany to West Germany. It was the shortest

00:11route to France, Frankfurt and the strategically important Rhine river. If war broke out, this

00:17corridor would be a vital region to secure and each side of the Fulda Gap was defended

00:23by armoured divisions. To cope with this threat environment, the US developed an operational

00:29doctrine called air-land battle, and the A-10 was developed as a vital component of this strategy.

00:37A low flying tank killer, which would work closely with the troops on the ground to break up enemy

00:42formations at the front, while high flying bombers harassed the supply lines at the rear. The A-10

00:49was a plane designed specifically for the role of close air support. Close air support is exactly that,

00:57close. Close to friendly forces and close to unfriendly forces. It requires a plane to be

01:03capable of absorbing a great deal of damage as they come under fire, and to be incredibly accurate

01:09with its weapons to avoid friendly fire. A plane with this role needs some unique qualities.

01:15It needs to be available at a moment's notice. In an ever evolving battlefield, troops could need

01:21support without warning, and because of this the plane needs to be nearby and ready to go.

01:26This means working from forward bases that may not necessarily have all the infrastructure and

01:32equipment that other planes need to operate. Its survivability needs to be best in class.

01:38Flying this close to the ground is going to result in every man with a weapon taking potshots at the

01:43plane. As a result, the plane needs to be capable of dealing with small arms, machine guns,

01:49anti-aircraft guns, and even missiles. A-10s frequently limped back to their base with damage

01:55so severe that they would have downed another plane. With parts of their wings ripped off,

02:00with an engine taken out and hydraulics unoperational. And coming with this,

02:05the plane needs to be simple and cheap to manufacture. The Air Force made it clear from the beginning,

02:10in a battle of cost versus performance, cost would be prioritised. In an all out war with the Soviets,

02:17quantity and ease of manufacturing was going to be a huge factor. Like the Sherman and the T-34 tanks,

02:24which were so influential in World War 2, a future war between the Soviets and the US

02:30was expected to be won by whoever could out manufacture and maintain their equipment.

02:35This plane was intended to be a cheap and rugged workhorse.

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