A-10 ground support plane (Generals)

A-10 Thunderbolt II
Support Power
Internal ID	AmericaJetA10Thunderbolt
Faction	United States
Role	Support assault aircraft
Armament	A-10 Thunderbolt Vulcan Cannons A-10 Thunderbolt Missiles
Properties
Hit points	600
Armor type	Airplane Armor Countermeasures Airplane Armor (with Countermeasures)
Deployment
Called by	A-10 Strike
Combat
Ground attack	10 within a radius 4 (Small Arms) (Vulcan Cannons) 200 within a radius 50 (x6) (Explosion) (Missiles)
Cooldown	60 (Vulcan Cannons) 500 delay per 2 shots (Missiles)
Air speed	120
Turn speed	200 (90 if badly damaged)
Attack range	450 (Vulcan Cannons) 350 (Missiles)
Sight range	300
Function
Upgrades	Countermeasures
Notes
Cannot be constructed or commanded Immune to EMP

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the A-10 Warthog or more simply the A-10, is a heavy attack aircraft deployed exclusively by the United States and its branches during the GLA Conflict.

Game Unit

The A-10 itself, as with most other aircraft summoned by powers, are fast, durable and, unlike other tactical aircraft, immune to EMP effects. Its attack consists of two weapons: a burst of heavy machine gun fire followed by a barrage of missiles. Their strikes are devastating, and a full-strength sortie consisting of three can destroy almost anything caught by their missiles. In Zero Hour, they can further protect themselves against enemy missiles with flare Countermeasures. The initial machine-gun burst usually kills to any infantry in the target zone.

As support units spawned by powers, A-10s cannot be constructed at the airfield or controlled once they appear on the map. They will only strike a specific location on the ground and cannot be ordered to target a specific unit or deviate from their course. While durable compared to other tactical aircraft, they are still vulnerable to anti-aircraft weapons due to their slow speed. The long preparation time of the support power itself also presents an issue.

Trivia

• A-10s uniquely execute a dive when attacking.
• A-10s are capable of earning veterancy, and even have voicelines assigned for Pilot ejection, but they seldom actually destroy enough to gain a rank and lack the actual logic for the ejection itself.
• The missiles fired from the A-10 are not a part of its weapons list, but are instead manually spawned throughout the course of the support power's execution.
• Unlike most of his other support and tactical aircraft, General Granger's A-10's not equipped with point-defense lasers.
• The A-10 is modeled after the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt currently in service to the United States Air Force (USAF). They perform a similar role as depicted in game (close air support), are equipped with both an autocannon and missiles, and boast impressive durability.

See also

• A-10 strike, offensive support power