Between Sept. 15 and Dec. 28, 2005, the A-10 of the 354th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" have flown more than 1,700 combat sorties, totaling more than 6,000 combat hours, and fired more than 20,000 rounds of 30 mm bullets.
“(The) 30 mm (cannon) is the weapon of choice for A-10 pilots in providing pinpoint accuracy against the enemy with ‘friendlies’ or civilians unharmed sometimes less than 100 meters away,” said the squadron commander Lt. Col. Martha McSally.
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