It's disheartening to see conflict break out in another place - this time eastern Europe. I s'pose war is part of the Human Condition. A familiar saying comes to mind: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Ultimately, I'm confident we have a God who is in charge - who knows the end from the beginning - and our best bet is to be in line with His guidelines.
I'm no military tactician... but when I hear reports of a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian military vehicles on a highway, I immediately think of the A-10 "Warthog" aircraft, as is familiar in the skies over Boise regularly. Could we loan a couple of 'em to the Ukranians?
The A-10 is equipped with the infamous GAU-8 "Avenger" hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon. Which fires 30mm (1+ inch diameter), 14-ounce HEI (high explosive incendiary) bullets made out of depleted uranium - specifically designed for anti-tank use - at a rate of 65 per second. I imagine some well-trained A-10 pilots could drop in on that convoy and quickly produce tons and tons of scrap metal. No?
Some relevant photos below: 1) aerial photo of the convoy, 2) A-10 with gun exposed, 3) gun with VW bug.
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