A-10 Warthogs Are Taking on Iranian Speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz..

one of my favorite planes is the A-10 Warthog. super ugly but super tough. the Air Force was trying to retire them but Congress said no to that, in a smart move, requiring a minimum of 103 kept active. now they are being used to counter Iranian fast attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz. i think that's genius. maybe that will help to reopen the Strait. the lack of planning for closure of the Strait by Iran is killing our pocketbooks.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...ait-of-hormuz/

so i have a couple of questions:
1. should we keep Warthogs active?
2. if so, is this a good use of the Warthogs?
3. if yes, realistically, could deploying a good number of Warthogs there actually lead to the Strait being reopened by force?
4. if not, what will it take militarily to get the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping? Trump seems to be looking for some kind of international coalition to get it done.
5. related question, why doesn't Trump think that the U.S. and Israel could accomplish it alone?

Better get your fill now. Much to the chagrin of tankers and infantry, they’re scheduled to be fully retired by the end of the year.

I’m also wondering why we haven’t opened the straight by force when we absolutely have the spec ops guys to do it, with or without Israelis.

Perhaps there is there a conspiracy with a nefarious intent afoot?

Better get your fill now. Much to the chagrin of tankers and infantry, they’re scheduled to be fully retired by the end of the year.

I’m also wondering why we haven’t opened the straight by force when we absolutely have the spec ops guys to do it, with or without Israelis. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Spec ops to open the strait?

Please explain.

here's part of the answer on securing the Strait. basically, total clusterfuck..

https://www.businessinsider.com/secu...nalysts-2026-3

And I thought Trump aggressively defended all “straights.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Seriously, how fucking stupid are we to overlook the one real piece of leverage Iran has?

one of my favorite planes is the A-10 Warthog. super ugly but super tough. the Air Force was trying to retire them but Congress said no to that, in a smart move, requiring a minimum of 103 kept active. now they are being used to counter Iranian fast attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz. i think that's genius. maybe that will help to reopen the Strait. the lack of planning for closure of the Strait by Iran is killing our pocketbooks.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/y...ait-of-hormuz/

so i have a couple of questions:
1. should we keep Warthogs active?
2. if so, is this a good use of the Warthogs?
3. if yes, realistically, could deploying a good number of Warthogs there actually lead to the Strait being reopened by force?
4. if not, what will it take militarily to get the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping? Trump seems to be looking for some kind of international coalition to get it done.
5. related question, why doesn't Trump think that the U.S. and Israel could accomplish it alone? Originally Posted by pxmcc

I’m certainly not an expert on military operations so someone else should correct me if I get to far into the weeds. But I presume that we’re deploying the A-10 Warthog in the region because the mission requires a quick response to Iranian naval boats to keep attacks on shipping to a minimum. That kind of mission requires air power with both the firepower to take out small boats and sea drones as well as the extended airtime needed to loiter in the area so that they can be local to respond as quickly as possible.

I’m not sure the US still has any aircraft capable of that kind of mission anymore except for the A-10 or possibly some low flying drones like the MQ-1 Predator or the MQ-9 Reaper.

Will the A-10 be replaced with AI enabled autonomous drones? It sure seems like it.

Skynet, in other words.

Adds to the videogaming of mass destruction and death.

Hegseth with his thumbs on the controller of the world.

Spec ops to open the strait?

Please explain. Originally Posted by 1blackman1

Can’t say I know how shipping lanes are operated, but someone’s controlling the traffic. Send in tier one operators, kill them and put some guys from KBR in charge.

^^it's a 100 mile gantlet. a Seal team wouldn't know where to start, i'd think. that's why it's a clusterfuck..

It’s a clusterfuck because stupid motherfuckers are running unchecked and clusterfucking everything up. No other reason. Everything the regime says is a lie or part of a lie or the descendant of a lie. Trump is senile and diapered. And we are seen as the world’s mouthbreathers.

This has to end.

Can’t say I know how shipping lanes are operated, but someone’s controlling the traffic. Send in tier one operators, kill them and put some guys from KBR in charge. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

So you’re just spouting TV/movie nonsense. Typical.

That’s how we did it in Iraq, at least the airports, although it was the 3rd ID not specops. As I stated earlier, shipping might be more complicated but I couldn’t say for sure. Apparently the island they’ve been softening up is vital and the first place that’d need secured but it won’t be easy without destroying the infrastructure.

The island in question has nothing to do with the closure of the Strait. Again, you’re just spouting nonsense.

According to 1000 different news reports, it does. Try’n keep up.

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/20/ira...-strait-hormuz
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5...rump-risk/amp/
https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set...nd-marines-war