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Legendary card · Science
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, a Legendary card
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, also widely known by the nickname Warthog, is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 90
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 189
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,300,000
Ranked #204 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
In service since ____, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt strike-fighter of World War II, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog".
Answer
1970s. In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt strike-fighter of World War II, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog". From the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci 2,100,000 · Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II 1,300,000 · Immanuel Kant 1,000,000 · Hubble Space Telescope 550,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt strike-fighter of World War II, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog".
- The A-10 was designed to provide close air support to ground troops by attacking enemy armored vehicles, tanks, and other ground forces, it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force.
- Its secondary missions include combat search and rescue, and to direct other aircraft in attacks on ground targets, a role called forward air controller-airborne, aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II article was read about 1,300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 90 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Master Sgt. William Greer, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
