Here's what happens when an A-10 is around a Taliban vehicle

The Taliban vehicle was speeding off having just launched an attack, according to the Air Force. The vehicle was armed with a DShK heavy machine gun.

They didn’t get too far.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II’s GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon took out the vehicle, according to an Aviationist article on Business Insider.

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