A-10A Thunderbolt - Desert Storm 3D model

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks and other armored vehicles. The A-10 was used in combat for the first time during the Gulf War in 1991, destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1,200 artillery pieces, making it by far the most effective aircraft of the war. The model is in the colors of 74th TFS Flying Tigers and it's complete with the typical loadout for strike missions employed during Operation Desert Storm: AN/ALQ-119 jamming pod, AGM-65 Maverick, MK-82 bombs and AIM-9 for self defense. Modelled in 1:1 real world scale, all parts are conveniently named and separated, textures and specular maps are 4096x4096 pixels and it has the following key-frame animations already in place: Landing gear Airbrakes Refueling door Canopy Ladder Original format is 3ds max 9, obj generated by Deep Exploration. You might need to re-apply the textures depending on the software used. In the download are included the clean psd texture templates. Verts: 72929 Faces: 82773