Brass Rain

Follow and Wishlist our game on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606970?utm_source=0228 On April 7, 2003, at the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. troops near Baghdad call for urgent close air support. Captain Kim “KC” Campbell takes her A-10 in at low altitude to cover a force engaged near a bridge in northern Baghdad. On the way out from one of her attack runs, she flies into a concealed MANPADS ambush. A shoulder-fired missile strikes the tail, and the damage is immediate: both hydraulic systems fail, leaving the aircraft at zero pressure and barely controllable. In the middle of intense combat, over a hostile city, Campbell is forced into Manual Reversion — the A-10’s rare and dangerous emergency mode. What follows is a documented account of an incident widely cited as a benchmark of the A-10’s survivability. Correction 00:00 Col John “Coke” Blocher got in contact with us to let us know that he was not the JTAC on the ground directing KC’s attack run on 7 April 2003. The confusion is because the actual JTAC was using the same call sign that Coke used the day before (“Advanced 33”) when he was directing the airstrikes for Donk Strasburger and Billy Bob Thornton on 6 April. Apologies to Col Blocher and thanks to David Bonner - Chief Historian at the Airforce University for getting in touch. Sources: Kim Campbell, Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot's Lessons on Leading with Courage. A-10 Pilot Hit Over 100 Times w/ Kim Campbell (BRRCC) Flying the A-10 Warthog | Kim "KC" Campbell (Aircrew Interview) A-10 pilot recalls close call in Baghdad (Military Times) How "Killer Chick" Got Her Battle-Damaged A-10 Home (Ward Carroll) Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-f2WBfSCZiu0bOBydjot3w/join Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/yarnhub-1087778019822813334 00:00 A-10 Warthogs air support in Iraq 01:56 Lt. Col. Rick Turner engages into battle 03:27 Capt. Kim Campbell’s first attack run 04:03 Second run against the Iraqi Republican Guard 05:22 Hydra-70 07:16 9K34 Strela-3 missile hits Campbell’s Warthog 09:04 Campbell activates MRFCS 10:45 Turner’s damage report 12:03 Al Jaber Air Base on the horizon 12:57 Successful landing Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2026, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.