A10 Thunderbolt

The A10 Thunderbolt is a Tier 7 air unit that has a buff against armour. However, its low HP makes it bad against other unit types and high-level Armour Units. 
== Obtaining the A10 Thunderbolt ==
The A10 Thunderbolt can only be obtained by recruiting them from the unit shop after a building a level 3 Airfield. They do not require a specific tech.
== Strategies ==
=== Strategies for Using the A10 Thunderbolt ===
In comparison to the 3 other anti-armour units unlocked by tier 7 (RPG Infantry, MQ-9 Reaper and Tank Destroyer), the A10 Thunderbolt is better than the RPG Infantry at destroying armoured units, except for the 2K22 Tunguska. The MQ-9 Reaper does equal damage towards armoured units, but has one less armour and 10 less HP, a small difference. The Tank Destroyer is good against all other armoured units except other Tank Destroyers, making the only unit the A10 Thunderbolt is useful for is fighting against Tank Destroyers.
However, at later tiers, the Javelin Infantry works better than A10 Thunderbolts against A10 Thunderbolts, except for M2 Bradleys and GEARHOUND Shredders, which are easily countered by Avengers.
So, the only use for the A10 Thunderbolt is to fight against Tank Destroyers before Tier 8, even though they are only unlocked at Tier 7, giving them a small time frame to be useful. Because of this, only one division of A10 Thunderbolts should be created, and shouldn't be given your best equipment, and should be watched carefully during peacekeeping missions as they are very weak.
=== Strategies for Fighting Against the A10 Thunderbolt ===
Any anti-air unit is useful, despite their buffs against armoured units, A10 Thunderbolts only appear in missions as low-level, so most high-level armoured units can still fight them (think of them as slightly better RPG Infantry). Any unit can defeat the A10 Thunderbolt that spawns in missions, as long as they have enough HP. When fighting against high-level A10 Thunderbolts in PvP battles, F-22 Raptors or high-level Secret Agents/GEARHOUND Warheads should be used.
== Variants ==
There are no variants of the A10 Thunderbolt.
== Trivia ==
* Despite being extremely powerful in real life, they are very weak in Nations.
* The World Wildlife Fund doesn't actually own any A10 Thunderbolts.
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