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An A-10 conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province, Jan. 24, 2018, according to the Air Force.

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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