GAU-8
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
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Date
deployed: unavailable
Contractor:
unavailable
Unit cost:
unavailable
Length:
00.0"
Weight:
00 lbs.
Rate of Fire:
Sustained: 0 rpm; Rapid Fire: 0 rpm; Cyclic: approx.
0 rpm
Ammo type:
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Guidance:
Visual
Range:
approx. 0000 m |
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The Avenger is an awesome weapon mounted only on the
venerable A/OA-10 attack jet. The GAU-8 is a 30mm, 7
barrel gattling gun used primarily in the air to
ground role as a soft target killer and tank buster.
The Avenger is the only fighter gattling gun that
retains its brass for recycle after the slugs are
fired. The gun fires 3,900 rounds per minute, with a
mix of both armored piercing incendiary (API) and
high explosive incendiary (HEI). The entire front
one- third of the A-10 consists of the gun. Many
joke about the GAU-8 being designed first, with the
airplane built around the gun after.
Aside from the jokes, the gun is also very
effective in aerial combat against helicopters or
fast moving fighter jets getting too close and slow.
The gun is deadly accurate and feared by enemy tank
commanders worldwide. The gun's performance was
demonstrated thoroughly during Desert Storm at the
able hands of Hog pilots. The highly maneuverable
and agile A-10, combined with the GAU-8, is a force
to be both feared and reckoned with on the
battlefield.
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