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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: DenmanShooter on December 11, 2014, 08:05:22 AM

Title: 30MM Gun
Post by: DenmanShooter on December 11, 2014, 08:05:22 AM

Had never seen this picture before and I received it in an email today from a friend.

Title: Re: 30MM Gun
Post by: kozball on December 11, 2014, 08:26:40 AM

I think that is the nose cannon from a warthog. Very impressive.

Title: Re: 30MM Gun
Post by: gsd on December 11, 2014, 09:13:20 AM

Quote from: kozball on December 11, 2014, 08:26:40 AM

I think that is the nose cannon from a warthog. Very impressive.

Yes sir, that is a GAU-8 Avenger. Delivering 4,200 rounds of Freedom per minute. They actually built the plane around the cannon. ;D

Title: Re: 30MM Gun
Post by: shooter on December 11, 2014, 03:35:01 PM

nice gun, it even saves its empty brass. putting it back into the drum

Title: Re: 30MM Gun
Post by: DenmanShooter on December 11, 2014, 07:19:21 PM

I am glad they decided to keep at least a few of the A-10 around.

They should really just turn them over to the Army and Marines considering.

Title: Re: 30MM Gun
Post by: penname on December 12, 2014, 11:41:20 PM

Somewhere in one of my many storage boxes I have an empty 30mm casing from an A-10 mounted on a "thank you" plaque from the A-10 organization formerly stationed at Suwon Air Base, Korea. I spent 13 months doing engineering work to help prepare Suwon for the A-10's. A great plane with an awesome weapons system. I'm glad the congress critters put a stop to the Air Force fighter jock mafia's plans to retire it.