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Evaluating the performance of the GAU-8 Gatling gun on the US A-10 Warthog

Welcome Back to the Daily Aviation, as we explore the A-10 Thunderbolt II GAU 8 Avenger cannon. Any reproduction of this ...
The National Interest

GAU-8 Avenger: Your Looking at a Cannon Built to Kill an Army

The GAU-8 Avenger is one impressive weapon system and the foundation of the A-10 Warthog, despite its age, won’t go away anytime soon. Used for combat during the time of the Gulf War in 1991, the ...
NDTV

For Troops, 'BRRRT' Is Sound Of Music: All About The 'Avenger' In Hormuz

The US Air Force (USAF) issued a formal request in November 1970 to build a 30 mm rapid-fire cannon for a new close air support platform, which became the GAU-8/A Avenger carried by the A-10 over the ...
Popular Mechanics

These Badass Knives Are Made from an A-10 Warthog's GAU-8 Avenger Cannon

The Warthog A-10 is a badass plane, about that there can be no doubt. And at the heart of that badass plane is the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, a massive gun the plane itself is essentially built ...
Military.com

GAU-8 - The Gatling Gun Reborn

The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm, hydraulically-driven seven-barrel Gatling-type rotary cannon that is mounted on the United States Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II. It is among the ...
The National Interest

GAU-8 Avenger

The Avenger has seen use in multiple conflicts, earning a reputation that will linger long after the A-10 platform is retired. Summary and Key Points You Need To Know: The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known ...