GAU-8 Avenger

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Gatling gun autocannon rotary cannon

The GAU-8 Avenger is a massive 30mm seven-barrel Gatling-type autocannon best known as the primary armament of the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, designed for devastating anti-armor firepower.

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Surface form Occurrences
GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm rotary cannon 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gatling gun ⓘ
autocannon ⓘ
rotary cannon ⓘ
ammunitionCapacity over 1,000 rounds in A-10 installation ⓘ
ammunitionType 30×173 mm ⓘ
APFSDS ⓘ
API ⓘ
HEI ⓘ
barrelConfiguration rotating cluster ⓘ
caliber 30 mm ⓘ
category 30 mm artillery ⓘ
Aircraft guns ⓘ
Rotary cannons NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedBy General Electric Armament Systems Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor A-10 Thunderbolt II NERFINISHED ⓘ
driveType hydraulically driven ⓘ
feedSystem linkless feed system ⓘ
fireControl integrated with A-10 fire control system ⓘ
intendedTarget armored vehicles ⓘ
ground targets ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
length approximately 2.9 m ⓘ
manufacturer General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ
mass approximately 280 kg ⓘ
mounting fuselage-mounted ⓘ
muzzleVelocity approximately 1,010 m/s with AP rounds ⓘ
natoDesignation GAU-8/A NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature high accuracy against ground targets ⓘ
large ammunition drum ⓘ
notableFor primary armament of the A-10 Thunderbolt II ⓘ
notableRound PGU-13/B HEI NERFINISHED ⓘ
PGU-14/B API ⓘ
numberOfBarrels 7 ⓘ
operation externally powered Gatling mechanism ⓘ
platform A-10A Thunderbolt II NERFINISHED ⓘ
A-10C Thunderbolt II NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
rateOfFire approximately 3,900 rounds per minute ⓘ
recoilForce very high recoil ⓘ
role aircraft cannon ⓘ
anti-armor weapon ⓘ
serviceEntry 1970s ⓘ
typicalBurstLength 1 to 2 seconds ⓘ
usedBy United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II → armamentPrimary → GAU-8 Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm rotary cannon
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon → relatedWeapon → GAU-8 Avenger ⓘ
subject surface form: GAU-12 Equalizer