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How The A-10's Avenger Cannon Went From Terrible To Terrifying
In our latest installment of 'TWZ TV,' we take a look back at the A-10 Warthog's defining weapon, the 30mm GAU-8A Avenger cannon. Early on it wasn't all roses for the Warthog's iconic big gun, far ...
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4,200 Bullets in 60 Seconds: A-10 Warthog Has a Cannon Like No Other
Summary and Key Points You Need To Know: The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the Warthog, is equipped with the GAU-8 Avenger, a 30mm rotary cannon capable of firing 4,200 rounds per minute ...
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America’s A-10 Warthog Is Still at War Against the Islamic State
The A-10 was developed to fill this gap and was largely designed around the high-power 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary autocannon. The Air Force ultimately selected the A-10 due to its lethality ...
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Here's a friendly reminder of how big the A-10 Warthog's gun is
You can plainly see how the massive, 4,000 pound (including ammo), almost 20-foot long GAU-8 Avenger dwarfs the classic VW bug next to it. The firepower of that gun has become the stuff of legend ...