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What gun is on the A-10?
GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun
The A-10 is perhaps best known for its fearsome GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun mounted on the nose. The GAU-8 is designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds.
How many RPM is the A-10?
The Avenger’s rate of fire was originally selectable, 2,100 rounds per minute (rpm) in the low setting, or 4,200 rpm in the high setting. Later this was changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rpm.
How long can a A-10 shoot?
Range is more than 45km. The A-10 can also carry the Sidewinder air-to-air missile, which is an all-aspect short-range missile with maximum speed over Mach 2.
Does the A-10 gun slow it down?
But, as a Forward Observer who has watched A-10’s firing their vulcan in flight from as close as about 50 feet, it slows it down enough to be visible.
How many bombs can an A-10 carry?
The magazine can hold 1,350 rounds of ammunition. The pilot can select a firing rate of 2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute.
Does the A-10 have a radar?
The A-10 lacks a radar, so using this symbology effectively is as much an art form as a science. Yount says selecting the AIM-9 or the gun very much depends on the range of the opponent.
Can an A-10 take out a tank?
A US Air Force test showed that the A-10 attack aircraft, which is over 40 years old, can take out even modern tanks with its gun.
How much can an A-10 penetrate?
It is capable of penetrating 69mm of armor at 500 meters, and 38mm of armor at 1,000 meters. Its recoil force is 10,000 pounds force (45 kN). When mounted upon the A10 it Is mounted slightly off centre so that the recoil from such a powerful system doesn’t affect the plane while it’s firing.
Can an A-10 destroy an Abrams?
‘As pretty much everyone else answering this question has pointed out… the A-10 can fairly easily destroy a tank. As can anything else slinging either an AGM-65 Maverick or an AGM-114 Hellfire.
Do a-10s have radar?
What does it sound like when an A-10 bomber fires?
Depending on where you are and if you survive you will hear a symphony of sounds when an A-10 fires. First the engines, then the gun, then the impacts, and lastly the aircraft regressing from the weapons run. But it is mainly the gun observers hear while as often times the targets hear nothing.
Why does the A10 sound like brrrt?
Then you hear the legendary Brrrt of fuck you. The reason for this is because the A10 fires rounds that are faster than the speed of sound, so they’ll get to the target faster than the sound of the gun actually firing
Why does the A10 shoot faster than it sounds?
The reason for this is because the A10 fires rounds that are faster than the speed of sound, so they’ll get to the target faster than the sound of the gun actually firing I welcome correction from someone more knowledgeable, but I’m assuming that the reason is the same as for a gunshot fired from a normal firearm.
What kind of gun does the A-10 use?
The A-10 uses the G eneral Electric GAU-8/A Avenger, which is a 30mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-gun type (multiple rotating barrels that fire in series) auto-cannon. The gun itself is roughly the size of a Volkswagen Beetle: The GAU-8/A is extremely accurate and can fire 4,200 rounds per minute without complications.