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Watch an A-10 Thunderbolt II Put Four Cannon Rounds on Target with Amazing Precision

February 8, 2018 Tom Demerly 48

Video Shows One Reason Proponents Say A-10’s Heavy Gun Still Remains Relevant. Arguments about weapons systems tend to be circular and hard to win. The discussion about close air support, the retirement of the aging […]

This GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm gun firing test footage is pretty impressive

January 8, 2016 Dario Leone 14

Another cool “brttttttttt video.” Filmed throughout acceptance trials for a new lot of ammunition, this impressive clip shows a GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling Gun firing from a test stand. What makes this video interesting is the […]