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The GAU-8 itself weighs 620 pounds (280 kg), but the complete weapon, with feed system and drum, weighs 4,029 pounds (1,828 kg) with a maximum ammunition load. It measures 19 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (5.931 m) from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system, and the ammunition drum alone is 34.5 inches (88 cm) in diameter and 71.5 ...
Developed under Project Pave Claw, the GPU-5/A was designed to adapt the power of the A-10 Thunderbolt II and its GAU-8/A gun to smaller aircraft. The resulting weapon used a smaller version of the GAU-8/A, designated the GAU-13/A, with only four barrels. Podded, the system weights 1,900 lb (860 kg) loaded with 353 rounds of 30 mm ammunition in ...
On 9 July 2012, the Air Force type classified a new version of the Bushmaster called the GAU-23/A. The cannon will be used on the AC-130W and the AC-130J gunships. [5] Mk 46 Mod 2 GWS aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport ship Green Bay, 2016. The U.S. Navy uses the Mk44 Bushmaster II in the Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS).
The GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrelled 30 mm rotary cannon of an A-10 Thunderbolt II Four Soviet/Russian rotary cannons arranged in ascending caliber, from the left: GShG-7.62, GSh-6-23, GSh-6-30, AK-630
Name Type Versions Picture Ammunition Used by Mounted Weapons GAU-8 Avenger: Seven-barrelled Rotary cannon: 30 mm A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II: GAU-22/A: Four-barrelled Rotary cannon
1 x 30 mm (1.2 in) GAU-8/A Avenger seven-barrel rotary cannon The Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979. It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defence of ships against highly maneuverable missiles, aircraft and fast-maneuvering surface vessels.
The GAU-8 is mounted slightly to the port side; the barrel in the firing location is on the starboard side so it is aligned with the aircraft's centerline. The gun's 5-foot, 11.5-inch (1.816 m) ammunition drum can hold up to 1,350 rounds of 30 mm ammunition, [64] but generally holds 1,174 rounds. [80]
30 mm (1.2 in) 7-barrel GAU-8 rotary cannon 40 mm (1.6 in) 2-barrel Bofors 40 mm: Rate of Fire 5,000 rounds per minute 10,000 rounds per minute 4,500 rounds per minute 4,200 rounds per minute 600/900 rounds per minute (optionally: proximity-fuse rounds) (effective/ flat-trajectory) Range 4,000 m (13,000 ft) 4,000 m (13,000 ft)