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  2. GAU-8 Avenger - Wikipedia

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    GAU-8 mounted in 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. [2] This rate was later changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rpm. [3] At this speed it would take 18 seconds of sustained fire to empty the magazine.

  3. Rate of fire - Wikipedia

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    However, due to the weight of the ammunition, sustained fire is constrained by ammunition payload, as many aircraft cannons only carry enough ammunition for a few seconds' worth of firing; for example, the F-16 Falcon and its variants carry 511 rounds of 20mm ammunition, and the F-22 Raptor carries a similar amount at 480 rounds, which equates ...

  4. Goalkeeper CIWS - Wikipedia

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    This target was hit six times in a one-second burst of 70 rounds. The GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm , also used by the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, was selected for the system. The 30x173mm cartridge has a greater projectile mass than the 20x102mm cartridge fired by the Phalanx CIWS M61 Vulcan , so it provides much greater destructive power and ...

  5. Rotary cannon - Wikipedia

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    It has a rate of fire from 2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute [6] from a 4,000-round linked belt. As the GAU-2B/A, the Minigun was also used on the U.S. Air Force AC-47, AC-119 and Lockheed AC-130 gunships. The AC-47 was known during the Vietnam War as "Puff the Magic Dragon" and was said to be "the only thing that scared the VC". This weapon was ...

  6. AK-630 - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. List of U.S. aircraft gun pods - Wikipedia

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    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 two helical layers surrounding the gun (for reduction of overall size). The pod is completely self-contained with a rate of fire of 3,000 rpm. [19]

  8. Asher Gets an Update on His Heart Health in ‘All American ...

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    Asher Adams is checking in on his heart health on episode 3 of All American season 6. In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Monday, April 15, episode, Asher (Cody Christian) heads in for a ...

  9. Strafing - Wikipedia

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    The A-10 was designed around the GAU-8 Avenger, a 30 mm (1.2 in) rotary cannon, which is the airplane's primary armament and the heaviest such automatic cannon mounted on an aircraft. The A-10's airframe was designed for survivability, with measures such as 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of armor for protection of the cockpit and aircraft systems that ...