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The GAU-8 Avenger on the A-10: An aircraft's most formidable weapon

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the power of Gatling guns from their Civil War origins to the A-10 Warthog ...
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GAU-8 Avenger: Your Looking at a Cannon Built to Kill an Army

The GAU-8 Avenger is one impressive weapon system and the foundation of the A-10 Warthog, despite its age, won’t go away anytime soon. Used for combat during the time of the Gulf War in 1991, the ...
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GAU-8 Avenger

The Avenger has seen use in multiple conflicts, earning a reputation that will linger long after the A-10 platform is retired. Summary and Key Points You Need To Know: The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known ...
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Inside the A-10: Watch 1,350 rounds loaded into its massive GAU-8 cannon

The A-10 Thunderbolt II was built around one of the most recognizable weapons in military aviation: the GAU-8 Avenger, a massive cannon so large and powerful that the aircraft itself was effectively ...
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For Troops, 'BRRRT' Is Sound Of Music: All About The 'Avenger' In Hormuz

The US Air Force (USAF) issued a formal request in November 1970 to build a 30 mm rapid-fire cannon for a new close air support platform, which became the GAU-8/A Avenger carried by the A-10 over the ...
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How The Legendary A-10 Warthog Got Its Name

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the Warthog, is considered by some to be just one big Gatling gun with wings. This fearsome battle-tested aircraft of the United States military became ...