Demonstration of the 30-mm GAU-8 Avenger (A-10 Thunderbolt II Main Gun) and the 20mm M61 Vulcan mounted on Phalanx CIWS, C-RAM during test fire / training. The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate (typically 6,000 rounds per minute). The M61 was originally produced by General Electric. After several mergers and acquisitions, it is currently produced by Gener

General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger: the gun that’s the size of a family car, fires coke bottle sizes rounds, and is approximately 16% of an A-10’s empty weight. The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed specifically for the anti-tank role, the Avenger delivers very powerful rounds at a high rate of fire. The GAU-8/A is also use

Warthogs putting in work with the iconic sound of the GAU-8 Avenger. #A10 #brrrt #avgeek #aviationlovers #militaryaviation #usaf #airforce #fighterjet #fighterpilot #battlefield #pilot #aviator | Zone 5 Photography