In an age obsessed with fast jets, the A‑10 Warthog stands out: slow, heavy, and centered on a massive GAU‑8/A cannon. Its 3,900 rpm lead-blasting power changed close air support forever. But ...

The gun the A-10 Warthog uses is a GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, designed and built by General Dynamics. It can fire 4,200 rounds per minute, making easy work of tanks.

A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the Warthog, ... The gun is also called a GAU-8/A Gatling gun. “The 30mm cannon has 7 barrels. They are centered the way the aircraft fires.

The celebrated A-10 Warthog took another step closer to retirement last week when the Maryland Air National Guard divested its A-10 fleet to “The Boneyard,” an aviation burial ground of sorts ...