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A-10 Warthog Fires 4,200 ‘Armor-piercing Incendiary Rounds Per Minute’
The A-10 Warthog GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Cannon Is The Stuff Of Legend ... It could carry 1,350 rounds, but it only carried 1,174 rounds of ammunition. Each round was about the size of a beer bottle. Its ...
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The Air Force Hates the A-10 Warthog—but American Ground Troops Love It
The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 than any of America’s advanced warplanes have shown.
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Who Makes The Gun On The A-10 Warthog And How Fast Can It Shoot?
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.