Ammo for the 30mm Avenger

[Retired W4]

As long as I'm on the Ammo section I thought I would throw this in for fun. The A-10 mounted Avenger fires 30mm API, HE and depleted uranium rounds at 3900 RPM. The GAU-8 was designed by GE. The same people who brought us the 7.62 Mini-Gun. As we used to say, "better living through electricity". There is plenty of information about these rounds on the net, velocity, accuracy, lethality, etc. so I won't bore you with details. It's a killer.

.50 BMG and 7.62 for comparison.

 

[bigwheelzip]

That A-10 is a hometown bird.

The first one leaves the nest:

 

[Retired W4]

Great picture. The new ThunderBolt comes alive.

 

[mscampbell2734]

Wonder what those cost per round?

 

[David.Hylton]

They are amazing to see in action. I watched them work their magic during the invasion of Baghdad.

 

[Retired W4]

The one in the lower part of the picture is a dummy. Not sure of the top one. It has something different in the primer hole. I'll have to ask my son, the Hog pilot.