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4,200 Bullets in 60 Seconds: A-10 Warthog Has a Cannon Like No Other
is equipped with the GAU-8 Avenger, a 30mm rotary cannon capable of firing 4,200 rounds per minute, making it a devastating force against enemy tanks and armored vehicles. -Developed in the 1970s ...
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America’s A-10 Warthog Is Still at War Against the Islamic State
The A-10 was developed to fill this gap and was largely designed around the high-power 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary autocannon. The Air Force ultimately selected the A-10 due to its lethality ...