The Warthog’s GAU-8 Gatling gun can carry an astonishing 1,174 rounds of ammunition, which is stored in the aircraft’s fuselage. This capacity allows the A-10 to engage multiple targets or to ...

And the thunder came from that humungous GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon. The GAU-8/A 30mm Gatlin gun is installed on the US Air ...

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.

The plane carries 10,000 pounds of internal fuel near the wing roots. When the gun is removed, the A-10’s tail must be supported to keep the nose from tipping up.

The Warthog’s GAU-8 Gatling gun can carry an astonishing 1,174 rounds of ammunition, which is stored in the aircraft’s fuselage. This capacity allows the A-10 to engage multiple targets or to ...

WASHINGTON — The Warthog is sitting pretty. Once on the brink of forced retirement, the A-10 attack plane with the ungainly shape and odd nickname has been given new life, spared by Air Force ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Warthog is sitting pretty. Once on the brink of forced retirement, the A-10 attack plane with the ungainly shape and odd nickname has been given new life, spared by Air ...

There’s a damn good reason the A-10 Thunderbolt II, lovingly nicknamed the “Warthog” by U.S. Air Force pilots, is considered the best close-air support attack aircraft in the Pentagon’s ...

No other warplane in the Air Force’s inventory has this weapon. In fact, the A-10 Warthog isn’t so much a plane with a big gun. Instead, it’s a big cannon that happens to be attached to a plane.

A US Air Force A-10 pilot recently told Insider about what it feels like to fire the plane's powerful cannon. The A-10 is a close air support plane famous for its seven-barrel 30 mm gun and the ...

Read: A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II The A-10 "Warthog" Gun Even before the plane's design really began, planners built the A-10 Thunderbolt II around its main armament, the GAU-8 Avenger.