Aircraft guns

GAU-8 Avenger

The huge 30 mm rotary cannon around which the A-10 Thunderbolt II was built.

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CountryUnited States
ManufacturerGeneral Electric

History

The huge 30 mm rotary cannon around which the A-10 Thunderbolt II was built.

Carried by✈ A-10 Thunderbolt II

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