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[[File:Hires GAU8.jpg|thumb|400px|right|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
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[[File:GAU-8 Avenger contrast.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
[[File:GAU-8 Avenger contrast.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
The '''GAU-8A Avenger''' is the 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft.  It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.
The '''GAU-8A Avenger''' is a seven-barrelled, 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft.  It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.


Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems (it was tested in a pod mounted on F-16s in the early 90s, but firing the weapon created too much vibration). The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used.  The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.
Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems. The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used.  The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.


'''The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:'''
'''The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:'''
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|''[[Rampage (2018)|Rampage]]''||||U.S. Air Force||mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes||2018
|''[[Rampage (2018)|Rampage]]''||||U.S. Air Force||mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes||2018
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|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''|||| ||Mounted on fictional aircrafts||2021
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| [[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 2010
| [[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]] ||  ||  || Unusable || 2010
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| [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
| [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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| [[Battlefield 3]] ||  ||  || Playable in multiplayer only || 2011
| [[Battlefield 3]] ||  ||  || Usable in multiplayer only || 2011
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| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 2011
| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]] ||  ||  || Unusable || 2011
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| [[Operation Flashpoint: Red River]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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| ''[[Insurgency Sandstorm]]'' || || || || 2018
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| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)]] ||  ||  ||  || 2019
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General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm
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General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm

The GAU-8A Avenger is a seven-barrelled, 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft. It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.

Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems. The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used. The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.

The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Courage Under Fire USAF pilots 1996
Jarhead USAF pilots 2005
Transformers USAF pilots 2007
Terminator Salvation Human resistance pilots 2009
Battle: Los Angeles 2011
Resident Evil: Damnation USAF pilots 2012
Iron Sky USAF pilots 2012
World War Z USAF pilots 2013
Rampage U.S. Air Force mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes 2018
Black Widow Mounted on fictional aircrafts 2021

Anime

Title Characters Notation Date
Najica Blitz Tactics "Mission: 008 - The Sky of the Desire Appears with the Flame by the Battle" 2001


Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Date
Operation Flashpoint 2001
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Rise of Nations Seen on the Eagle Fighter unit 2003
Battlefield 2 2005
Project Reality 2005
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
World in Conflict 2007
ArmA II 2009
Medal of Honor Unusable 2010
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 2011
Battlefield 3 Usable in multiplayer only 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Unusable 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River 2011
Saints Row: The Third 2011
Battlefield 4 2013
Insurgency Sandstorm 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint Mounted on Behemoth drones in the game. 2019


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