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[[Image:GAU-8 Avenger contrast.jpg|thumb|400px|right|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
[[File:Hires GAU8.jpg|thumb|400px|right|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
[[File:GAU-8A.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger complete with feed system and 1,174 round drum - 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. 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:'''
__TOC__
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''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 (film)|World War Z]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2013
|-
|''[[Rampage (2018)|Rampage]]''||||U.S. Air Force||mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes||2018
|-
|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''|||| ||Mounted on fictional aircrafts||2021
|-
|}


===Film===
===Anime===
* ''[[Jarhead]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Transformers]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' (2009)


===Television===
* ''[[Weaponology]]'' (2007)


===Video Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
* ''[[World in Conflict]]'' (2007)
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
* ''[[ArmA II]]'' (2009)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
* ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' (2011)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Characters'''
* ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' (2011)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| [[Najica Blitz Tactics]] || || "Mission: 008 - The Sky of the Desire Appears with the Flame by the Battle" || 2001
|-
|}


===Anime===


===Video Games===


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Referred as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''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 (2010)|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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[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Machine Gun]]
[[Category:Cannon]]

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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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