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General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger

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General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm
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General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger complete with feed system and 1,174 round drum - 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.

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

Television

Video Games

Anime