GAU-8 Avenger test firing

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Test firing of the A-10 Thunderbolt's gau-8 rotary cannon

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: July 2, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Author: sweeebooo

Length: 00:00:17
Rating: 4.81
Views: 75601

Tags: gau8 gau-8 avenger a10 a-10 thunderbolt tank killer minigun warthog test firing

Video Comments:
Khaosreign82a1 (November 14, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
one of the latest Abrams tank the M1A4 is rolled in Chobham armor, that shit is so dense even other tank rounds can't penetrate it. not to mention the Abrams is possibly the most badass tank out there, with respect to the British Challenger, and its contemporaries, I'd rather be rolling in one of these. 30mm doesnt have a prayer.might dent the tank, but wont penetrate the armor.
look these things up before you spew bullshit.
sadekgheidan (November 15, 2008 at 1:17 pm)
Spew Bullshit?
Idiot!
You are saying that hundreds of 30MM Depleted Uranium Bullets impacting your "Magic tank" within a few seconds traveling at mach 3.3 cannot penetrate it? I am sorry but it looks like you need to snap the fuck back to reality.
An Avenger can own the fuck out of ANY tank in existence, with or without DU.


IT--
zerker789 (November 13, 2008 at 4:23 am)
u would die with a 2 milisec burst
Weirdo10o4 (October 14, 2008 at 12:53 pm)
Make that in to an autocannon and mout a few on a C-130
cjohnstryker (September 30, 2008 at 12:11 am)
ac 130's (e, h, and u variants) have a m102 105mm howitzer. I believe that would qualify as a more powerful gun.
em745aa (September 30, 2008 at 3:08 pm)
Not really the same thing. ;)

At any rate, given the GAU's firing rate and muzzle velocity, it'd be interesting to compare both guns' muzzle horsepower figures.
cjohnstryker (October 9, 2008 at 12:30 am)
Ok, I did a little estimation using the equation: energy = .5 * weight * velocity^2 / 7000 / 32.175, Where weight is in grains, and velocity is in feet/second.7000 is grains per pound, and 32.175 is acceleration due to gravity in ft/s/s. The m102 fires a 33lb shell @ ~1400ft/s making about 1.3 million ft/lbs of energy, the gau-8 du round is roughly 4650 grain (.7lb, I think, could be wrong) with a velocity of about 3400ft/s producing roughly 120,000ft/lbs of energy.
cjohnstryker (October 9, 2008 at 12:48 am)
Taking into account an optimum firing rate of 10 rounds per min, the m102 puts about 13mil ft/lbs of energy on target per min. The gau-8 fires 2100 rounds per min, making about 250mil ft/lbs of energy on target per min. The Gau-8 is more powerful in the long run, but the m102 is more powerful shot for shot. Keep in mind the m102 has a 7.5 mile effective range compared to the gau-8's ~1300 yards.
Flexsan (October 21, 2008 at 2:49 pm)
God i hate emperical units.
stupidmclovin (September 24, 2008 at 6:39 am)
holy shit