How a A-10 Warthog’s “GAU-8 Avenger” Works

#A10 #Warthog #Gatling
A 3D animation showing how a GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon system works.
The GAU-8 Avenger mounted in the United States Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II.

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3D Software: Cinema 4D
Music: Destiny Rising - Epidemic Sound

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[elebeu]

The engineering involved in the feeding and storage of the empty casings is just as impressive as the gun itself .

[caseyalexander]

Well done. I still love the fact they bolted on a ground-attack aircraft to a gun.

[silencia]

Wow! I never knew an A-10 Warthog returns the spent shells back into the magazine drum, I always assumed a Warthog just makes it rain empty shells as it flies by.

[aldunlop]

It’s really impressive that they invented a gun that can fly.

[domisonline]

for those wondering, the magazine can hold up to 1174 rounds (although it's typically loaded with 1150)

[Clash_CT_Rocker]

The GAU-8 "Avenger" Gatling gun and ammo drum (which size is comparable with VW "Beatle") are totally eco-friendly system. He carries empty shell casings with him. We will not mention sub-caliber depleted uranium penetrators.

[JD-wncc]

Thanks for putting this together. Sometimes it's too easy to get caught up in the content, when it's something the viewer is interested in, and not to appreciate the effort that's gone into it. Many thanks for your work.

[_Matsimus_]

Its not the video we wanted, but the video we needed.

In we trust.

[LoliLoveJuice]

as you can see, the plane just disintegrated without its gun.

[mewhenthe]

"Sir would you like to donate your 1 dollar to charity with your ord-"

[SMac]

Awesome. Thanks for this animation. So cool that is saves the casings- nothing wasted!

[ryantherainwing]

“How it works
Step 1: you push a button
Step 2: you listen to the brrrt
Step 3: you watch everything die”

[Nerthos]

I love how at the start of the video the heat of the gun melts the plane, yet the gun remains airborne through sheer anger

[navret]

It’s amazing that the barrels can cool down enough between rounds so as not to melt.

[HalfLifeExpert]

Wow! I didn't realize it actually collects and stores the shell casings, that's pretty damned cool!

[anubratachakraborty]

It would be best if you add the firing scene of the Real A10 Warthog at the end.

[FlumenSanctiViti]

It's amazing how they've managed to put a plane around that cannon!

[mitchbarredo]

Amazing weapon. Thanks to the designers. Brilliant system!

[whiskeygordon]

Very impressed that someone had the forsite to not drop it’s spent rounds out the bottom. Not only could the family into the intake but could inadvertently fall on friendly ground troops. Very cool system.

[Carlos-lufv]

Excelente explicación visual del funcionamiento del cañón GAU-8