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Can you survive an A-10 Warthog?
The aircraft can survive direct hits from armor-piercing and high explosive projectiles up to 23mm. Their self-sealing fuel cells are protected by internal and external foam. Manual systems back up their redundant hydraulic flight-control systems. This permits pilots to fly and land when hydraulic power is lost.
How fast are the bullets from an A-10?
The cannon’s original design could be switched by the pilot to 2,100 or 4,200 rounds per minute; this was later changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rounds per minute. The cannon takes about half a second to reach top speed, so 50 rounds are fired during the first second, 65 or 70 rounds per second thereafter.
How long can a A-10 shoot?
The A-10 looks as if it was designed around the GAU-8. That’s true. The plane can carry 1,174 rounds for this gun, which fires at 3,900 to 4,200 rounds per minute. That’s anywhere from 16.77 to 18 seconds of firing time.
How big is the a10 gun?
The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II….GAU-8 Avenger.
| GAU-8/A Avenger | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 619.5 lb (281 kg) |
| Barrel length | 90.5 in (2.30 m) |
| Cartridge | 30×173 mm |
What size gun is on the a10?
The aircraft is armed with a General Dynamics GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm cannon, mounted in the nose of the aircraft.
What does the a10 shoot?
Dubbed Warthog, Hog or just Hawg, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is, basically, an airplane built around the GAU-8 Avenger 30-mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-type cannon. The Avenger cannon is the Hog primary weapon and is able to fire 3,900 bullets per minute.
How fast does a Warthog shoot?
The pilot can select a firing rate of 2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute.
Can the A10 warthog kill a human?
No, If a person were to be hit with a 30mm Armor Piercing Incendiary round or a High Explosive Incendiary round; I’d say that this would be a fatal injury regardless of whereabouts a person was hit with such a round. The A10 Warthog is armed with the GAU-8A 30mm Gatling Gun that is designed to kill tanks!
How many rounds does an A10 fire per minute?
The A10 uses massive GAU-8 Avenger, 7 barrel gatling gun as its primary weapon. This gun fires 30*173mm HEDP(high explosive dual purpose) rounds at an astonishing rate of 4200 rounds per minute(that is 70 bullets ber second!!).
What is the survivability of the A-10?
Fairchild designed the aircraft for high survivability with an airframe that can withstand 23-millimeter cannon fire and an armored cockpit rated to resist 57-millimeter rounds. The A-10’s fuel tanks are self-sealing and the aircraft can be flown in a so-called “manual reversion mode” if its hydraulics or avionics are damaged.
What kind of ammo would an A-10 use?
Well, it’s a 30mm round. Most NATO ammunition comes in several types (Ball, Tracer, Exploding Tip, Armour Piercing, Depleted Uranium). The A-10 was designed to kill tanks, so they would most likely use Armour Piercing.