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How The A-10's Avenger Cannon Went From Terrible To Terrifying
Instead, the Air Force provided the smaller 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon that was in widespread ... the A-10 with the Oerlikon 3-0-4-R-K 30mm revolver cannon, however it had a much lower rate of fire ...
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US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 30mm cannon now in full production
The US Marines’ plans call for delivery of Improved Lethality 30-mm Gun Variant ACVs—developed by BAE Systems—in FY2025. BAE delivered its ACV-30 variant to the Marines in February 2024 for ...
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A Dutch F-16 fighter shot itself with its own cannon
During a training exercise involving two F-16's over the island of Vlieland on Jan. 21, one pilot opened fire with the Vulcan cannon and found "at least one fired cartridge caused damage" to the ...