A10 gattling gun

jumpy · 04-05-06, 06:54 PM

apparently...
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...test_stand.WMV

JSLTIGER · 04-05-06, 06:58 PM

Yep...that's it. 30 mm depleted uranium shells...nasty stuff if you're on the receiving end of it.

Bort · 04-05-06, 08:07 PM

The sound the big 30mm makes was best described as "A fart from God." And with good reason

lesrae · 04-06-06, 12:23 AM

Nice wiki article on the GAU-8 here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger

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The recoil force can be calculated by multiplying the muzzle velocity with the mass of the projectiles over one second (force = impulse per time). This gives an approximate recoil force of 30 kN. On the GAU-8/A product homepage the recoil force is stated as 10,000 pounds-force, or about 45 kN. The maximum combined output of the A-10 engines is 80 kN. Hence the recoil force of the gun is slightly more than half of the total thrust of the engines. While this is quite significant, it is not sufficient to stop the aircraft.

Kapitan · 04-06-06, 01:26 AM

I have a round from an A-10 gun big and heavy, be even more so filled.

Catfish · 04-06-06, 03:52 AM

Hello,
i sure don't like even depleted Uranium bullets, poisoning the ground for some several 1000 years to come. If one of those things is being smashed the developing dust cloud will cause cancer for everyone who's near, let alone the effect of buried bullets in field and soils. Even "depleted" uranium is still hot enough. Kapitein, if you really have some rounds i'd be very careful ...
Reminds me of the answer from the US military staff on how sure it is that cluster bombs hit their target, or explode: "The only sure thing is cluster bombs will hit the bottom with a 100 % chance" lol.

Greetings,
Catfish

XabbaRus · 04-06-06, 05:53 AM

I think he must mean shell casing.

Kapitan · 04-06-06, 05:55 AM

It is the shell caseing yes xabba but they the people i got it given to me by, mad the head and put it in.

Sixpack · 04-06-06, 06:26 AM

I read somewhere The Hog's gun fire can be described as: THOR ejaculating.

Konovalov · 04-06-06, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

It is the shell caseing yes xabba but they the people i got it given to me by, mad the head and put it in.

Can you please put that in english? I honestly don't quite understand what you are saying after confirming to XabbaRus that you are in possession of a 30mm Gau-8 Avenger shell casing. Any chance of a nice digital photo closeup being posted here for us all here to admire?

Konovalov · 04-06-06, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sixpack

I read somewhere The Hog's gun fire can be described as: THOR ejaculating.

Best to carry an umbrella then if that is the case.

STEED · 04-06-06, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

Yep...that's it. 30 mm depleted uranium shells...nasty stuff if you're on the receiving end of it.

I would not like to be on the receiving end of any gun. No Thanks

Kapitan · 04-06-06, 06:48 AM

Sure thing just got to charge the cam a bit and il do it.

Konovalov · 04-06-06, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Sure thing just got to charge the cam a bit and il do it.

Excellent. Perhaps if you can place it alongside an article such as a 4 pint milk container or something just so we can get an appreciation of size. Will await with anticipation.

lesrae · 04-06-06, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

Excellent. Perhaps if you can place it alongside an article such as a 4 pint milk container or something just so we can get an appreciation of size. Will await with anticipation.

I too await the result with anticipation - oh why can't the camera charge quicker!

04-05-06, 06:54 PM	#1
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	A10 gattling gun apparently... http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...test_stand.WMV __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

04-05-06, 06:58 PM	#2
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yep...that's it. 30 mm depleted uranium shells...nasty stuff if you're on the receiving end of it. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

04-05-06, 08:07 PM	#3
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	The sound the big 30mm makes was best described as "A fart from God." And with good reason __________________ GT Aerospace

04-06-06, 01:26 AM	#5
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	I have a round from an A-10 gun big and heavy, be even more so filled. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-06-06, 05:53 AM	#7
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think he must mean shell casing. __________________

04-06-06, 03:52 AM	#6
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, i sure don't like even depleted Uranium bullets, poisoning the ground for some several 1000 years to come. If one of those things is being smashed the developing dust cloud will cause cancer for everyone who's near, let alone the effect of buried bullets in field and soils. Even "depleted" uranium is still hot enough. Kapitein, if you really have some rounds i'd be very careful ... Reminds me of the answer from the US military staff on how sure it is that cluster bombs hit their target, or explode: "The only sure thing is cluster bombs will hit the bottom with a 100 % chance" lol. Greetings, Catfish

04-06-06, 05:55 AM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	It is the shell caseing yes xabba but they the people i got it given to me by, mad the head and put it in. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-06-06, 06:26 AM	#9
Sixpack Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: below North Sea level (iow Holland) Posts: 592 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I read somewhere The Hog's gun fire can be described as: THOR ejaculating. __________________ \"Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse\"

04-06-06, 06:48 AM	#13
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Sure thing just got to charge the cam a bit and il do it. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/