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F-35 In-Flight Test of (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun
The replacement for the A-10 close air support craft fired "three bursts of one 30 rounds and two 60 rounds each were fired from the aircraft’s four-barrel, 25-millimeter Gatling gun". 90+120=210, from a magazine of 220 rounds. Res ipsa loquitur (www.sldinfo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Wouldn't the external pod reduce the much vaunted stealth capability?
They are claiming it has been configured for stealth. Certainly not much in ammunition with only 220 of 25 mm. A couple of two second bursts plus a single three will pretty much deplete the magazine. Maybe then they can put out a sonic boom and scare someone.
A-10s pilots penetrate deeper, linger longer and deliver a bigger load.
I wonder what the cost per aircraft lost in the CAS role will be. Seems to me that it would cost much less to lose an A-10 to groundfire than an F-35. Also the survivabilty to ground fire probably, makes the A-10 a more suitable choice. Built like a tank, and a slow mover. The more sofisticated the systems are, generally the more easily damaged.
When you try to make something do everything, it usually ends up doing nothing well.
When you try to make something do everything, it usually ends up doing nothing well.
It's still not a Warthog, it's too fast to give ground support
Alternatively the A-10 holds 1150 of 30 mm uranium depleted rounds.
Hopefully when the test to compare the two takes place it will include one test that requires the aircraft to attack multiple targets.