Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: amoss%BATATA.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Amos Shapira) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: GAU-8 questions. Message-ID: <10676@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 27 Oct 89 03:29:45 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 22 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Amos Shapira There were a number of references to the GAU-8 cannon in the conference. All of these mention the weight and the speed of the round, its penetrative abilities and its construction. NOt one message mentioned a report I read (can't remember where... some Bill Gunston booklet) that the standard GAU-8 burst is only 30-50 rounds. The recoil of the gun makes longer bursts inaccurate, as it swings the plane out of alignment. Despite this, the kill probability is very high. Since DU rounds are porphyric, a hit on a tank will probably do horrendous damage. Can anyone substantiate this report? Marc A. Volovic, Sgt (res.) amoss@batata.huji.ac.il +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The opinions contained herein are mine. The data contained herein is either public knowledge or hearsay. Nothing I say is condoned by anyone. It is not my fault. I wasn't here. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+