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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: GAU-8 questions.
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Date: 30 Oct 89 02:51:13 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
>From: Amos Shapira <amoss%BATATA.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
>burst is only 30-50 rounds. The recoil of the gun makes longer bursts
>inaccurate, as it swings the plane out of alignment...
>  Can anyone substantiate this report?

It sounds implausible to me.  The A-10's nosegear is off-center, precisely
so that the gun can be located exactly on the centerline.

                                     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
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