Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!cbnews!military From: frank0@ibmpcug.co.uk (Frank Dunn) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: GAU-8 questions. Summary: Ballistics Message-ID: <10843@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 1 Nov 89 04:50:31 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK. Lines: 12 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Frank Dunn During flight testing the A-10 did have problems with bore sighting when the gun was fired. If you look head on to an A-10 the gun in fact is not 100% in line, its off a degree or so - the figure of 6 pops into mind. The recoil slows the 'plane down and also tends to slew the barrel and thus the 'plane. The burst limitation sounds correct. -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group.