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Watch the A-10 unleash 70 rounds a second from its 30mm cannon

The A-10 Warthog is one of America’s most iconic attack aircraft because it was built around one terrifying idea: close air ...
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The A-10 Warthog is no plane – it’s a flying cannon

Key Points and Summary: The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium rounds at nearly 4,000 rpm and shreds armor with the ...