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Taken on the Saturday of the Royal International Air Tattoo 2007, in Fairford, UK.

This is the business end of the very ugly and very awesome A10 Thunderbolt , aka the 'Warthog'. I think this picture says it all about the plane without the rest in shot, and it's a little bit different as well. You wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of that...

"Although the A-10 can carry a considerable weight of disposable stores, its primary built-in weapon is the 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun. One of the most powerful aircraft cannons ever flown, it fires large depleted uranium armor-piercing shells at a rate of about 4,200 rounds per minute (50 rounds per second during the first second, 70 rounds per second thereafter). The massive shells and high muzzle velocity allow the Thunderbolt II to destroy heavily armored main battle tanks with as few as six direct hits. The gun is accurate as well, being capable of placing 80% of its shots within a 20-foot wide circle from a distance of 1 mile while the aircraft is in flight."
- Wikipedia

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:iconsolus1185:
The A10 is my over all most favorite of all jets. I've seen them in action and watched them practice their gun runs... those cannons are way beyond a force to be reckoned with... it's like... God's voice, when it screams, you just simply pop.

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Like explosives with a lit fuse, I'm waiting on my moment.
:iconiggyhazard:
The ultimate gun porn. ;p An aircraft built around a tank-killer gun! :excited:

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
~Oingo Boingo, No One Lives Forever
:iconspikmonkeyman:
I WANT

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Semper Fidelis
:iconkevdamon:
when you are in a tank
and you hear the vibrating noise of this monster
haul your ass out of your tank
and run away from it as fast as possible
yep, the mighty A-10
nice shot btw
:iconturtlevvisperer:
That thing is SO awesome. I love that cannon.
:iconmarmolov:
best machinegun ever...

best tank hunter ever... I don't know why most people think the Thunderbolt2 is "ugly"... I think it's really nice... It's a beast
:iconkomododragon6:
Extremly effective and dangerous gun i have ever seen

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Bad Things Happen To Good People :(

LIFE SUCKS!! :O

Getting ANGRY doesnt solve ANYTHING :O
:iconsafire752:
This is one of the best planes ever. u now they acually built the plane around the massive cannon! A-10 thunderbolts rock!!! they are slow but powerful and made for ground strikes.

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Jul 15, 2007, 1:20:50 AM

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