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GAU-8 Avenger

January 28, 2023

The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed to destroy a wide variety of ground targets, the Avenger delivers very powerful rounds at a high rate of fire. The GAU-8/A is also used in the Goalkeeper CIWS ship weapon system, which provides defense against short-range threats such as highly maneuverable missiles, aircraft, and fast maneuvering surface vessels. The GAU-8/A is currently produced by General Dynamics.

GAU-8/A Avenger
The GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly
(ammunition drum off right edge of photo).
TypeGatling-style autocannon
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1977–present
Used byUnited States Air Force (Avenger)
Various navies (Goalkeeper)
Production history
DesignerGeneral Electric
ManufacturerGeneral Electric
General Dynamics
Produced1977–present
VariantsGAU-12/U Equalizer
GAU-13/A
Specifications
Mass619.5 lb (281 kg)
Length19 ft 10.5 in (6.06 m) (total system)
112.28 in (2.85 m) (gun only)
Barrel length90.5 in (2.30 m)
Width17.2 in (0.437 m) (barrels only)
Cartridge30×173 mm
Caliber30 mm
Barrels7-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 24 grooves)[1]
ActionElectrically controlled, hydraulic-driven
Rate of fire3,900 rpm (variable)[2][3]
Muzzle velocity3,324 ft/s (1,010 m/s) (API)
Effective firing range4,000 feet (1,220 m)
Maximum firing rangeOver 12,000 feet (3,660 m)
Feed systemLinkless feed system

History

The GAU-8 was created as a parallel program with the A-X (or Attack Experimental) competition that produced the A-10. The specification for the cannon was laid out in 1970,[4] with General Electric and Philco-Ford offering competing designs. Both of the A-X prototypes, the YA-10 and the Northrop YA-9, were designed to incorporate the weapon, although it was not available during the initial competition; the M61 Vulcan was used as a temporary replacement. Once completed, the entire GAU-8 assembly (correctly referred to as the A/A 49E-6 Gun System)[5] represents about 16% of the A-10 aircraft's unladen weight. Because the gun plays a significant role in maintaining the A-10's balance and center of gravity, a jack must be installed beneath the airplane's tail whenever the gun is removed for inspection in order to prevent the aircraft from tipping rearwards.

 
GAU-8 closeup

The gun is mounted slightly to the port side with the active firing cannon barrel on the starboard side at the 9 o'clock position and on the aircraft's center line. The front landing gear is positioned to the starboard side.[6] The gun is loaded using Syn-Tech's linked tube carrier GFU-8/E 30 mm Ammunition Loading Assembly cart. This vehicle is unique to the A-10 and the GAU-8.[7]

The A-10 with its GAU-8/A gun entered service in 1977. It was produced by General Electric, though General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been responsible for production and support since 1997 when the division was sold by Lockheed Martin to General Dynamics.[5]

Design

The GAU-8 itself weighs 620 pounds (280 kg), but the complete weapon, with feed system and drum, weighs 4,029 pounds (1,828 kg) with a maximum ammunition load. It measures 19 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5.931 m) from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system, and the ammunition drum alone is 34.5 inches (88 cm) in diameter and 71.5 inches (1.82 m) long.[8] Power for operating the gun is provided by twin hydraulic motors pressurized from two independent hydraulic systems. The magazine can hold 1,174 rounds, although 1,150 is the typical load-out. Muzzle velocity when firing armor-piercing incendiary rounds is 1,013 m/s, almost the same as the substantially lighter M61 Vulcan's 20 mm round, giving the gun a muzzle energy of just over 200 kilojoules.[9]

 
30x173mm round next to a .30-06 Springfield for comparison

The standard ammunition mixture for anti-armor use is a five-to-one mix of PGU-14/B Armor Piercing Incendiary, with a projectile weight of about 14.0 oz (395 grams or 6,096 grains) and PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) rounds, with a projectile weight of about 13.3 oz (378 grams or 5,833 grains).[10] The PGU-14/B's projectile incorporates a lightweight aluminum body, cast around a smaller caliber depleted uranium penetrating core.[11] In 1979, the Avenger was tested against M47 Patton tanks and caused "severe damage".[12]

An innovation in the design of the GAU-8/A ammunition is the use of aluminum alloy cases in place of the traditional steel or brass.[13] This alone adds 30% to ammunition capacity for a given weight. The projectiles incorporate a plastic driving band to improve barrel life. The cartridges measure 11.4 inches (290 mm) in length and weigh 1.53 pounds (0.69 kg) or more.[8][13]

 
GAU-8 mounted in A-10

The Avenger's rate of fire was originally selectable, 2,100 rounds per minute (rpm) in the low setting, or 4,200 rpm in the high setting.[2] This rate was later changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rpm.[3] At this speed it would take 18 seconds of sustained fire to empty the magazine. In practice, the cannon is limited to one and two-second bursts to avoid overheating and conserve ammunition; barrel life is also a factor, since the USAF has specified a minimum life of at least 20,000 rounds for each set of barrels.[14] There is no technical limitation on the duration the gun may be continuously fired, and a pilot could potentially expend the entire ammunition load in a single burst with no damage or ill effects to the weapons system itself. However, this constant rate of fire would shorten the barrel life considerably and require added barrel inspections and result in shorter intervals between replacement.

Each barrel is a very simple non-automatic design having its own breech and bolt. Like the original Gatling gun, the entire firing cycle is actuated by cams and powered by the rotation of the barrels.[13] The seven-barrel carriage assembly itself is driven by the aircraft's dual hydraulic system.[14]

The GAU-8/A ammunition feed is linkless, reducing weight and avoiding a great deal of potential for jamming. The feed system is double-ended, allowing the spent casings to be returned to the ammunition drum.[15] Additionally, returning empty cases to the drum has less effect on the aircraft's center of gravity than ejecting them. The feed system is based on that developed for later M61 installations, but uses more advanced design techniques and materials throughout, to save weight.[8]

Firing system

Accuracy

The GAU-8/A is extremely accurate and can fire up to 3,900 rounds per minute without complications. The 30-mm shell has twice the range, half the time to target, and three times the mass of projectiles fired by guns mounted in comparable close air support aircraft.[16]

 
The GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun next to a Volkswagen Beetle. Removing an installed GAU-8 from an A-10 requires first installing a jack under the aircraft's tail to prevent it from tipping, as the cannon makes up most of the aircraft's forward weight.

The muzzle velocity of the GAU-8/A is about the same as that of the M61 Vulcan cannon, but the GAU-8/A uses heavier ammunition and has superior ballistics. The time of flight of its projectile to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) is 30 percent less than that of an M61 round; the GAU-8/A projectile decelerates much less after leaving the barrel, and it drops a negligible amount, about 10 feet (3.0 m) over the distance.[17] The GAU-8/A accuracy when installed in the A-10 is rated at "5 mil, 80 percent", meaning that 80 percent of rounds fired will hit within a cone with an angle of five milliradians; this equates to a 40-foot (12-meter) diameter circle at the weapon's design range of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).[18] By comparison, the M61 has an 8-milliradian dispersion.[13]

Recoil

Because the gun's recoil forces could push the entire plane off target during firing, the weapon is mounted laterally off-center, slightly to the port side of the fuselage centerline, with the active firing barrel lying directly on the aircraft's centerline.[6] The firing barrel also lies just below the aircraft's center of gravity, being bore-sighted along a line 2 degrees below the aircraft's line of flight. This arrangement accurately centers the recoil forces, preventing changes in aircraft pitch or yaw when fired. This configuration also leaves space for the front landing gear, which is mounted slightly off-center on the starboard side of the nose.[19]

The GAU-8/A utilizes recoil adapters. They are the interface between the gun housing and the gun mount. By absorbing (in compression) the recoil forces, they spread the time of the recoil impulse and counter recoil energy transmitted to the supporting structure when the gun is fired.

The A-10 engines were initially susceptible to flameout when subjected to gases generated in the firing of the gun. When the GAU-8 is being fired, the smoke from the gun can make the engines stop, and this did occur during initial flight testing.[4] Gun exhaust is essentially oxygen-free, and is certainly capable of causing flameouts of gas turbines. The A-10 engines now have a self-sustaining combustion section. When the gun is fired, the igniters come on to reduce the possibility of a flameout.[20]

The average recoil force of the GAU-8/A is 10,000 pounds-force (45 kN),[5][21] which is slightly more than the output of each of the A-10's two TF34 engines of 9,065 lbf (40.3 kN).[22] While this recoil force is significant, in practice a cannon-fire burst slows the aircraft by only a few miles per hour in level flight.[20]

Variants

Some of the GAU-8/A technology has been transferred into the smaller 25 mm GAU-12/U Equalizer, which was developed for the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft. The GAU-12 is about the same size as the 20 mm M61. GE has also developed the GAU-13/A, a four-barreled weapon using GAU-8/A components, which has been tested in podded form as the GPU-5/A. The Avenger also forms the basis for the Dutch-developed Goalkeeper CIWS naval air-defence gun. No current or contemplated aircraft other than the A-10 carries the full-up Avenger system.[8]

Specifications

 
A side-view drawing of the GAU-8/A Avenger's mounting location in the A-10's forward fuselage
  • Precision: 80% of rounds fired at 4,000 feet (1,200 m) range hit within a 40-foot (12 m) diameter circle.[a]
  • Ammo:
  • Armor penetration of Armor-Piercing Incendiary ammunition, BHN-300 RHA, attack angle 30 degrees from vertical:[24]
    • 76 mm at 300 meters
    • 69 mm at 600 m
    • 64 mm at 800 m
    • 59 mm at 1,000 m
    • 55 mm at 1,220 m

See also

General:

References

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  2. ^ a b Stephens, Rick (1995). A-10 Thunderbolt II. World Air Power Journal. p. 18. ISBN 1-874023-54-9.
  3. ^ a b Time Compliance Technical Order 1A-10-1089, Flight manual TO 1A-10A-1. Vol. 1-150A (Change 8 ed.). United States Air Force. 20 February 2003. p. vi.
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  7. ^ . Zombie survival wiki. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-09-14.[verification needed]
  8. ^ a b c d Spick 2000, p. 44.
  9. ^ "30 mm GAU-8/A Ammunition" (PDF), Defense Systems, Orbital ATK, p. 2, November 2002, (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-07, retrieved 2016-05-18
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  13. ^ a b c d Wagner, Jirka. "30mm cannon GAU-8 Avenger". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  14. ^ a b . Hill Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
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  24. ^ Zecevic, Berko; Terzic, Jasmin; Catovic, Alan; Serdarevic-Kadic, Sabina (April 21, 2010), Dispersion of PGU-14 ammunition during air strikes by combat aircraft A-10 near urban areas, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: University of Sarajevo, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, p. 80.
  1. ^ 52% accuracy on rounds fired at a tank sized target from an A-10 using standard attack setups during one series on tests.[23]

Bibliography

  • Spick, Michael. The Great Book of Modern Warplanes, Salamander Books, 2000. ISBN 1-84065-156-3.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to GAU-8 Avenger.
  • GAU-8 Avenger, Hill Aerospace Museum, fas.org
  • General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems GAU-8/A page
  • Video of the GAU-8 Avenger test firing

January 28, 2023
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The General Electric GAU 8 A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven barrel Gatling style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force s Fairchild Republic A 10 Thunderbolt II Designed to destroy a wide variety of ground targets the Avenger delivers very powerful rounds at a high rate of fire The GAU 8 A is also used in the Goalkeeper CIWS ship weapon system which provides defense against short range threats such as highly maneuverable missiles aircraft and fast maneuvering surface vessels The GAU 8 A is currently produced by General Dynamics GAU 8 A AvengerThe GAU 8 A Avenger s barrel and breech assembly ammunition drum off right edge of photo TypeGatling style autocannonPlace of originUnited StatesService historyIn service1977 presentUsed byUnited States Air Force Avenger Various navies Goalkeeper Production historyDesignerGeneral ElectricManufacturerGeneral Electric General DynamicsProduced1977 presentVariantsGAU 12 U Equalizer GAU 13 ASpecificationsMass619 5 lb 281 kg Length19 ft 10 5 in 6 06 m total system 112 28 in 2 85 m gun only Barrel length90 5 in 2 30 m Width17 2 in 0 437 m barrels only Cartridge30 173 mmCaliber30 mmBarrels7 barrel progressive RH parabolic twist 24 grooves 1 ActionElectrically controlled hydraulic drivenRate of fire3 900 rpm variable 2 3 Muzzle velocity3 324 ft s 1 010 m s API Effective firing range4 000 feet 1 220 m Maximum firing rangeOver 12 000 feet 3 660 m Feed systemLinkless feed system Contents 1 History 2 Design 2 1 Firing system 2 1 1 Accuracy 2 1 2 Recoil 3 Variants 4 Specifications 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksHistory EditThe GAU 8 was created as a parallel program with the A X or Attack Experimental competition that produced the A 10 The specification for the cannon was laid out in 1970 4 with General Electric and Philco Ford offering competing designs Both of the A X prototypes the YA 10 and the Northrop YA 9 were designed to incorporate the weapon although it was not available during the initial competition the M61 Vulcan was used as a temporary replacement Once completed the entire GAU 8 assembly correctly referred to as the A A 49E 6 Gun System 5 represents about 16 of the A 10 aircraft s unladen weight Because the gun plays a significant role in maintaining the A 10 s balance and center of gravity a jack must be installed beneath the airplane s tail whenever the gun is removed for inspection in order to prevent the aircraft from tipping rearwards GAU 8 closeup The gun is mounted slightly to the port side with the active firing cannon barrel on the starboard side at the 9 o clock position and on the aircraft s center line The front landing gear is positioned to the starboard side 6 The gun is loaded using Syn Tech s linked tube carrier GFU 8 E 30 mm Ammunition Loading Assembly cart This vehicle is unique to the A 10 and the GAU 8 7 The A 10 with its GAU 8 A gun entered service in 1977 It was produced by General Electric though General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been responsible for production and support since 1997 when the division was sold by Lockheed Martin to General Dynamics 5 Design EditThe GAU 8 itself weighs 620 pounds 280 kg but the complete weapon with feed system and drum weighs 4 029 pounds 1 828 kg with a maximum ammunition load It measures 19 ft 5 1 2 in 5 931 m from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system and the ammunition drum alone is 34 5 inches 88 cm in diameter and 71 5 inches 1 82 m long 8 Power for operating the gun is provided by twin hydraulic motors pressurized from two independent hydraulic systems The magazine can hold 1 174 rounds although 1 150 is the typical load out Muzzle velocity when firing armor piercing incendiary rounds is 1 013 m s almost the same as the substantially lighter M61 Vulcan s 20 mm round giving the gun a muzzle energy of just over 200 kilojoules 9 30x173mm round next to a 30 06 Springfield for comparison The standard ammunition mixture for anti armor use is a five to one mix of PGU 14 B Armor Piercing Incendiary with a projectile weight of about 14 0 oz 395 grams or 6 096 grains and PGU 13 B High Explosive Incendiary HEI rounds with a projectile weight of about 13 3 oz 378 grams or 5 833 grains 10 The PGU 14 B s projectile incorporates a lightweight aluminum body cast around a smaller caliber depleted uranium penetrating core 11 In 1979 the Avenger was tested against M47 Patton tanks and caused severe damage 12 An innovation in the design of the GAU 8 A ammunition is the use of aluminum alloy cases in place of the traditional steel or brass 13 This alone adds 30 to ammunition capacity for a given weight The projectiles incorporate a plastic driving band to improve barrel life The cartridges measure 11 4 inches 290 mm in length and weigh 1 53 pounds 0 69 kg or more 8 13 GAU 8 mounted in A 10 The Avenger s rate of fire was originally selectable 2 100 rounds per minute rpm in the low setting or 4 200 rpm in the high setting 2 This rate was later changed to a fixed rate of 3 900 rpm 3 At this speed it would take 18 seconds of sustained fire to empty the magazine In practice the cannon is limited to one and two second bursts to avoid overheating and conserve ammunition barrel life is also a factor since the USAF has specified a minimum life of at least 20 000 rounds for each set of barrels 14 There is no technical limitation on the duration the gun may be continuously fired and a pilot could potentially expend the entire ammunition load in a single burst with no damage or ill effects to the weapons system itself However this constant rate of fire would shorten the barrel life considerably and require added barrel inspections and result in shorter intervals between replacement Each barrel is a very simple non automatic design having its own breech and bolt Like the original Gatling gun the entire firing cycle is actuated by cams and powered by the rotation of the barrels 13 The seven barrel carriage assembly itself is driven by the aircraft s dual hydraulic system 14 The GAU 8 A ammunition feed is linkless reducing weight and avoiding a great deal of potential for jamming The feed system is double ended allowing the spent casings to be returned to the ammunition drum 15 Additionally returning empty cases to the drum has less effect on the aircraft s center of gravity than ejecting them The feed system is based on that developed for later M61 installations but uses more advanced design techniques and materials throughout to save weight 8 Firing system Edit Accuracy Edit The GAU 8 A is extremely accurate and can fire up to 3 900 rounds per minute without complications The 30 mm shell has twice the range half the time to target and three times the mass of projectiles fired by guns mounted in comparable close air support aircraft 16 The GAU 8 A Avenger Gatling gun next to a Volkswagen Beetle Removing an installed GAU 8 from an A 10 requires first installing a jack under the aircraft s tail to prevent it from tipping as the cannon makes up most of the aircraft s forward weight The muzzle velocity of the GAU 8 A is about the same as that of the M61 Vulcan cannon but the GAU 8 A uses heavier ammunition and has superior ballistics The time of flight of its projectile to 4 000 feet 1 200 m is 30 percent less than that of an M61 round the GAU 8 A projectile decelerates much less after leaving the barrel and it drops a negligible amount about 10 feet 3 0 m over the distance 17 The GAU 8 A accuracy when installed in the A 10 is rated at 5 mil 80 percent meaning that 80 percent of rounds fired will hit within a cone with an angle of five milliradians this equates to a 40 foot 12 meter diameter circle at the weapon s design range of 4 000 feet 1 200 m 18 By comparison the M61 has an 8 milliradian dispersion 13 Recoil Edit Because the gun s recoil forces could push the entire plane off target during firing the weapon is mounted laterally off center slightly to the port side of the fuselage centerline with the active firing barrel lying directly on the aircraft s centerline 6 The firing barrel also lies just below the aircraft s center of gravity being bore sighted along a line 2 degrees below the aircraft s line of flight This arrangement accurately centers the recoil forces preventing changes in aircraft pitch or yaw when fired This configuration also leaves space for the front landing gear which is mounted slightly off center on the starboard side of the nose 19 The GAU 8 A utilizes recoil adapters They are the interface between the gun housing and the gun mount By absorbing in compression the recoil forces they spread the time of the recoil impulse and counter recoil energy transmitted to the supporting structure when the gun is fired The A 10 engines were initially susceptible to flameout when subjected to gases generated in the firing of the gun When the GAU 8 is being fired the smoke from the gun can make the engines stop and this did occur during initial flight testing 4 Gun exhaust is essentially oxygen free and is certainly capable of causing flameouts of gas turbines The A 10 engines now have a self sustaining combustion section When the gun is fired the igniters come on to reduce the possibility of a flameout 20 The average recoil force of the GAU 8 A is 10 000 pounds force 45 kN 5 21 which is slightly more than the output of each of the A 10 s two TF34 engines of 9 065 lbf 40 3 kN 22 While this recoil force is significant in practice a cannon fire burst slows the aircraft by only a few miles per hour in level flight 20 Variants EditSome of the GAU 8 A technology has been transferred into the smaller 25 mm GAU 12 U Equalizer which was developed for the AV 8B Harrier II aircraft The GAU 12 is about the same size as the 20 mm M61 GE has also developed the GAU 13 A a four barreled weapon using GAU 8 A components which has been tested in podded form as the GPU 5 A The Avenger also forms the basis for the Dutch developed Goalkeeper CIWS naval air defence gun No current or contemplated aircraft other than the A 10 carries the full up Avenger system 8 Specifications Edit A side view drawing of the GAU 8 A Avenger s mounting location in the A 10 s forward fuselage Precision 80 of rounds fired at 4 000 feet 1 200 m range hit within a 40 foot 12 m diameter circle a Ammo PGU 14 B API Armor Piercing Incendiary DU PGU 13 B HEI High explosive incendiary PGU 15 B TP Target Practice Armor penetration of Armor Piercing Incendiary ammunition BHN 300 RHA attack angle 30 degrees from vertical 24 76 mm at 300 meters 69 mm at 600 m 64 mm at 800 m 59 mm at 1 000 m 55 mm at 1 220 mSee also EditT249 Vigilante Gryazev Shipunov GSh 6 30 Type 730 CIWSGeneral List of aircraft weapons List of multiple barrel firearmsReferences Edit PDF https apps dtic mil sti pdfs ADB028651 pdf Archived PDF from the original on February 16 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or 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Press ISBN 1 58007 013 2 Armament Systems Aircraft Gun Systems General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Archived from the original on 6 March 2014 Retrieved 6 March 2014 TF34 Engine Global Security Archived from the original on 2009 09 06 Retrieved 2009 09 14 dtic mil PDF http apps dtic mil dtic tr fulltext u2 a522397 pdf Archived PDF from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2022 04 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Zecevic Berko Terzic Jasmin Catovic Alan Serdarevic Kadic Sabina April 21 2010 Dispersion of PGU 14 ammunition during air strikes by combat aircraft A 10 near urban areas Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo Mechanical Engineering Faculty p 80 52 accuracy on rounds fired at a tank sized target from an A 10 using standard attack setups during one series on tests 23 Bibliography EditSpick Michael The Great Book of Modern Warplanes Salamander Books 2000 ISBN 1 84065 156 3 External links 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