Rare look at what it's like to fire A-10 Warthog gun

A 10 Warthog



Rare look at what it's like to fire A-10 Warthog gun - BI: "The A-10C "Warthog" has achieved a kind of legendary status that few military aircraft in the world have.

The sound of its 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger Gatling-type autocannon has been heard in warzones like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

The US Air National Guard recently released a video showing what its like to be in the cockpit of a Warthog when firing its autocannon. The A-10's GAU-8/A Avenger rotary canon fires 3,900 armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds per minute, and you can hear its infamous "brrrrrrrt" for a few seconds in the clip." Read More