How a A-10 Warthog’s “GAU-8 Avenger” Works

[@elebeu]

The engineering involved in the feeding and storage of the empty casings is just as impressive as the gun itself .

[@serpentblade8704]

it isn't as impressive as the physics surrounding the annihilation of the target to oblivion.

[@mogaman28]

But, why not eject the empty cases out?

[@thomasblais3612]

@@mogaman28 probably so an engine doesn't suck one up

[@Stormrider-Flight]

@@mogaman28 its because of the weight. Without the weight the center of gravity would shift too much. A10 even use extra ballast in the nose when flying without a loaded gun.

[@briankrian3834]

It looks like it is a very simple machine yet you know it must be complex as hell!

[@caseyalexander1705]

Well done. I still love the fact they bolted on a ground-attack aircraft to a gun.

[@leeteague8126]

That's pretty much literally how it was designed lol. Here's a big gun, now make it fly and drop bombs.

[@alphalima7572]

The best close support aircraft ever built. Period.

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

@@alphalima7572 Helicopters have that title.

[@CraigTrader]

@@ShadeAKAhayate Helicopters don't fly -- they beat the air into submission.

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

@@CraigTrader Disregard that notion, they are so ugly they are repulsed by the Earth itself.

[@silencia08]

Wow! I never knew an A-10 Warthog returns the spent shells back into the magazine drum, I always assumed a Warthog just makes it rain empty shells as it flies by.

[@ralfidude]

the weight change would be too drastic and shift the center of gravity far too much.

[@MyxeQ]

This is what I was worried about. Cause a spent 30x173mm case dropping form a few thousand feet over an urban area could be NASTY.

[@SilvaDreams]

@@ralfidude Well that and could you imagine the fun of accidentally sucking those spent 30mm shells into the engines?

[@ralfidude]

@@SilvaDreams how exactly when the engines are place ABOVE the aircraft in a position completely out of the way

[@SilvaDreams]

@@ralfidude You do know they won't drop straight down at the exact speed of the jet right? They'd go essentially back and either go over or under the wing (likely hitting it too) and would be caught up in the engine wash. One of the reasons the engines are even set that high is to reduce the risk of sucking in debris from the runway, but that wouldn't save it from anything it would be spewing.

[@domisonline]

for those wondering, the magazine can hold up to 1174 rounds (although it's typically loaded with 1150)

[@azz404607]

how fast can it emptied all those rounds?

[@jaydawg1018]

@@azz404607 Fast

[@jaydawg1018]

@@azz404607 Around 17 seconds, if my math and wiki info is correct, wiki states fire rate is adjustable, anywhere from 2,100 to 4,200 rpm. I made a calculation at 3,900 rpm average. or 65 rounds a second

[@jaydawg1018]

its limited to 1-2 second bursts though, and the exact time is 17.69 seconds, though wiki round that number to 18 I think this number is better. because you know

[@azz404607]

@@jaydawg1018 that's incredibly fast....tq for the info....

[@_Matsimus_]

Its not the video we wanted, but the video we needed. In BRRRRRRRT we trust.

[@gassasin3969]

Hey Matt!

[@itsgunter6114]

New or old we're always watching the same videos. I think we're soul mates

[@pyeitme508]

True

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

Good morning Matt!

[@bertvdlast]

The Fart Of God.

[@aldunlop4622]

It’s really impressive that they invented a gun that can fly.

[@rotorgator]

True, however, it's only as good as the person on the stick! Poor pilot, poor results.

[@randomuser5732]

AC 130: aww how cute

[@sniperstg2]

@@randomuser5732 meanwhile WWII planes: *sweats in twin engine carrying a 75mm*

[@bobtheglob4805]

@A-10 boi Yeah but honestly it kinda sucks for air to air combat. it was only meant to a ground support plane and not a actual combat one.

[@redneckhippiefreak]

GE: "Damn, we got one hell of a Gun here boys!" Fairchild Air: "Yup, I wonder if we can put it in the air ." Northrop/Grumman "We can help with that" Ground based enemies; "Damn, they actually Wrapped an Airplane around a Gun?!" AA gun operator "Yeah, and its tuff too" Flight Crew "Its got no wings left Sir, What do I do? Flight command "Just fly it home Son" Public at large "What an ugly and useless platform" Me "You'll have to excuse me, I just came a little"

[@Nerthos]

I love how at the start of the video the heat of the gun melts the plane, yet the gun remains airborne through sheer anger

[@faisaljama-ani9554]

Cdaqqriiu

[@bladewolf7109]

*angry brrrrrrt noises*

[@yoboikamil525]

lmfao

[@evgeniya9465]

Did you want NATO expansion to the borders of Ukraine with the Russian Federation? Get a cheek from Putin))

[@Nerthos]

@@evgeniya9465 what the hell are you talking about man

[@teamO_X]

Engineers:A gun with its own plane...

[@cme5673]

BRRRRRRRRT planes i gonna brrrt at your plane

[@pantarkan7]

Pilots: a gun with a control stick...

[@fragout9575]

That's funny right there.. I don't care who ya are?! Carry On!

[@SchuldMann]

@@cme5673 traget missed, we need another attack,

[@shaneredgate3128]

@@SchuldMann mayday, mayday little plane came out of nowhere 🤣🤣

[@Clash_CT_Rocker69]

The GAU-8 "Avenger" Gatling gun and ammo drum (which size is comparable with VW "Beatle") are totally eco-friendly system. He carries empty shell casings with him. We will not mention sub-caliber depleted uranium penetrators.

[@Clash_CT_Rocker69]

@@Reiman33 True. Depleted uranium is totally eco-friendly chemical compound. Enriched uranium, which is more affluent and spoiled bratt, like every other rich kid.

[@ojomaze7777]

@@Reiman33 please explain

[@almicc]

@@Reiman33 eco-friendly uranium sounds like an oxymoron lmao

[@farolanramadhani7218]

@@almicc Well, it is eco friendly ...for the Uranium.

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

@@Reiman33 If you live on the sun!

[@ryantherainwing9248]

“How it works Step 1: you push a button Step 2: you listen to the brrrt Step 3: you watch everything die”

[@reidvanderwerff4515]

Step 4: you blast something CCR and simultaneously scream “NOT TODAYYYYYY ISISSSSSS”

[@ferry6700]

On the ground 1. Seeing everything destroyed 2. Hearing brrrrrt

[@HerrGoofball]

October 6 2021, The Thunderbolt Incident

[@beanman6684]

@@ferry6700 Being happy you were not the target

[@murilovsilva]

And don't forget: if you hear the BRRRRRRT, it means you were not the target.

[@FlumenSanctiViti]

It's amazing how they've managed to put a plane around that cannon!

[@GewelReal]

if they did that with an engine, then cannon was no issue either

[@FerociousMoOoO]

@@GewelReal The cannon was a huge issue, they basically had to re-engineer the entire airframe to mount it. It's kind of the reason why the air force never rally took to them, they are not multi role craft, they do one thing and one thing only. Provide close air support. It's the reason why the core and army love them, if you need close air support you can't do better than an A-10. It's always a going to be a very bad day for the guys on the other side if there's an A-10 providing close air support.

[@Krahazik]

@@FerociousMoOoO And why the Air Force has tried to replace it with multi-role aircraft, but nothing they considered could really do the job effectively enough to replace the A-10.

[@secondlayer7898]

@@Krahazik most CAS missions in the USAF are performed by multirole aircraft like F-16s and F-15s, the only advantages of A-10s is that they are cheaper to operate and the psychological effect caused by it's low speed, flight altitude and the distinctive BRRT

[@КаканКашкариева]

@@FerociousMoOoO 13680й цен шх хфа лжэ См и то 1 24 5 78 0йц кг нг Дж хйц кг шх хф по ол Дж эЧ см ть,.

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

Ever since the invention of the GAU8 I've been head over heels in love with it she is one sweet baby girl!!! And when she talks any and all arguments are over!!!! That's what I like most of all about her no arguments!!!! All 7 barrels of (I don't care)!!!!!!!

[@anubratachakraborty1370]

It would be best if you add the firing scene of the Real A10 Warthog at the end.

[@Nightmare17022000]

exactly my thought

[@colinanderson5961]

Good thinking.

[@Rogueflier]

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!! You’re welcome..🤗

[@sr.bewusstsein5947]

I like the song in the end though, very catchy

[@castor2000]

i was about to type that

[@alexwang007]

Fun fact: the cannon fires when the round reaches the 9̶ 7 o'clock position, and that's why the cannon is shifted to the left (viewing from the front). This aligns the "recoil" force with the plane. (Thanks for the correction!)

[@kellynyanbinary]

You meant that the plane is shifted to the right of the gun

[@simonhouel1984]

''Robert, I like the gun stuff and all ... but where am I supposed to put the nose wheel ? - Eeeehm ... If I tilt the gun that way there you have the room for whatever fancy stuff you want''

[@Anubisbyitself]

It turns out the plane was built over a gun?)

[@simonhouel1984]

@@Anubisbyitself They built the gun. The guys then went out to have a drink. Someone said, drunk, that they should put wing on it. They laught. Then they stopped, stared at each other for a minute. They slammed their glasses on the table and rushed back to their office ... The rest is history.

[@semajbird1515]

7 o’clock position actually..

[@JK-wn3cc]

Thanks for putting this together. Sometimes it's too easy to get caught up in the content, when it's something the viewer is interested in, and not to appreciate the effort that's gone into it. Many thanks for your work.

[@comcastjohn]

I fell in love with her when she was born. I was stationed in Schwabish Gmund Germany in ‘85 with the 56th Field Artillery Command Pershing (nukes). We played war games and during the games there were A10’s that would fly around trying to find us. They would fly really low and slow. They are so beautiful and sound awesome. She is my favorite military aircraft of all time.

[@PPNStudio]

Same deal, 81st FA here. The A10's would fly just above the treetops.. an awesome sight.

[@NicPTheMeme]

I love the 'eeeeeeeeEEEEEEEE_EEEEEEEEEEEEE_EEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeee' as they fly overhead. The A10 is my favorite plane (with the B17 WW2 bomber a very close 2nd)

[@murilovsilva]

The amount of engineering that goes into making a machine go BRRRRRT is just astounding.

[@tshihwelacasbert9647]

Thanks!

[@alimasdinfonda9122]

A-10 🇺🇸: BRRRRRRTTTTTTTT.......... Su-25 🇷🇺: BRRRRRLLLYYYYYAAAAATTTT.....

[@x-ray_apha_delta-9403]

Lol

[@britishneko3906]

SU-152: **USSR anthem intensifies**

[@romanroque9559]

THATS WHY I LOVE RUSSIA!! DA?!

[@e.jisaac2365]

@@romanroque9559 we

[@soldiermark9059]

@@romanroque9559 everybody gangsta till afghan soldier comes in

[@GabbieTheFox]

Fun fact: The GAU-8 generates more recoil force than one of the A-10's engines. The GAU-8 is so powerful that the A-10 needs 3 separate safety systems in place to safely fire the gun. First, due to the sheer amount of recoil generated, the weapon is electronically limited to firing in bursts. If this safety system wasn't in place, firing the weapon full-auto could potentially cause the aircraft to stall, even at full throttle. Secondly, a scoop with a built-in vacuum system is placed under the weapon to collect the exhaust gasses from the gun while in use. This is because when the weapon was being field tested, the engines would ingest the weapon's exhaust gasses and flame-out due to being starved of oxygen. The scoop reduces this to a more manageable level. And lastly, as a extra measure on the engines, the engines are wired into the GAU-8's fire control electronics. So when it's firing, the engines automatically spool up to full throttle and the engine starters go into "Continuous Ignition" mode where they will be constantly firing off. That way if the engines flame-out due to ingesting the exhaust gasses from the weapon, as soon as the weapon stops firing, the engines will immediately relight.

[@kawi4nia599]

I did the math and the a10 would run out of ammo before stalling

[@GabbieTheFox]

@@kawi4nia599 Fair enough. But it still pretty dang surprising that it's even within the realm of possibility.

[@AlexRedMoon]

So you are saying that, if i have bigger magazine drum, can i use gun as a propulsion method ?

[@GabbieTheFox]

@@AlexRedMoon In theory, yes... If the gun was pointed backwards.

[@davegreenlaw5654]

When I first heard about this, the joke was "Yes, the plane can slow down...by firing full-auto."

[@Eddie-vf4vx]

I love the A-10 it’s a life saver it should never be taken out of service.

[@mecretsod]

Ah yes, the GAU-8 The only gun powerful enough to have its very own plane

[@TIMOTHYEET69420]

Ah yes, the 75mm cannon The only other gun to have its very own plane

[@togeluga_the_cat]

ah yes, my favorite weapon from my favorite washing machine company

[@workinalday4351]

I like how the gun doesn't throw the empty casings all over the place but instead just efficiently directs them back on to the spool. One long conveyor belt, live rounds in, empty casings back. Take the entire spool off and load a new one when done. Very nice.

[@lanceschaerer6875]

That is an insane amount of small moving parts and small machine bolts and roller bearings! Like an insane amount and that's just the gun and drum. There's an aircraft bolted to that beast of a gun !!

[@Military_Archive]

Nicely done👌

[@Nottagilla]

Verified?

[@tevinabeysekera6038]

@Rip DOOM Yeah, I've seen those videos too. Seems like dn is trying to steal the ad revenue.

[@RaMa-ln2wd]

់ុំ។។។់ ិ

[@therocinante3443]

"Build me a gun.. Now figure out an aircraft for it." Beautiful/horrific cas machine.

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

Wow! I didn't realize it actually collects and stores the shell casings, that's pretty damned cool!

[@Mark-kq8eo]

Legends says: "if you hear the BRRRRRRRT, you were not the target... yet..."

[@snomhunter404]

How about you try it

[@rickschuman2926]

I was told, if you can see the plane, it is already too late for you.

[@IRONHEAD12701]

🤣🤣

[@arym1108]

Isnt the first brrrrrr the closer one and the second brrrrt is the sound reaching you from the plane

[@AZZslaughter1ST]

GAU-8 Avenger The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed specifically for the anti-tank role, the Avenger delivers very powerful rounds at a high rate of fire. Wikipedia Caliber: 30 mm Designer: General Electric Maximum firing range: Over 12,000 feet (3,660 m) Rate of fire: 3,900 rpm (variable) Barrel length: 90.5 in (2.30 m) Barrels: 7-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 14 grooves) Variants: GAU-12 Equalizer, GAU-13

[@CarBENbased]

Should edit it to say "That the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is typically mounted to."

[@joshuagoodman5267]

General Electric - We'll make toasters, washing machines, jet engines, Gatling guns... ...if you need to remove a stain or make it, we're for you!

[@Sun-qg5eb]

@@joshuagoodman5267 The most American company

[@mewhenthe5457]

"Sir would you like to donate your 1 dollar to charity with your ord-"

[@BlueRGuy]

My meme lol

[@catayloprince4772]

This really explains a lot. So the pilot is actually sitting on top of the BFG.

[@wdeltag]

*Doom Slayer wants to know your location*

[@meawreg]

you'd think there would be more female warthog pilots :P

[@catayloprince4772]

@@meawreg 😁 I'll pretend that I didn't get that.

[@terryboyer1342]

@@meawreg They all have a BIG SMILE when describing pulling the trigger.

[@zakura70jr]

Imagen the vibration this gun creates when the pilot is flying

[@D3aThKult]

A gun so powerful, it actually slows down the plane while firing due to recoil... amazing

[@CastleGraphics]

Incorrect...this is a commonly repeated myth. While the 30 mm rounds do have an impressive recoil, the inertia of twenty-five tons moving at 300 mph means that any effect on airspeed is negligible. It does vibrate a lot when firing, though.

[@whiskeygordon2452]

Very impressed that someone had the forsite to not drop it’s spent rounds out the bottom. Not only could the family into the intake but could inadvertently fall on friendly ground troops. Very cool system.

[@necrobynerton7384]

And apparently according to another comment, the weight change would be too drastic and do gravity shenanigans, possibly putting the plane at risk

[@JohnDoe-eh4vd]

it all comes down to these two facts- a nose heavy aircraft is difficult to fly yet a tail heavy aircraft is practically impossible to fly. third fact- designing an aircraft is all about balancing the aircraft.

[@Splugsyy]

*BRRRRRRRRRT!*

[@justit1074]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

[@dnt_alert5806]

BRRRRRRT brrr NYOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@wino0000006]

AAaaaghrr BRRRRRRRRRRRT

[@markperacullo7541]

**BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT**

[@nooneimportanttoyou5050]

Warthog is 100% the badassiest of badassiest planes that exist in today's world.

[@mercoid]

My favorite.

[@FabledGentleman]

Well at some point i agree, but overall, i have to strongly disagree. The Hercules AC-130 gunship is a lot more badass. That plane has an insane amount of firepower, it's just ridiculous.

[@FabledGentleman]

@@veritasjustus8543 oh. my bad 😂

[@DeathByLego]

@@FabledGentleman came here to say the AC-130 too! Although I’m quite fond of the AH64 Apache as well

[@JS-rv3et]

Correction badassary is the correct term

[@MikeeCZ]

Never knew the system took such a massive chunk of space in the aircraft, thank you

[@Cream_of_sum_yung_gai]

The aircraft was literally designed around the gun.

[@qwerty-td6qt]

Wow! Optimized mechanism is a kind of art!!

[@SandBoxJohn]

The basic design of mechanism is over 150 years old.

[@Jan_372]

@@SandBoxJohn imagine the guy who figured out that you can attach an electric engine to it instead of a handcrank.

[@ironbomb6753]

@@Jan_372 its driven by a hydraulic motor. And the entire unit is mechanical poetry. Pure joy to work on.

[@Halcyon554]

The spent casings get recycled back into the drum! Whoa, didn't know that honestly. Pretty cool!

[@Michael-jx9bh]

Probably cuz the troops just won't appreciate getting bombarded with the casings. Also possibly reloading the casings?

[@Nareimooncatt]

@@Michael-jx9bh According to another video that actually explained the operation, the spent casings would've been at risk of being ingested by the engines. Obviously that wouldn't make for a very good day, which is why they are returned to the drum.

[@therealbahamut]

Drills death into anything it sees, cleans up its own brass and doesn't even slow down. That's a weapons system you RESPECT.

[@singleproppilot]

As killing machines go, it has to be one of the neatest killing machines ever invented.

[@lastofthebest5102]

Slaughtering innocents for decades in the name of corporate democracy.

[@ryanlawrence8305]

@@lastofthebest5102 stfu

[@sgtmonkeypirate]

@@lastofthebest5102 ok soy boy

[@RoozyyK]

@@lastofthebest5102 Whoa until now i was sure Allah was a head of some religion... not a corporate CEO.... thanks for opening my eyes.

[@AwfulnewsFM]

Everyone knows all this is for the oil and the MIC.

[@filanfyretracker]

its amazing that the basic functional process of that gun is from the civil war. Dr Gatling was way ahead of his time with a rotary automatic weapon.

[@spaceman081447]

When Caster went on his final mission, he could have carried along at least two Gatlings. He refused them, saying that they were too heavy and would slow him down.

[@marksingleton2739]

Is there a similar video of reloading that huge drum? What an amazing mechanism.

[@Hero_Bryan]

From a simple Bow and arrow to this- thousands of rounds fired per minute minigun, Humans really are something

[@lvio_]

Specifically made to kill each other aswell

[@Michael-jx9bh]

Uhm, this is NOT a minigun. It's a rotary barrel CANNON - aka gatling cannon. A minigun is 5.56 rotary barrel gun. Just my nitpick of the day.

[@lvio_]

@@Michael-jx9bh but rotary cannons are so commonly called miniguns that idk if it matters whether its a minigun or rotary cannon

[@AwfulnewsFM]

@@lvio_ miniguns are a type of rotary barrel cannon. Calling rotary barrel cannons miniguns is like calling cars SUVs, there are cars that are not SUVs just like there are rotary barrel canons that are not miniguns. GAU-8 is not a minigun.

[@lvio_]

@@AwfulnewsFM aight

[@facenoise465]

Due to the excessive weight introduced by the GAU-8 and its ammunition to the nose of the A-10, the designers had to heavily skew the balance towards the tail to set the centre of gravity closer to the middle when loaded. However this also meant that if all the shells were expended and not kept, the weight in front would become drastically less than when it was loaded, shifting the centre of gravity further back, which is not desirable. Thus it is why the A-10 has to keep its empty 30mm cartridges so as to not shift the centre of gravity too far backwards.

[@dartmaster501]

They have to put a jack in the rear of the plane anytime they remove the gun to keep it from tipping backwards.

[@mtxdp4392]

was wondering why they didnt just let the cartridges fly out the side good comment

[@omegamon0239]

@@mtxdp4392 I mean... it's also not the best idea to have that much brass fall from those heights, plus they are recyclable and the military actually gets a decent chunk of change for returning the shells to the manufacturer, almost enough to cover the cost of buying more ammo (basically covers the cost of the shell but not the bullet and gunpowder)

[@NicPTheMeme]

Thats damn interesting!

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

@@omegamon0239 Here’s a little factoid: the military doesn’t give two rat fucks about the cost of ANYTHING! I was a 76C in the Army and we purchased shit with reckless abandon. Cost meant absolutely ZERO.

[@navret1707]

It’s amazing that the barrels can cool down enough between rounds so as not to melt.

[@hirosh7418]

"See the target over there?" "Yes" *BRRRTRRRRRT* "Not anymore"

[@williamkirklin6120]

It’s like you tried to improve a copy comment and just fail miserably

[@hirosh7418]

@@williamkirklin6120 oh Will i'm so miserable

[@williamkirklin6120]

@@hirosh7418 U gud

[@Yukikaze617]

I wonder what it looks like when they load the “drum magazine”

[@sparkplug1018]

Looks just about like the feeding. Basically bring this loading cart up next to the aircraft, hook up the feed ramps to the aircraft and the truck load of ammo and rotate the canon to feed them in.

[@Coolgamer2242-EA]

@@sparkplug1018 and how they load the loading cart?

[@grimlock1471]

@@Coolgamer2242-EA The new KP duty?

[@Coolgamer2242-EA]

@@grimlock1471 what is KP duty Sorry

[@dogeknight8550]

@@Coolgamer2242-EA i think its the cadet duty? I might be wrong tho. Didn't know shit about army ranks. Hahaha

[@mitchbarredo3990]

Amazing weapon. Thanks to the designers. Brilliant system!

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

This is my gun, there are many others like it but this one is mine. -The Plane that flys the gun probably.

[@sirraptorio6590]

You mean that; This is my plane, there are many others like it but this one is mine. -The Gun that has a plane attatched

[@ThZuao]

The ammo drum is mounted right behind the pilot, far forward of the wing mounting. Though you have to consider everything between a full and empty magazine when thinking about a plane's stability, the main reason it returns cartridges is not stability (though it helps), but preventing those empties from damaging the plane. Everything else is a bonus. I might be wrong in some particular case since so many planes use the M61 Vulcan, but planes using that gun also store the empty casings. I don't know if they reload the cartridges when the plane is fighting overseas. The logistical costs alone might make compacting the material and shipping it for recycling, or even just leaving it in a junkyard (doubt they do it with brass) far more worth it economically. And there's only so many times you can reload a cartridge. If the A-10 was carrier based, then storing the empties to go through the logistics of reloading them would cost nothing but the handing effort.

[@Stormrider-Flight]

i sorry to disappoint you but it's the weight that matters, which is the actual reason the shells are returned. Not to be used again, not to prevent damage on the plane, but to keep the center of mass where it belongs. Weight is so important that the a10 even fly with ballast in the front section when carrying no ammo in the gun.

[@michaeldevlin5101]

The navy just Thows spent ammo over the side. I'm not kidding.

[@johnjackson7449]

@@Stormrider-Flight It is NOT the weight. The gun cannot eject rounds because it doesn't have the force to do it. That is true of all Gatling guns. Reciprocating guns provided massive rearward force that can be used to the get the spent case away from the airplane. Gatling guns can't do that without some sort of mechanism to force the rounds out.

[@justlooking4771]

Polices its own brass. "Leave bodies, not your trash, gentlemen." ❤

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

Summary: Boolets go in, Boolets come out, Enemy is deleted

[@saucemaster9483]

How are you so wise in the ways of seince?

[@nil0348]

Boolets lmao

[@ME0WMERE]

@Intrax you didn’t get the tf2 reference sadge

[@Jsb053]

Yos i thoink so tue🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@plumberman4u]

BIG Boolets.

[@phased-arraych.9150]

Remarkable 3D modeling and animation work.

[@brettdman2908]

I was a weapons troop on the A-10. Imagine the gun rotating at 3900 rounds per minute. The pilot then has to wait for the spent brass to load into the drum (counter-rotating). I was in the gulf war...tough for a pilot to have the patience to wait after the gun has fired to get the brass in the drum. Gun rotating at 3900 rounds per minute, starts counter rotating, and then the pilot sees a target and squeezes the trigger again. It cant handle it and the gun jams with rounds dropping everywhere inside. When the jet arrives, you open the panels and live rounds drop out everywhere, you have to look down the #7 barrel with a flashlight and a tiny mirror to see how close the next round is from going off. You then have to rotate the gun to be able to put a safety pin in. Then expect 2-3 days to fix the gun. Now think of all these jets with pilots hopped up on adrenaline.

[@domdom7085]

凄い‼️エンプティケースもドラムマガジンに回収するんだ‼️

[@383mazda]

My father flew warthogs in the late 80's. They called the gau-8 the "lead laser." He said they'd roll onto a target 2 miles away, line the sights up and let her rip.

[@Burboss]

Which is complete BS as effective range for this gun is about 1 mile tops.

[@383mazda]

@@Burboss lol, alright Greg the keyboard warrior - weapons have two ranges: their effective range and their maximum range. A quick Google search will tell you the GAU-8 has an effective range of 4000ft, and a maximum range of over 12,000ft. But who knows, maybe you need to get a hold of someone in the Pentagon and let them know their warthog pilots are doing it all wrong 🙄

[@penttijakonen3817]

@@383mazda You literally wrote yourself that the effective range, which Greg wrote about, is considerably less than a mile. So the weapon is obviously not designed to be used on targets 2 miles away.

[@383mazda]

@@penttijakonen3817 4/5ths is considerably less that 1?? Again, the maximum range of the gun is just over 2 miles. An A-10 isn't stationary when it's shooting. If you roll onto target 2 miles away (just inside the gun's max range) flying around 300mph, you'll be very near the effective range after you've taken a few moments to line up the sights.

[@yoboikamil525]

@@383mazda destroyed him gj

[@greentrurtle4451]

That's a lot of freedom pee minute right there sir

[@4557-k6k]

案外こう言う映像の方は万人受けしそう

[@jfangm]

What's the bypass chute for? Also, it's interesting that spent cases are returned to the magazine after firing, rather than just discarded out an ejection port.

[@harrisonfitzpatrick4542]

Most combat aircraft weapon systems are this way, I work on the Apache and it’s the same concept. It’s to help prevent FOD (foreign object debris/damage) in this case the shell casings from damaging the aircraft while in flight. As for the bypass chute, that is used to eject the casings out of the loading rail system incase of a eject/feed failure. On the Apache it’s integrated into the 30 MM itself instead of the loading rail mechanism line the A-10.

[@Maktumekal_Ilzrei]

@@harrisonfitzpatrick4542 The A-10 also keeps the spent casings to help balance the aircraft's weight

[@No1sonuk]

@@harrisonfitzpatrick4542 The Apache gun is different, though. Gatlings can feed empty cases through, and there's an ejection chute anyway. The bypass chute isn't for that.

[@fatihtokmo8846]

I'm currently in the process of disassembling the entire gun housing for my company. Such a beautiful and complex weapon. I feel lucky to have it in my hands.

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

I like how she cleans up after herself, retaining all those spent casings...

[@DesertFernweh]

Have you seen the cost of Ammo these days.😉

[@SmilingDevil]

This was actually news to me, But I guess there is a technical reason: Loosing all that ballast so fast might have to do with balancing the plane while firing as well.

[@scotcoon1186]

@@SmilingDevil they have to put weights in the nose to fly with an empty drum.

[@ErickE702]

A beautiful piece of engineering!

[@aldenret]

what is the purpose of the bypass chute? is it to for some reason put live rounds into the spent rounds portion of the drum? i just can't figure it out from this animation

[@SirZero301]

that is indeed how my GAU 8 works

[@Quantum_Magnus]

Wow, I always wondered where the shells went after they were fired. Didn’t realize they just went right back into a storage box!

[@jonathanallard2128]

@NCR Veteran Ranger Big Brain move.

[@Mox3712]

They don't go back in the drum - I've been showered with casings and linkage from these things firing many times as an infantryman in the Army so I'm not sure why this video is showing things like this. Might be a recent change but I've never seen it like this. The spent casings and linkages fall to the ground.

[@jonathanallard2128]

@@Mox3712 Isn't it only the links that are ejected out?

[@Quantum_Magnus]

@@Mox3712 so then this animation isn’t 100% accurate.

[@eintyp4389]

@@Quantum_Magnus nah this gun is inside the plane and dumping them outside is pointless and will force them to remake the a-10.

[@Joséjuan-p7z]

Congratulations, excellent video. 👍✌️🙏🏆🥇👑

[@_Cleveland_]

I can finally make this at home.

[@phoephoe795]

Time to fire up the 3D printer

[@backfire357]

This is an example of a useful weapon. A useful weapon will make you say out loud "oh yes, everything in front of this will be dead."

[@Kolopsych]

Yes gun definitely has a safe end and the dead end Must say I'm surprised about the spent casings

[@ScubaShark--8964]

Oh yes-

[@MutheiM_Marz]

BGM 109 not useful then.....cuz everything that’s dead is not in front of it. it’s miles away.

[@CharlesHuse]

The recoil on the GAU-8 is so powerful that the A-10 actually sheds airspeed when the pilot pulls the trigger.

[@optie5]

It has 2 jets for a reason. The recoil of the gun is stronger than one of the jets on the back.

[@chaos2876]

No, it does not, this is a complete myth. The gun has negligible recoil on the planes airspeed.

[@stephentroyer3831]

I always assumed that those empty shells were ejected. This is amazing

[@33482]

The rain of empty cartridges of that size could cause severe injuries to anyone struck by it, including allied and civilians. It is better the shells stay in the plane.

[@dsandoval9396]

@@33482 I always assumed same as OP but it's true that stuff like that can harm people on the ground. Just yesterday I read an article how some delivery was making his stop, got out of his rig, and a tape measure fell on his head, ...killed him A tape measure.

[@Obie1844]

The aircraft NEEDS to retain the empties for weight balance in flight.

[@busteraycan]

@@Obie1844 The casing is like %10 of the weight of the cartirage. That doesn't make sense at all. Also the drum is probably at the center of mass of the plane so it really shouldn't matter. Also bomber planes exist.

[@Azerkeux]

@@busteraycan It is absolutely done to maintain weight balance as much as possible, the planes attitude does still change as the magazine is depleted just not as bad as if it dropped the casings as well

[@danapeck5382]

Great job. When you saw it outside the airframe (long-ago factory tour), the motion was so counterintuitive that it was disturbing

[@studentloans2488]

As they say, the A-10 isn't a plane with a gun strapped on to it, it's a gun with a plane strapped on to it. For reference, the gun + ammo drum you see in the video is about as long/the size of an RV... absolute unit

[@Life_42]

Congrats on new channel! Cool concept

[@shamrock7100]

0:19どろ～んて溶ける感じ、なんかいいな

[@rayanderson5797]

The GAU-8 Avenger: The gun so awesome they built a plane around it. The one thing that wasn't explained though: What's the bypass chute for, exactly? This might be a really simple answer, but I'm not overly familiar with this kind of weaponry. Is it for clearing jams or something?

[@NoTraceFound]

So, kinda long time since you asked this but nobody else has answered yet so.. When you end a firing burst, the rotation of the barrel assembly doesn't stop instantly, meaning it continues to pull a couple dozen or so shells through without firing them, these gets diverted through the bypass chute and reintroduced into the feed side, instead of going into the stack of spent casings, theoretically you could run the gun full tilt without firing any rounds and they would just circulate in the bypass chute.

[@henryneufeld7187]

@@NoTraceFound thank you for taking the time to explain. I was looking for this answer as well. Cheers!

[@victorbostitch2294]

​@@NoTraceFound was looking for an answer for this and finally found it. Thank u

[@bayashi23]

Good job 👍

[@Grom922]

америка отсталая страна, всё что американское, значит плохо

[@lightblub5993]

@@Grom922 what about burgers and McDonald

[@prollyoli]

@@Grom922 you are weird

[@Grom922]

@@prollyoli найухиди

[@BuckShot30-30]

@@Grom922 go to america, its not bad at all. Yes the politics are horrible but its actually a really nice country

[@m.faizanabdullah2453]

WOW MANY PEOPLE ON JAPAN ARE SMART !! im from malaysia...this is amazing !1

[@basedguns8218]

This is an American design

[@mambak9]

Whoever designed this killer machine deserved a medal

[@thraxironhide]

This is amazing, one of my favorite planes ever!

[@samuraicheems9504]

KZbin recommendations keeping me entertained everytime

[@alteregos8949]

Amazing how it fires so rapidly AND it recycles the shells.

[@Mox3712]

As a former infantryman, I'm not sure it does that - I've had the A10 fly and fire over me many times and we were showered with links and casings when it did. Matter of fact I still have some of those casings to this day. So I'm not sure why the video is showing it recycling unless it's some recent change...

[@No1sonuk]

@@Mox3712 The GAU-8 has always returned the cases to the drum, and has never had disintegrating link belts.

[@yelectric1893]

Do you have a discord? I love the link less feed mechanism

[@model901]

Sorry for my ignorance. This gun is used in any ground vehicle to aim enemy tanks?

[@The_M_0243]

Gonna make a homemade one, thanks for the tutorial!

[@ryanm.191]

You can’t just simplify an immensely complex weapons system to its sound Haha gun go *BRRRRRRTTTTTT*

[@samsignorelli]

Seeing the drum open....that's a whole lotta "fuck you," right there.

[@TrangleC]

Well made animation, thanks. I always wondered why drum magazines like that aren't used on ground vehicles.

[@cookiecraze1310]

1: Fucking massive 2: Fucking massive chance to detonate if hit 3: Would deafen the crew 4: The point of the gun is to kill tanks from top down. It couldn't kill a tank front on without dumping a significant amount of ammo to degrade it's armour, and even with a gun this fast firing it would take longer than it would take the tank to kill you. If you want an anti infantry/IFV/APC you may aswell just use a slower auto loaded 20mm and strap afew ATGM's to it. Gonna get the job done either way, but way less ammo waste and cost 5: Did I mention it's fucking massive?

[@TrangleC]

@@cookiecraze1310 You seem to have misunderstood me though. I didn't mean this exact drum magazine with this exact gun. I just wonder why the technological principle never is used on ground vehicles. It could be for any gun, including a small coaxial MG or something like that. The drum magazine on the C-RAM close air defense system is pretty small and still holds like 1000 rounds of 20mm ammo. So is the one that is used to feed the Vulcan cannon on the F-15 and F-16. That one only holds 500 rounds but it is roughly the size of a beer keg. It just is a relatively compact and reliable way of storing a lot of ready ammo, more reliable than simple boxes with belts inside, which often get tangled or break the belt, especially when the vehicle drives on rough ground and the belt bounces around inside the box.

[@cookiecraze1310]

@@TrangleC ah, that makes alot more sense. I do think that there are drum magazines like this mounted on cannon based AA, and maybe some IFV's have some mini drum mags (much smaller, but they store multiple of them like normal box mags). Though, for a coax MG, I don't think it would be as efficient. During WW-2 Germany did have the MG-42 and other MG's that used drum magazines, but most countries have settled on normal box magazines for anything bellow 20mm. Drum mags have a similar jostling problems to boxes, but they don't really effect it because a chain of massive 20-30mm is much harder to get tangled or break compared to 12.7mm or 7.62. An example is the infamous Thomson. Despite its main image being of mobsters shooting places up with it and it's drum magazine, it was horribly unreliable. Most of last paragraph is just a guess, based on the fact that few countries have used low caliber drum mags since WW2. It's also probably partly cost. The cost outweighs the benefit when trying to equip a drum magazine to a small diameter weapon when compared to a large one.

[@No1sonuk]

It takes a long time to reload. Ground vehicles don't need to carry 1150 round magazines because they can reload quicker. Also, belts are far more reliable when they're being bounced around than loose rounds in a chute.

[@anthonyalexande3112]

世の中の需要をよくわかっていらっしゃる。大変良いチャンネルだ

[@chrisihg2253]

I love this bird. And the animations looks amazing. Big thank you for it

[@walkerrodgers557]

If you keep making videos you'll hit a million subs in no time. Thank you for the quality, in depth look at the gun.

[@yoboikamil525]

Never knew a gun with a plane could be that engineered.

[@robertlaw4073]

And from this excellent animation schematic I know understand why the CWIS has that big drum-tank looking shaped ammunition magazine.

[@warpatato]

"It costs $400,000 to fire this weapon for 12 seconds"

[@semajbird1515]

It cost me my back and knees every day

[@polygonalfortress]

Don't worry those 12 seconds of democracy is worth the pricetag.

[@richardgraham1167]

Keep paying your taxes!

[@WildHorseProductions]

“I have yet to meet someone who can outsmart bullet.”

[@marsdeimos4301]

Money well spent.

[@bethellallal9405]

Most importantly, brrrrrrrrrt

[@robertfindley921]

I saw this gun fire at the GE test range in Burlington, Vermont back in the 80s. It's amazing the A-10 can fly with that much violence happening in it!

[@Yora21]

Apparently, it noticably slows down the air speed when firing.

[@ModsAndProjects]

Who knew, BRRRRRRRT cannons are environmentally friendly? They recycle the spent brass for reloading! lol

[@djaydeved]

also so they aint sending those hot as f' casings to the ground lol

[@samr932]

I’m pretty sure it helps with balancing the aircraft as well. If they dump all the spent rounds it becomes to front heavy

[@Nareimooncatt]

@@djaydeved more like so they aren't sending them into aircraft's own engines.

[@jetnight623]

@@Nareimooncatt would be concernable if the engines wouldnt be on the upper side. Shells would be ejected downward, so there would be a Higher risk of damaging the hull more likely than the engine

[@ponta4129]

空薬莢を回収しているのを初めて知りました。

[@陸自ヲタ]

薬莢を捨てると機体に当たったり、運が悪いとエンジンに入ってしまうからね

[@温孝長-d2j]

@@陸自ヲタ さんへ すると再利用❓️❓️ てか、此の銃弾はなんぼなの❓️

[@雉猫機械化装甲師団]

キレイな声のオネーさんの解説はないの？

[@flvffette]

30mm銃弾は一つ1万円以上するそうです 薬莢はリサイクルか再利用です @@温孝長-d2j

[@やともき]

環境にやさしい

[@Malamockq]

Making this animation is impressive enough, but how the hell do you know how this machine works in such intricate detail to even accurately make the animation?!

[@QUARTZ_SiO2]

10分も経ってないのに登録者1万人超えてるのすげえ

[@温孝長-d2j]

今日が日曜日で自粛で暇な親父が多い為❓️

[@村人です-x6g]

このチャンネルはもともとAnneチャンネルだと思います。

[@fusipuro5503]

@@村人です-x6g yes

[@牛乳せんべい-g4y]

ann channel登録しといて良かった

[@2000-n5u]

アンさんいなくなっちゃったのね

[@simonmccarthy5512]

The magic that I'm still missing is how the cartridges are stripped from the plastic tubes into the drum during reloading, how the drum feeds the cartridges into the feed track, how the empty cartridges are returned to the drum, and how the cartridges are fed into the gun at start-up and shut-down - does the gun start up with cartridges already loaded, and are cartridges still in the gun when it stops. And finally how the empty cartridges are off-loaded.