A-10's new advanced payload announced

[Sputty]

http://www.ehowa.com/pic_f/newa10gun1.jpg

[Lonehunter]

:rofl: If they hold a couple grenades they could be used as light bombs.

[Febnon]

how did you get that picture where is it from:confused:

[Warborn]

*edit*

Nevermind.

[Hamma]

elite

[Squeeky]

The A-10's nose mounted machine gun produces more thrust than the engines......if the gun had enough ammo it could slow itself to a dead stop.

This has been a Quickfact of the day

[Led]

Yeah, if the weapon itself did not turn to slag first :p

[Sputty]

Originally posted by Squeeky
The A-10's nose mounted machine gun produces more thrust than the engines......if the gun had enough ammo it could slow itself to a dead stop.

This has been a Quickfact of the day
That's like the 1000th time you've said that. More like quickfact of the year :p

[slytiger]

Originally posted by Sputty
That's like the 1000th time you've said that. More like quickfact of the year :p

But the fact is so true.

[Derfud]

Here is a better quick fact:

Did you know the A-10's Avenger cannon can fire 3900 rounds per minute? It's longer than a small car!

[Sputty]

Originally posted by Derfud
Here is a better quick fact:

Did you know the A-10's Avenger cannon can fire 3900 rounds per minute? It's longer than a small car!
So am I

[Doobz]

oh, jesus, Sputty, no flaunting your penis

[slytiger]

And did u know that when they were designing the A-10 they built the aircraft around the gun and putthe engines above and behind the main wing to protect if from enemy fire. And the whole cockpit is a armored tub and the gun is placed alittle to the right to counter the torque.

[Peacemaker]

Lol sputty if ur gonna use the fact that I gave you please for the love of god get it right. The a10 HAS enough ammo to stop the plane in mid air. But the plane has biult in bust limits. The plane has a max speed of 420mph and it has two GE TF34-GE-100 Turbofans mounted high and speparated to protect them from ground fire and missles and cannon shells damaging BOTH engines. Dual control lines prevent the A10 from loosing all control surfaces. The engines produce aprox. 9 050 lbs of thrust each, this means that the cannon produces over 18,100 lbs of recoil. Like sky tiger said the GAU-30 30mm avenger cannon is mounted ofset to the centerline of the plane slightlky to the right from a forward veiw to counter the torque produced by the spining barrel and ammo being fed into the gun. The titanium bath tub surrounding the cockpit and main avionics is designed to take slugs up to and including 25mm (highest size employed by enemy armies for light AA duty). The entire plane is jsut one big redundancy..... Ok im done.

PS thats all from memory :D I love planes.

[Sputty]

Originally posted by Peacemaker
Lol sputty if ur gonna use the fact that I gave you please for the love of god get it right.
I've never used any of your facts you ignorant fool

[Squeeky]

My cannon is longer than an inch but shorter than 2 inches :brow:

[slytiger]

Originally posted by Squeeky
My cannon is longer than an inch but shorter than 2 inches :brow:

Way too much info there squeeks.:eek:

[Mtx]

Originally posted by Doobz
oh, jesus, Sputty, no flaunting your penis

Doobz, you dont' give another guy penis props. That's faggotry.. unless you've actually seen it. In which case you could all tell us about your big gay penis adventures with Sputty.

:lol:

[Lonehunter]

:rofl:

The Adventures of Sputty and Doobz: Penisville

[Doobz]

Originally posted by Mtx
Doobz, you dont' give another guy penis props. That's faggotry.. unless you've actually seen it. In which case you could all tell us about your big gay penis adventures with Sputty.

:lol:

No, no, i was not giving him penis props, i'm telling him to keep it back, sheesh

[Kaltagesta]

couldnt see it under all the cat furr anyway

[BUGGER�GHO�T]

Originally posted by Squeeky
My cannon is longer than an inch but shorter than 2 inches :brow: steroids=very small cannon.

you need viagra!

[Corrosion]

Lets all face it, the A10 can tear us up. Even this one:rolleyes: :

http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/a111111110.jpg


EDIT: fixed pic

[Jaged]

http://www.viewzone.com/twoflight.final.jpg

So you are saying that that small (compared to the engines) gun on the front has a greater recoil than the thrust of those large (compared to the gun) twin turbines on the back? How is that possible?

[Mtx]

Wouldn't it be fun to shoot down an A10 with a stinger?


A bad guy A10 ofcourse.

[Led]

That small gun fires rounds the size of milk bottles!

[slytiger]

And the gun is way bigger then those two turbines combined.

[Sputty]

Originally posted by Mtx
Wouldn't it be fun to shoot down an A10 with a stinger?


A bad guy A10 ofcourse.
In BF: desert combat that happens all the time. Stingers have made medium to low altitude flight almost impossible

[slytiger]

Originally posted by Sputty
In BF: desert combat that happens all the time. Stingers have made medium to low altitude flight almost impossible

Yea, i had to reevaluate my tactics with the fighters and bombers. But all u have to do is not come in straight and it will be too hard for teh stinger to hit u directly on for a one hit kill.

[Jaged]

Originally posted by slytiger
And the gun is way bigger then those two turbines combined.
Not acording to the pic I posted. Is the gun in that pic the same one you are talking about?

[Smaug]

I'm not entirely sure but I believe that the gun is recessed into the nose. So you only see a small portion of it.

[Mtx]

That is correct.

I mean.. indeed it does. I conquer. For Ier.. or whatever/

[Doobz]

concur

[Smaug]

Lol you mean for Auir MTX? Starcraft rules.