Its strong airframe can survive direct hits from armor-piercing and high-explosive projectiles up to 23 mm. The fuselage of the aircraft is actually built around the gun, with the nose wheel offset to the right so that the gun's firing barrel, at the 9 o'clock position, is aligned on the aircraft'’s centerline. The gun is so precise that it can place 80% of its shots within a 40-foot circle from 4,000 feet while in flight. One of the most powerful aircraft cannon ever flown, it fires large depleted uranium armor-piercing shells at a rate of 3,900 rounds per minute. The attention grabbing primary weapon of the Hog is its 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun. The A-10 is more commonly known by its nickname, "Warthog" or simply "Hog". The A-10's official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of World War II, a fighter that was particularly effective at close air support. Air Force aircraft designed exclusively for close air support. That is the motto of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force to provide close air support of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles and other ground targets. To properly set the mood for reading this review, I encourage you to watch the short video below of the real A-10 doing what it does best! JPower 64mm fans with JPower 3950Kv brushless outrunners
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