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The most prominent feature of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the 30-millimeter GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-gun cannon. Designed before the aircraft that carries it, this weapon is capable of firing 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks. Both the A-10 and GAU-8 entered service in 1977 and the gun represents 16 percent of the aircraft's weight. The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., has 24 A-10s assigned to its 303rd Fighter Squadron. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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