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The '''GAU-8A Avenger''' is the 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft.  It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.
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The '''GAU-8A Avenger''' is a seven-barrelled, 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft.  It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.
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Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems. The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used.  The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.
  
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Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems.  The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used.  The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.
 
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'''The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:'''
 
'''The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:'''
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===Film===
 
===Film===
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* ''[[Jarhead]]'' (2005)
 
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* ''[[Transformers]]'' (2007)
 
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* ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' (2009)
 
  
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===Television===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
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* ''[[Weaponology]]'' (2007)
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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|-
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| [[Courage Under Fire]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 1996
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|-
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|[[Jarhead]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2005
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|-
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| [[Transformers]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2007
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|-
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| [[Terminator Salvation]] ||  || Human resistance pilots ||  || 2009
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|-
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| [[Battle: Los Angeles]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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|-
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| [[Resident Evil: Damnation]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2012
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|-
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| ''[[Iron Sky]]'' ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2012
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|-
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| [[World War Z (film)|World War Z]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2013
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|-
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|''[[Rampage (2018)|Rampage]]''||||U.S. Air Force||mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes||2018
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|-
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|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''|||| ||Mounted on fictional aircrafts||2021
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|-
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|}
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===Anime===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Characters'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Notation'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
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| [[Najica Blitz Tactics]] || || "Mission: 008 - The Sky of the Desire Appears with the Flame by the Battle" || 2001
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|-
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|}
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===Video Games===
 
===Video Games===
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* ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]'' (2003)
 
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* ''[[World in Conflict]]'' (2007)
 
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* ''[[ArmA II]]'' (2009)
 
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* ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' (2011)
 
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* ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' (2011)
 
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* ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Red River]]'' (2011)
 
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===Anime===
 
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* ''[[Freezing]]'' (2011)
 
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Game Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Referred as'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notation'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' || || || 2001
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|-
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| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm]]'' || || || 2002
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| ''[[Rise of Nations]]'' || || Seen on the Eagle Fighter unit || 2003
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| ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || || || 2005
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| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || || || 2005
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| ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]'' || || A-10A Thunderbolt II || 2007
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| ''[[ArmA: Armed Assault]]'' || || || 2007
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| ''[[World in Conflict]]'' || || || 2007
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| ''[[ArmA II]]'' || || || 2009
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|-
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| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]]'' || || Unusable || 2010
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| ''[[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]]'' || || A-10A Thunderbolt II || 2011
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| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || || A-10C Thunderbolt II || 2011
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || || Unusable || 2011
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|-
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| ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Red River]]'' || || || 2011
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|-
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| ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'' || || || 2011
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| ''[[Battlefield 4]]'' || || A-10C Thunderbolt II || 2013
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| ''[[Insurgency Sandstorm]]'' || || || 2018
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| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || 2018
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| ''[[Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown]] || || A-10C Thunderbolt II || 2019
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)]]'' || || used by A-10C || 2019
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| ''[[Ghost Recon Breakpoint]]'' || ||Mounted on Behemoth drones in the game || 2019
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|''[[Gunner, HEAT, PC!]]'' || || seen on A-10A || 2022
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[[Category:Cannon]]

Latest revision as of 19:01, 14 October 2024

General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm
General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm

The GAU-8A Avenger is a seven-barrelled, 30mm rotary cannon mounted underneath the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft. It was developed by General Electric in the 1970s and has gained a reputation as one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannons in the world. The gun itself weighs 280 kg, but the complete weapon system including a full 1,174 round ammunition drum and feed system weighs in at 1,828 kg, and is over 6 meters in length.

Obviously Hollywood Movie armorers don't own or use the GAU-8/A Avenger cannon, as it is only ever internally mounted within A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft or within Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems. The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production or when stock footage is used. The vast majority of A-10 Thunderbolts in film are now computer generated creations as are their GAU-8/A cannons, but for informational purposes we are listing these appearances here, since that is what the gun was intended to be.

The GAU-8/A Avenger cannon has appeared in the following:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Courage Under Fire USAF pilots 1996
Jarhead USAF pilots 2005
Transformers USAF pilots 2007
Terminator Salvation Human resistance pilots 2009
Battle: Los Angeles 2011
Resident Evil: Damnation USAF pilots 2012
Iron Sky USAF pilots 2012
World War Z USAF pilots 2013
Rampage U.S. Air Force mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes 2018
Black Widow Mounted on fictional aircrafts 2021

Anime

Title Characters Notation Date
Najica Blitz Tactics "Mission: 008 - The Sky of the Desire Appears with the Flame by the Battle" 2001


Video Games

Game Title Referred as Notation Date
Operation Flashpoint 2001
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Rise of Nations Seen on the Eagle Fighter unit 2003
Battlefield 2 2005
Project Reality 2005
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation A-10A Thunderbolt II 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
World in Conflict 2007
ArmA II 2009
Medal of Honor Unusable 2010
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon A-10A Thunderbolt II 2011
Battlefield 3 A-10C Thunderbolt II 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Unusable 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River 2011
Saints Row: The Third 2011
Battlefield 4 A-10C Thunderbolt II 2013
Insurgency Sandstorm 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown A-10C Thunderbolt II 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) used by A-10C 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint Mounted on Behemoth drones in the game 2019
Gunner, HEAT, PC! seen on A-10A 2022


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