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[[File:Hires GAU8.jpg|thumb|400px|right|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
 
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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.
  
 
'''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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| [[Battle: Los Angeles]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
 
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| [[Resident Evil: Damnation]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2012
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| ''[[Iron Sky]]'' ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2012
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| [[World War Z (film)|World War Z]] ||  || USAF pilots ||  || 2013
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|''[[Rampage (2018)|Rampage]]''||||U.S. Air Force||mounted on A-10 Thunderbolt II planes||2018
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|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''|||| ||Mounted on fictional aircrafts||2021
 
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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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===Video Games===
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| [[Enemy Engaged: Apache/Havoc]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 1998
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| [[Operation Flashpoint]] ||  ||  ||  || 2001
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| [[Armored Fist 3]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 1999
 
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| [[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]] ||  ||  ||  || 2001
 
 
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| [[Operation Flashpoint]] ||  ||  ||  || 2001
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| [[Conflict: Desert Storm]] ||  ||  ||  || 2002
 
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| [[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]] ||  ||  || || 2004
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| [[Rise of Nations]] ||  ||  || Seen on the Eagle Fighter unit || 2003
 
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| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  ||  ||  || 2005
 
| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  ||  ||  || 2005
 
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| [[Project Reality]] ||  ||  ||  || 2005
 
| [[Project Reality]] ||  ||  ||  || 2005
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| [[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]] ||  ||  ||  || 2006
 
 
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| [[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]] ||  ||  ||  || 2007
 
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| [[ArmA II]] ||  ||  ||  || 2009
 
| [[ArmA II]] ||  ||  ||  || 2009
 
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| [[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]] ||  ||  || Unusable || 2010
 
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| [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
 
| [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
 
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| [[Battlefield 3]] ||  ||  || Playable in multiplayer only || 2011
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| [[Battlefield 3]] ||  ||  || Usable in multiplayer only || 2011
 
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| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 2011
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| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]] ||  ||  || Unusable || 2011
 
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| [[Operation Flashpoint: Red River]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
 
| [[Operation Flashpoint: Red River]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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| [[Saints Row: The Third]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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| [[Battlefield 4]] ||  ||  ||  || 2013
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| ''[[Insurgency Sandstorm]]'' || || || || 2018
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| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)]] ||  ||  ||  || 2019
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| [[Ghost Recon Breakpoint]] ||  ||  ||Mounted on Behemoth drones in the game. || 2019
 
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Revision as of 17:22, 28 November 2022

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 Mods 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 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
World in Conflict 2007
ArmA II 2009
Medal of Honor Unusable 2010
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 2011
Battlefield 3 Usable in multiplayer only 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Unusable 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River 2011
Saints Row: The Third 2011
Battlefield 4 2013
Insurgency Sandstorm 2018
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint Mounted on Behemoth drones in the game. 2019


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