How a A-10 Warthog’s “GAU-8 Avenger” Works

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  • Опубліковано 12 бер 2021
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    A 3D animation showing how a GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon system works.
    The GAU-8 Avenger mounted in the United States Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II.
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  • @elebeu
    @elebeu 3 роки тому +2076

    The engineering involved in the feeding and storage of the empty casings is just as impressive as the gun itself .

    • @serpentblade8704
      @serpentblade8704 3 роки тому +63

      it isn't as impressive as the physics surrounding the annihilation of the target to oblivion.

    • @mogaman28
      @mogaman28 3 роки тому +43

      But, why not eject the empty cases out?

    • @thomasblais3612
      @thomasblais3612 3 роки тому +164

      @@mogaman28 probably so an engine doesn't suck one up

    • @Stormrider-Flight
      @Stormrider-Flight 3 роки тому +202

      @@mogaman28 its because of the weight. Without the weight the center of gravity would shift too much. A10 even use extra ballast in the nose when flying without a loaded gun.

    • @briankrian3834
      @briankrian3834 3 роки тому +10

      It looks like it is a very simple machine yet you know it must be complex as hell!

  • @caseyalexander1705
    @caseyalexander1705 3 роки тому +3493

    Well done. I still love the fact they bolted on a ground-attack aircraft to a gun.

    • @leeteague8126
      @leeteague8126 3 роки тому +315

      That's pretty much literally how it was designed lol. Here's a big gun, now make it fly and drop bombs.

    • @alphalima7572
      @alphalima7572 3 роки тому +85

      The best close support aircraft ever built. Period.

    • @ShadeAKAhayate
      @ShadeAKAhayate 3 роки тому +24

      @@alphalima7572 Helicopters have that title.

    • @CraigTrader
      @CraigTrader 3 роки тому +193

      @@ShadeAKAhayate Helicopters don't fly -- they beat the air into submission.

    • @ShadeAKAhayate
      @ShadeAKAhayate 3 роки тому +50

      @@CraigTrader Disregard that notion, they are so ugly they are repulsed by the Earth itself.

  • @aldunlop4622
    @aldunlop4622 2 роки тому +1834

    It’s really impressive that they invented a gun that can fly.

    • @rotorgator
      @rotorgator 2 роки тому +33

      True, however, it's only as good as the person on the stick! Poor pilot, poor results.

    • @randomuser5732
      @randomuser5732 2 роки тому +20

      AC 130: aww how cute

    • @sniperstg2
      @sniperstg2 2 роки тому +17

      @@randomuser5732 meanwhile WWII planes: *sweats in twin engine carrying a 75mm*

    • @bobtheglob4805
      @bobtheglob4805 2 роки тому +2

      @A-10 boi Yeah but honestly it kinda sucks for air to air combat. it was only meant to a ground support plane and not a actual combat one.

    • @redneckhippiefreak
      @redneckhippiefreak 2 роки тому +8

      GE: "Damn, we got one hell of a Gun here boys!"
      Fairchild Air: "Yup, I wonder if we can put it in the air ."
      Northrop/Grumman "We can help with that"
      Ground based enemies; "Damn, they actually Wrapped an Airplane around a Gun?!"
      AA gun operator "Yeah, and its tuff too"
      Flight Crew "Its got no wings left Sir, What do I do?
      Flight command "Just fly it home Son"
      Public at large "What an ugly and useless platform"
      Me "You'll have to excuse me, I just came a little"

  • @silencia08
    @silencia08 2 роки тому +868

    Wow! I never knew an A-10 Warthog returns the spent shells back into the magazine drum, I always assumed a Warthog just makes it rain empty shells as it flies by.

    • @ralfidude
      @ralfidude 2 роки тому +226

      the weight change would be too drastic and shift the center of gravity far too much.

    • @MyxeQ
      @MyxeQ 2 роки тому +130

      This is what I was worried about. Cause a spent 30x173mm case dropping form a few thousand feet over an urban area could be NASTY.

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams 2 роки тому +178

      @@ralfidude Well that and could you imagine the fun of accidentally sucking those spent 30mm shells into the engines?

    • @ralfidude
      @ralfidude 2 роки тому +40

      @@SilvaDreams how exactly when the engines are place ABOVE the aircraft in a position completely out of the way

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams 2 роки тому +75

      @@ralfidude You do know they won't drop straight down at the exact speed of the jet right? They'd go essentially back and either go over or under the wing (likely hitting it too) and would be caught up in the engine wash. One of the reasons the engines are even set that high is to reduce the risk of sucking in debris from the runway, but that wouldn't save it from anything it would be spewing.

  • @teamO_X
    @teamO_X 3 роки тому +3066

    Engineers:A gun with its own plane...

    • @cme5673
      @cme5673 3 роки тому +38

      BRRRRRRRRT planes i gonna brrrt at your plane

    • @pantarkan7
      @pantarkan7 3 роки тому +46

      Pilots: a gun with a control stick...

    • @fragout9575
      @fragout9575 3 роки тому +5

      That's funny right there.. I don't care who ya are?!
      Carry On!

    • @boggie7250
      @boggie7250 3 роки тому +1

      @@cme5673 traget missed, we need another attack,

    • @shaneredgate3128
      @shaneredgate3128 3 роки тому +3

      @@boggie7250 mayday, mayday little plane came out of nowhere 🤣🤣

  • @_Matsimus_
    @_Matsimus_ 3 роки тому +5005

    Its not the video we wanted, but the video we needed.
    In BRRRRRRRT we trust.

  • @domisonline
    @domisonline Рік тому +293

    for those wondering, the magazine can hold up to 1174 rounds (although it's typically loaded with 1150)

    • @azz404607
      @azz404607 Рік тому +7

      how fast can it emptied all those rounds?

    • @jaydawg1018
      @jaydawg1018 Рік тому +24

      @@azz404607 Fast

    • @jaydawg1018
      @jaydawg1018 Рік тому +35

      @@azz404607 Around 17 seconds, if my math and wiki info is correct, wiki states fire rate is adjustable, anywhere from 2,100 to 4,200 rpm. I made a calculation at 3,900 rpm average. or 65 rounds a second

    • @jaydawg1018
      @jaydawg1018 Рік тому +15

      its limited to 1-2 second bursts though, and the exact time is 17.69 seconds, though wiki round that number to 18 I think this number is better. because you know

    • @azz404607
      @azz404607 Рік тому +8

      @@jaydawg1018 that's incredibly fast....tq for the info....

  • @Clash_CT_Rocker69
    @Clash_CT_Rocker69 2 роки тому +322

    The GAU-8 "Avenger" Gatling gun and ammo drum (which size is comparable with VW "Beatle") are totally eco-friendly system. He carries empty shell casings with him. We will not mention sub-caliber depleted uranium penetrators.

    • @Clash_CT_Rocker69
      @Clash_CT_Rocker69 2 роки тому

      @@Reiman33
      True. Depleted uranium is totally eco-friendly chemical compound. Enriched uranium, which is more affluent and spoiled bratt, like every other rich kid.

    • @ojomaze7777
      @ojomaze7777 2 роки тому +5

      @@Reiman33 please explain

    • @almicc
      @almicc 2 роки тому +3

      @@Reiman33 eco-friendly uranium sounds like an oxymoron lmao

    • @farolanramadhani7218
      @farolanramadhani7218 2 роки тому +14

      @@almicc Well, it is eco friendly
      ...for the Uranium.

    • @dr.jamesolack8504
      @dr.jamesolack8504 2 роки тому

      @@Reiman33
      If you live on the sun!

  • @LoliLoveJuice
    @LoliLoveJuice 3 роки тому +1404

    as you can see, the plane just disintegrated without its gun.

    • @DiaraAmaheza
      @DiaraAmaheza 3 роки тому +26

      its made out of ice

    • @dam78
      @dam78 3 роки тому +3

      im about to say that too

    • @DiaraAmaheza
      @DiaraAmaheza 3 роки тому +4

      @@dam78 to late man

    • @recheat8264
      @recheat8264 3 роки тому +2

      @@dam78 aye man your my favourite plane crazy yter!

    • @dam78
      @dam78 3 роки тому +1

      @@recheat8264 wow you really found the source

  • @Nerthos
    @Nerthos 3 роки тому +909

    I love how at the start of the video the heat of the gun melts the plane, yet the gun remains airborne through sheer anger

    • @faisaljama-ani9554
      @faisaljama-ani9554 2 роки тому +1

      Cdaqqriiu

    • @bladewolf7109
      @bladewolf7109 2 роки тому +27

      *angry brrrrrrt noises*

    • @yoboikamil525
      @yoboikamil525 2 роки тому +1

      lmfao

    • @evgeniya9465
      @evgeniya9465 2 роки тому

      Did you want NATO expansion to the borders of Ukraine with the Russian Federation? Get a cheek from Putin))

    • @Nerthos
      @Nerthos 2 роки тому +2

      @@evgeniya9465 what the hell are you talking about man

  • @JD-wn3cc
    @JD-wn3cc 2 роки тому +52

    Thanks for putting this together. Sometimes it's too easy to get caught up in the content, when it's something the viewer is interested in, and not to appreciate the effort that's gone into it. Many thanks for your work.

  • @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159
    @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159 2 роки тому +3

    Ever since the invention of the GAU8 I've been head over heels in love with it she is one sweet baby girl!!! And when she talks any and all arguments are over!!!! That's what I like most of all about her no arguments!!!! All 7 barrels of (I don't care)!!!!!!!

  • @ryantherainwing9248
    @ryantherainwing9248 3 роки тому +409

    “How it works
    Step 1: you push a button
    Step 2: you listen to the brrrt
    Step 3: you watch everything die”

    • @reidvanderwerff4515
      @reidvanderwerff4515 3 роки тому +13

      Step 4: you blast something CCR and simultaneously scream “NOT TODAYYYYYY ISISSSSSS”

    • @ferry6700
      @ferry6700 3 роки тому +21

      On the ground
      1. Seeing everything destroyed
      2. Hearing brrrrrt

    • @HerrGoofball
      @HerrGoofball 3 роки тому +2

      October 6 2021, The Thunderbolt Incident

    • @beanman6684
      @beanman6684 3 роки тому +5

      @@ferry6700 Being happy you were not the target

    • @murilovsilva
      @murilovsilva 3 роки тому +9

      And don't forget: if you hear the BRRRRRRT, it means you were not the target.

  • @anubratachakraborty1370
    @anubratachakraborty1370 3 роки тому +321

    It would be best if you add the firing scene of the Real A10 Warthog at the end.

    • @Nightmare17022000
      @Nightmare17022000 3 роки тому +5

      exactly my thought

    • @colinanderson5961
      @colinanderson5961 3 роки тому +4

      Good thinking.

    • @Rogueflier
      @Rogueflier 3 роки тому +8

      BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!!
      You’re welcome..🤗

    • @sr.bewusstsein5947
      @sr.bewusstsein5947 3 роки тому +2

      I like the song in the end though, very catchy

    • @castor2000
      @castor2000 3 роки тому +2

      i was about to type that

  • @navret1707
    @navret1707 2 роки тому +1

    It’s amazing that the barrels can cool down enough between rounds so as not to melt.

  • @hoovysimulator2518
    @hoovysimulator2518 Рік тому +3

    Everyone is hearing Mississippi queen

  • @FlumenSanctiViti
    @FlumenSanctiViti 3 роки тому +212

    It's amazing how they've managed to put a plane around that cannon!

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 3 роки тому

      if they did that with an engine, then cannon was no issue either

    • @FerociousMoOoO
      @FerociousMoOoO 3 роки тому +1

      @@GewelReal The cannon was a huge issue, they basically had to re-engineer the entire airframe to mount it. It's kind of the reason why the air force never rally took to them, they are not multi role craft, they do one thing and one thing only. Provide close air support. It's the reason why the core and army love them, if you need close air support you can't do better than an A-10. It's always a going to be a very bad day for the guys on the other side if there's an A-10 providing close air support.

    • @Krahazik
      @Krahazik 3 роки тому +1

      @@FerociousMoOoO And why the Air Force has tried to replace it with multi-role aircraft, but nothing they considered could really do the job effectively enough to replace the A-10.

    • @secondlayer7898
      @secondlayer7898 2 роки тому +1

      @@Krahazik most CAS missions in the USAF are performed by multirole aircraft like F-16s and F-15s, the only advantages of A-10s is that they are cheaper to operate and the psychological effect caused by it's low speed, flight altitude and the distinctive BRRT

    • @user-st3jc9ss8u
      @user-st3jc9ss8u 2 роки тому

      @@FerociousMoOoO 13680й цен шх хфа лжэ См и то
      1 24 5 78 0йц кг нг Дж хйц кг шх хф по ол Дж эЧ см ть,.

  • @fuckinuhhhhh
    @fuckinuhhhhh 2 роки тому +456

    The guy who has to reload these magazine drums must have insane patience

    • @ATIHpss64HM
      @ATIHpss64HM 2 роки тому +72

      It's most likely a machine actually.
      But if it is a guy, wow.

    • @truereaper4572
      @truereaper4572 2 роки тому +332

      @@ATIHpss64HM Yeah they have a machine do it, it's called a 'Private'.

    • @ATIHpss64HM
      @ATIHpss64HM 2 роки тому +17

      @@truereaper4572 interesting

    • @ninetailedfoxcommander3627
      @ninetailedfoxcommander3627 2 роки тому +17

      @@truereaper4572 fascinating

    • @txerrible1386
      @txerrible1386 2 роки тому +31

      @@ninetailedfoxcommander3627 a private is a low rank military person so i think they’re saying that they get a low rank person to reload it

  • @MikeeCZ
    @MikeeCZ 2 роки тому +5

    Never knew the system took such a massive chunk of space in the aircraft, thank you

    • @user-sk5ll9zw7c
      @user-sk5ll9zw7c Місяць тому

      The aircraft was literally designed around the gun.

  • @Eddie-vf4vx
    @Eddie-vf4vx 8 місяців тому +1

    I love the A-10 it’s a life saver it should never be taken out of service.

  • @alimasdinfonda9122
    @alimasdinfonda9122 3 роки тому +944

    A-10 🇺🇸: BRRRRRRTTTTTTTT..........
    Su-25 🇷🇺: BRRRRRLLLYYYYYAAAAATTTT.....

  • @alexwang007
    @alexwang007 3 роки тому +325

    Fun fact: the cannon fires when the round reaches the 9̶ 7 o'clock position, and that's why the cannon is shifted to the left (viewing from the front). This aligns the "recoil" force with the plane.
    (Thanks for the correction!)

    • @kellywu4061
      @kellywu4061 3 роки тому +90

      You meant that the plane is shifted to the right of the gun

    • @simonhouel1984
      @simonhouel1984 3 роки тому +22

      ''Robert, I like the gun stuff and all ... but where am I supposed to put the nose wheel ?
      - Eeeehm ... If I tilt the gun that way there you have the room for whatever fancy stuff you want''

    • @Anubisbyitself
      @Anubisbyitself 3 роки тому +7

      It turns out the plane was built over a gun?)

    • @simonhouel1984
      @simonhouel1984 3 роки тому +53

      @@Anubisbyitself
      They built the gun.
      The guys then went out to have a drink.
      Someone said, drunk, that they should put wing on it.
      They laught.
      Then they stopped, stared at each other for a minute.
      They slammed their glasses on the table and rushed back to their office ...
      The rest is history.

    • @semajbird1515
      @semajbird1515 3 роки тому +10

      7 o’clock position actually..

  • @HalfLifeExpert1
    @HalfLifeExpert1 Рік тому +5

    Wow! I didn't realize it actually collects and stores the shell casings, that's pretty damned cool!

  • @whiskeygordon2452
    @whiskeygordon2452 2 роки тому +3

    Very impressed that someone had the forsite to not drop it’s spent rounds out the bottom. Not only could the family into the intake but could inadvertently fall on friendly ground troops. Very cool system.

    • @necrobynerton7384
      @necrobynerton7384 Рік тому

      And apparently according to another comment, the weight change would be too drastic and do gravity shenanigans, possibly putting the plane at risk

    • @JohnDoe-eh4vd
      @JohnDoe-eh4vd Рік тому

      it all comes down to these two facts- a nose heavy aircraft is difficult to fly yet a tail heavy aircraft is practically impossible to fly.
      third fact- designing an aircraft is all about balancing the aircraft.

  • @secretmoderator
    @secretmoderator 2 роки тому +81

    Ah yes, the GAU-8
    The only gun powerful enough to have its very own plane

    • @TIMOTHYEET69420
      @TIMOTHYEET69420 Рік тому

      Ah yes, the 75mm cannon
      The only other gun to have its very own plane

    • @togeluga_the_cat
      @togeluga_the_cat Місяць тому

      ah yes, my favorite weapon from my favorite washing machine company

  • @d00tslayer34
    @d00tslayer34 3 роки тому +419

    *BRRRRRRRRRT!*

    • @justit1074
      @justit1074 3 роки тому +1

      brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

    • @dnt_alert5806
      @dnt_alert5806 3 роки тому

      BRRRRRRT brrr NYOOOOOOOOOOOM

    • @wino0000006
      @wino0000006 3 роки тому +1

      AAaaaghrr BRRRRRRRRRRRT

    • @markperacullo7541
      @markperacullo7541 3 роки тому

      **BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT**

  • @justlooking4771
    @justlooking4771 Місяць тому +2

    Polices its own brass. "Leave bodies, not your trash, gentlemen." ❤

  • @lanceschaerer6875
    @lanceschaerer6875 9 місяців тому +1

    That is an insane amount of small moving parts and small machine bolts and roller bearings! Like an insane amount and that's just the gun and drum. There's an aircraft bolted to that beast of a gun !!

  • @GabbieTheFox
    @GabbieTheFox 3 роки тому +84

    Fun fact: The GAU-8 generates more recoil force than one of the A-10's engines. The GAU-8 is so powerful that the A-10 needs 3 separate safety systems in place to safely fire the gun.
    First, due to the sheer amount of recoil generated, the weapon is electronically limited to firing in bursts. If this safety system wasn't in place, firing the weapon full-auto could potentially cause the aircraft to stall, even at full throttle.
    Secondly, a scoop with a built-in vacuum system is placed under the weapon to collect the exhaust gasses from the gun while in use. This is because when the weapon was being field tested, the engines would ingest the weapon's exhaust gasses and flame-out due to being starved of oxygen. The scoop reduces this to a more manageable level.
    And lastly, as a extra measure on the engines, the engines are wired into the GAU-8's fire control electronics. So when it's firing, the engines automatically spool up to full throttle and the engine starters go into "Continuous Ignition" mode where they will be constantly firing off. That way if the engines flame-out due to ingesting the exhaust gasses from the weapon, as soon as the weapon stops firing, the engines will immediately relight.

    • @kawi4nia599
      @kawi4nia599 2 роки тому +11

      I did the math and the a10 would run out of ammo before stalling

    • @GabbieTheFox
      @GabbieTheFox 2 роки тому +5

      @@kawi4nia599 Fair enough. But it still pretty dang surprising that it's even within the realm of possibility.

    • @alexisruhl2916
      @alexisruhl2916 2 роки тому +9

      So you are saying that, if i have bigger magazine drum, can i use gun as a propulsion method ?

    • @GabbieTheFox
      @GabbieTheFox 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexisruhl2916 In theory, yes... If the gun was pointed backwards.

    • @davegreenlaw5654
      @davegreenlaw5654 2 роки тому +7

      When I first heard about this, the joke was "Yes, the plane can slow down...by firing full-auto."

  • @catayloprince4772
    @catayloprince4772 3 роки тому +204

    This really explains a lot. So the pilot is actually sitting on top of the BFG.

    • @wdeltag
      @wdeltag 3 роки тому +14

      *Doom Slayer wants to know your location*

    • @meawreg
      @meawreg 3 роки тому +5

      you'd think there would be more female warthog pilots :P

    • @catayloprince4772
      @catayloprince4772 3 роки тому +14

      @@meawreg 😁 I'll pretend that I didn't get that.

    • @terryboyer1342
      @terryboyer1342 3 роки тому +4

      @@meawreg They all have a BIG SMILE when describing pulling the trigger.

    • @zakura70jr
      @zakura70jr 2 роки тому +4

      Imagen the vibration this gun creates when the pilot is flying

  • @SMac86
    @SMac86 2 роки тому

    Awesome. Thanks for this animation. So cool that is saves the casings- nothing wasted!

  • @fatihtokmo8846
    @fatihtokmo8846 Рік тому

    I'm currently in the process of disassembling the entire gun housing for my company. Such a beautiful and complex weapon. I feel lucky to have it in my hands.

  • @Military_Archive
    @Military_Archive 3 роки тому +457

    Nicely done👌

  • @murilovsilva
    @murilovsilva 3 роки тому +44

    The amount of engineering that goes into making a machine go BRRRRRT is just astounding.

  • @mitchbarredo3990
    @mitchbarredo3990 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing weapon. Thanks to the designers. Brilliant system!

  • @andydrews9691
    @andydrews9691 Рік тому +3

    “the bell doesnt dismiss yo-“

  • @Mark-kq8eo
    @Mark-kq8eo 3 роки тому +109

    Legends says: "if you hear the BRRRRRRRT, you were not the target... yet..."

    • @snomhunter404
      @snomhunter404 3 роки тому +2

      How about you try it

    • @rickschuman2926
      @rickschuman2926 3 роки тому

      I was told, if you can see the plane, it is already too late for you.

    • @IRONHEAD12701
      @IRONHEAD12701 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣

    • @arym1108
      @arym1108 3 роки тому

      Isnt the first brrrrrr the closer one and the second brrrrt is the sound reaching you from the plane

  • @qwerty-td6qt
    @qwerty-td6qt 3 роки тому +66

    Wow! Optimized mechanism is a kind of art!!

    • @SandBoxJohn
      @SandBoxJohn 3 роки тому +5

      The basic design of mechanism is over 150 years old.

    • @Jan_372
      @Jan_372 3 роки тому +5

      @@SandBoxJohn imagine the guy who figured out that you can attach an electric engine to it instead of a handcrank.

    • @ironbomb6753
      @ironbomb6753 3 роки тому +1

      @@Jan_372 its driven by a hydraulic motor. And the entire unit is mechanical poetry. Pure joy to work on.

  • @baddudecornpop7328
    @baddudecornpop7328 2 роки тому

    Everything working in concert. Pretty beautiful.

  • @blazingbl2gamingop794
    @blazingbl2gamingop794 2 роки тому

    This is so satisfying. I could watch a loop of the for hours.

  • @therocinante3443
    @therocinante3443 3 роки тому +25

    "Build me a gun.. Now figure out an aircraft for it."
    Beautiful/horrific cas machine.

  • @MilitaryUpdate
    @MilitaryUpdate 3 роки тому +318

    Legend GAU-8 evenger : powerful weapons

  • @mewhenthe5457
    @mewhenthe5457 Рік тому +5

    "Sir would you like to donate your 1 dollar to charity with your ord-"

  • @MrGriff305
    @MrGriff305 Рік тому +4

    Seems like its been safe and consistent for the pilot 🤞 I'm surprised that those huge bullets detonate so close to the pilot. They must really feel it.

  • @hirosh7418
    @hirosh7418 3 роки тому +64

    "See the target over there?"
    "Yes"
    *BRRRTRRRRRT*
    "Not anymore"

    • @williamkirklin6120
      @williamkirklin6120 3 роки тому +2

      It’s like you tried to improve a copy comment and just fail miserably

    • @hirosh7418
      @hirosh7418 3 роки тому +1

      @@williamkirklin6120 oh Will i'm so miserable

    • @williamkirklin6120
      @williamkirklin6120 3 роки тому

      @@hirosh7418 U gud

  • @singleproppilot
    @singleproppilot 3 роки тому +151

    As killing machines go, it has to be one of the neatest killing machines ever invented.

    • @lastofthebest5102
      @lastofthebest5102 3 роки тому +10

      Slaughtering innocents for decades in the name of corporate democracy.

    • @ryanlawrence8305
      @ryanlawrence8305 3 роки тому +8

      @@lastofthebest5102 stfu

    • @sgtmonkeypirate
      @sgtmonkeypirate 3 роки тому +6

      @@lastofthebest5102 ok soy boy

    • @RoozyyK
      @RoozyyK 3 роки тому

      @@lastofthebest5102 Whoa until now i was sure Allah was a head of some religion... not a corporate CEO.... thanks for opening my eyes.

    • @ayushsharma8804
      @ayushsharma8804 3 роки тому +1

      Everyone knows all this is for the oil and the MIC.

  • @pickinthatbanjo
    @pickinthatbanjo Рік тому

    Fired it enough times and it never failed, can't complain

  • @chrisihg2253
    @chrisihg2253 7 місяців тому

    I love this bird. And the animations looks amazing. Big thank you for it

  • @comcastjohn
    @comcastjohn 3 роки тому +21

    I fell in love with her when she was born. I was stationed in Schwabish Gmund Germany in ‘85 with the 56th Field Artillery Command Pershing (nukes). We played war games and during the games there were A10’s that would fly around trying to find us. They would fly really low and slow. They are so beautiful and sound awesome. She is my favorite military aircraft of all time.

    • @PPNStudio
      @PPNStudio 2 роки тому +2

      Same deal, 81st FA here. The A10's would fly just above the treetops.. an awesome sight.

    • @NicPTheMeme
      @NicPTheMeme 2 роки тому

      I love the 'eeeeeeeeEEEEEEEE_EEEEEEEEEEEEE_EEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeee' as they fly overhead. The A10 is my favorite plane (with the B17 WW2 bomber a very close 2nd)

  • @SanctuaryReintegrate
    @SanctuaryReintegrate 2 роки тому +91

    Summary: Boolets go in, Boolets come out, Enemy is deleted

    • @saucemaster9483
      @saucemaster9483 2 роки тому +1

      How are you so wise in the ways of seince?

    • @nil0348
      @nil0348 2 роки тому +1

      Boolets lmao

    • @ME0WMERE
      @ME0WMERE 2 роки тому

      @Intrax you didn’t get the tf2 reference sadge

    • @Jsb053
      @Jsb053 2 роки тому

      Yos i thoink so tue🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @plumberman4u
      @plumberman4u 2 роки тому

      BIG Boolets.

  • @CharlesHuse
    @CharlesHuse 2 роки тому +3

    The recoil on the GAU-8 is so powerful that the A-10 actually sheds airspeed when the pilot pulls the trigger.

    • @optie5
      @optie5 2 роки тому

      It has 2 jets for a reason. The recoil of the gun is stronger than one of the jets on the back.

    • @chaos2876
      @chaos2876 2 роки тому

      No, it does not, this is a complete myth. The gun has negligible recoil on the planes airspeed.

  • @elfiero50
    @elfiero50 2 роки тому +2

    When I was still working, ;(for a huge defense contractor) I was required to a run a large screw machine that produced the d.u. Projectile for the gau 8 round. I had to wear the radio active badge and everything. I was the only guy that could make sure it produced good parts for an entire shift

  • @Yukikaze617
    @Yukikaze617 3 роки тому +70

    I wonder what it looks like when they load the “drum magazine”

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 3 роки тому +20

      Looks just about like the feeding. Basically bring this loading cart up next to the aircraft, hook up the feed ramps to the aircraft and the truck load of ammo and rotate the canon to feed them in.

    • @juanito5350
      @juanito5350 3 роки тому +10

      @@sparkplug1018 and how they load the loading cart?

    • @grimlock1471
      @grimlock1471 3 роки тому +2

      @@juanito5350 The new KP duty?

    • @juanito5350
      @juanito5350 3 роки тому +1

      @@grimlock1471 what is KP duty
      Sorry

    • @dogeknight8550
      @dogeknight8550 3 роки тому

      @@juanito5350 i think its the cadet duty?
      I might be wrong tho. Didn't know shit about army ranks. Hahaha

  • @workinalday4351
    @workinalday4351 3 роки тому +5

    I like how the gun doesn't throw the empty casings all over the place but instead just efficiently directs them back on to the spool. One long conveyor belt, live rounds in, empty casings back. Take the entire spool off and load a new one when done. Very nice.

  • @greatleader4841
    @greatleader4841 Рік тому

    Pretty amazing that instead of just dropping the spent shells they made a system that returns them.

  • @renham6505
    @renham6505 Рік тому +2

    "no! please! don't steal my bike! i-"
    1:11

  • @SirZero301
    @SirZero301 3 роки тому +11

    that is indeed how my GAU 8 works

  • @D3aThKult
    @D3aThKult 3 роки тому +6

    A gun so powerful, it actually slows down the plane while firing due to recoil... amazing

    • @CastleGraphics
      @CastleGraphics 3 роки тому +1

      Incorrect...this is a commonly repeated myth. While the 30 mm rounds do have an impressive recoil, the inertia of twenty-five tons moving at 300 mph means that any effect on airspeed is negligible. It does vibrate a lot when firing, though.

  • @microwavedbananapeels
    @microwavedbananapeels 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video! Perfect for my GAU 8 lore

  • @therealbahamut
    @therealbahamut 2 роки тому

    Drills death into anything it sees, cleans up its own brass and doesn't even slow down.
    That's a weapons system you RESPECT.

  • @phased-arraych.9150
    @phased-arraych.9150 3 роки тому +12

    Remarkable 3D modeling and animation work.

  • @nooneimportanttoyou5050
    @nooneimportanttoyou5050 3 роки тому +73

    Warthog is 100% the badassiest of badassiest planes that exist in today's world.

    • @mercoid
      @mercoid 3 роки тому

      My favorite.

    • @FabledGentleman
      @FabledGentleman 3 роки тому +5

      Well at some point i agree, but overall, i have to strongly disagree. The Hercules AC-130 gunship is a lot more badass. That plane has an insane amount of firepower, it's just ridiculous.

    • @FabledGentleman
      @FabledGentleman 3 роки тому +2

      @@veritasjustus8543 oh. my bad 😂

    • @DeathByLego
      @DeathByLego 3 роки тому +2

      @@FabledGentleman came here to say the AC-130 too!
      Although I’m quite fond of the AH64 Apache as well

    • @JS-rv3et
      @JS-rv3et 3 роки тому +2

      Correction badassary is the correct term

  • @sibelle1061
    @sibelle1061 8 місяців тому

    WOw! Amazing 3D images!

  • @walkerrodgers557
    @walkerrodgers557 3 роки тому +4

    If you keep making videos you'll hit a million subs in no time. Thank you for the quality, in depth look at the gun.

  • @ErickE702
    @ErickE702 2 роки тому +11

    A beautiful piece of engineering!

  • @studentloans2488
    @studentloans2488 6 місяців тому +1

    As they say, the A-10 isn't a plane with a gun strapped on to it, it's a gun with a plane strapped on to it.
    For reference, the gun + ammo drum you see in the video is about as long/the size of an RV... absolute unit

  • @adamscease4126
    @adamscease4126 2 роки тому

    All the dramatic music and quick cuts between graphics were well done but I wanted to see a little more of the interworking of the cannon.

  • @Halcyon554
    @Halcyon554 3 роки тому +18

    The spent casings get recycled back into the drum! Whoa, didn't know that honestly. Pretty cool!

    • @Michael-jx9bh
      @Michael-jx9bh 3 роки тому +1

      Probably cuz the troops just won't appreciate getting bombarded with the casings. Also possibly reloading the casings?

    • @Nareimooncatt
      @Nareimooncatt 3 роки тому +3

      @@Michael-jx9bh According to another video that actually explained the operation, the spent casings would've been at risk of being ingested by the engines. Obviously that wouldn't make for a very good day, which is why they are returned to the drum.

    • @ZaHandle
      @ZaHandle 2 роки тому

      They’re pretty expensive so better reuse them

  • @AZZslaughter1ST
    @AZZslaughter1ST 3 роки тому +30

    GAU-8 Avenger
    The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed specifically for the anti-tank role, the Avenger delivers very powerful rounds at a high rate of fire. Wikipedia
    Caliber: 30 mm
    Designer: General Electric
    Maximum firing range: Over 12,000 feet (3,660 m)
    Rate of fire: 3,900 rpm (variable)
    Barrel length: 90.5 in (2.30 m)
    Barrels: 7-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 14 grooves)
    Variants: GAU-12 Equalizer, GAU-13

    • @CarBENbased
      @CarBENbased Рік тому +1

      Should edit it to say "That the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is typically mounted to."

    • @joshuagoodman5267
      @joshuagoodman5267 Рік тому +3

      General Electric - We'll make toasters, washing machines, jet engines, Gatling guns...
      ...if you need to remove a stain or make it, we're for you!

    • @Sun-qg5eb
      @Sun-qg5eb Рік тому +2

      @@joshuagoodman5267 The most American company

  • @robertfindley921
    @robertfindley921 2 роки тому

    I saw this gun fire at the GE test range in Burlington, Vermont back in the 80s. It's amazing the A-10 can fly with that much violence happening in it!

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 2 роки тому

      Apparently, it noticably slows down the air speed when firing.

  • @Name16547
    @Name16547 Рік тому

    Finally, someone who’s actually useful.

  • @facenoise465
    @facenoise465 3 роки тому +20

    Due to the excessive weight introduced by the GAU-8 and its ammunition to the nose of the A-10, the designers had to heavily skew the balance towards the tail to set the centre of gravity closer to the middle when loaded. However this also meant that if all the shells were expended and not kept, the weight in front would become drastically less than when it was loaded, shifting the centre of gravity further back, which is not desirable. Thus it is why the A-10 has to keep its empty 30mm cartridges so as to not shift the centre of gravity too far backwards.

    • @dartmaster501
      @dartmaster501 2 роки тому +3

      They have to put a jack in the rear of the plane anytime they remove the gun to keep it from tipping backwards.

    • @mtxdp4392
      @mtxdp4392 2 роки тому +6

      was wondering why they didnt just let the cartridges fly out the side good comment

    • @omegamon0239
      @omegamon0239 2 роки тому +3

      @@mtxdp4392 I mean... it's also not the best idea to have that much brass fall from those heights, plus they are recyclable and the military actually gets a decent chunk of change for returning the shells to the manufacturer, almost enough to cover the cost of buying more ammo (basically covers the cost of the shell but not the bullet and gunpowder)

    • @NicPTheMeme
      @NicPTheMeme 2 роки тому +1

      Thats damn interesting!

    • @dr.jamesolack8504
      @dr.jamesolack8504 2 роки тому

      @@omegamon0239
      Here’s a little factoid: the military doesn’t give two rat fucks about the cost of ANYTHING! I was a 76C in the Army and we purchased shit with reckless abandon. Cost meant absolutely ZERO.

  • @TheJanvicgwaps
    @TheJanvicgwaps 3 роки тому +50

    This is my gun, there are many others like it but this one is mine.
    -The Plane that flys the gun probably.

    • @sirraptorio6590
      @sirraptorio6590 3 роки тому +3

      You mean that; This is my plane, there are many others like it but this one is mine. -The Gun that has a plane attatched

  • @mambak9
    @mambak9 Рік тому

    Whoever designed this killer machine deserved a medal

  • @terryfowler6090
    @terryfowler6090 4 місяці тому

    I love the way they built the plane around the gun.

  • @_Cleveland_
    @_Cleveland_ 3 роки тому +15

    I can finally make this at home.

    • @phoephoe795
      @phoephoe795 3 роки тому

      Time to fire up the 3D printer

  • @harmlesscreationsofthegree1248
    @harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 3 роки тому +13

    I like how she cleans up after herself, retaining all those spent casings...

    • @DesertFernweh
      @DesertFernweh 3 роки тому +1

      Have you seen the cost of Ammo these days.😉

    • @SmilingDevil
      @SmilingDevil 3 роки тому +1

      This was actually news to me, But I guess there is a technical reason: Loosing all that ballast so fast might have to do with balancing the plane while firing as well.

    • @scotcoon1186
      @scotcoon1186 3 роки тому +1

      @@SmilingDevil they have to put weights in the nose to fly with an empty drum.

  • @Malamockq
    @Malamockq 2 роки тому +2

    Making this animation is impressive enough, but how the hell do you know how this machine works in such intricate detail to even accurately make the animation?!

  • @Big_daddy-db1hy
    @Big_daddy-db1hy Рік тому

    Crazy how fast it actually shoots

  • @Life_42
    @Life_42 3 роки тому +7

    Congrats on new channel! Cool concept

  • @filanfyretracker
    @filanfyretracker 3 роки тому +9

    its amazing that the basic functional process of that gun is from the civil war. Dr Gatling was way ahead of his time with a rotary automatic weapon.

    • @spaceman081447
      @spaceman081447 2 роки тому +1

      When Caster went on his final mission, he could have carried along at least two Gatlings. He refused them, saying that they were too heavy and would slow him down.

  • @yoboikamil525
    @yoboikamil525 2 роки тому +4

    Never knew a gun with a plane could be that engineered.

  • @Fenrirspike
    @Fenrirspike Рік тому

    That was super cool to see!

  • @Naw662
    @Naw662 3 роки тому +26

    From a simple Bow and arrow to this- thousands of rounds fired per minute minigun, Humans really are something

    • @lvio_
      @lvio_ 3 роки тому +2

      Specifically made to kill each other aswell

    • @Michael-jx9bh
      @Michael-jx9bh 3 роки тому +1

      Uhm, this is NOT a minigun. It's a rotary barrel CANNON - aka gatling cannon. A minigun is 5.56 rotary barrel gun. Just my nitpick of the day.

    • @lvio_
      @lvio_ 3 роки тому

      @@Michael-jx9bh but rotary cannons are so commonly called miniguns that idk if it matters whether its a minigun or rotary cannon

    • @ayushsharma8804
      @ayushsharma8804 3 роки тому

      @@lvio_ miniguns are a type of rotary barrel cannon.
      Calling rotary barrel cannons miniguns is like calling cars SUVs, there are cars that are not SUVs just like there are rotary barrel canons that are not miniguns.
      GAU-8 is not a minigun.

    • @lvio_
      @lvio_ 3 роки тому

      @@ayushsharma8804 aight

  • @bethellallal9405
    @bethellallal9405 3 роки тому +69

    Most importantly, brrrrrrrrrt

  • @alexsa122
    @alexsa122 2 роки тому

    It’s like a trailer of a thriller movie, I can wait to see it in the theaters

  • @marksingleton2739
    @marksingleton2739 24 дні тому +1

    Is there a similar video of reloading that huge drum? What an amazing mechanism.

  • @user-sb4du4qn5d
    @user-sb4du4qn5d 3 роки тому +9

    案外こう言う映像の方は万人受けしそう

  • @stephentroyer3831
    @stephentroyer3831 3 роки тому +34

    I always assumed that those empty shells were ejected. This is amazing

    • @33482
      @33482 3 роки тому +9

      The rain of empty cartridges of that size could cause severe injuries to anyone struck by it, including allied and civilians. It is better the shells stay in the plane.

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 3 роки тому +3

      @@33482 I always assumed same as OP but it's true that stuff like that can harm people on the ground.
      Just yesterday I read an article how some delivery was making his stop, got out of his rig, and a tape measure fell on his head, ...killed him
      A tape measure.

    • @Obie1844
      @Obie1844 3 роки тому +8

      The aircraft NEEDS to retain the empties for weight balance in flight.

    • @busteraycan
      @busteraycan 3 роки тому +10

      @@Obie1844 The casing is like %10 of the weight of the cartirage. That doesn't make sense at all.
      Also the drum is probably at the center of mass of the plane so it really shouldn't matter.
      Also bomber planes exist.

    • @Azerkeux
      @Azerkeux 3 роки тому +2

      @@busteraycan It is absolutely done to maintain weight balance as much as possible, the planes attitude does still change as the magazine is depleted just not as bad as if it dropped the casings as well

  • @breakerbreaker4990
    @breakerbreaker4990 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot for this comprehensive video ! 🤙

  • @inkmime
    @inkmime Рік тому

    I like how the A-10 just melts off of the gun when showing the GAU-8 in isolation

  • @thraxironhide
    @thraxironhide 3 роки тому +4

    This is amazing, one of my favorite planes ever!

  • @danapeck5382
    @danapeck5382 3 роки тому +4

    Great job. When you saw it outside the airframe (long-ago factory tour), the motion was so counterintuitive that it was disturbing

  • @Finnishnat-conservativedot7126

    I love how rest of plane just *melts* as something completely unimportant

  • @knobsdialsandbuttons
    @knobsdialsandbuttons 2 роки тому

    Superb animation ! 👍

  • @samuraicheems9504
    @samuraicheems9504 3 роки тому +4

    UA-cam recommendations keeping me entertained everytime

  • @paulofelipebbraga9634
    @paulofelipebbraga9634 3 роки тому +3

    Such a magnificent engineering art!

  • @brettdman2908
    @brettdman2908 Рік тому +2

    I was a weapons troop on the A-10. Imagine the gun rotating at 3900 rounds per minute. The pilot then has to wait for the spent brass to load into the drum (counter-rotating). I was in the gulf war...tough for a pilot to have the patience to wait after the gun has fired to get the brass in the drum. Gun rotating at 3900 rounds per minute, starts counter rotating, and then the pilot sees a target and squeezes the trigger again. It cant handle it and the gun jams with rounds dropping everywhere inside. When the jet arrives, you open the panels and live rounds drop out everywhere, you have to look down the #7 barrel with a flashlight and a tiny mirror to see how close the next round is from going off. You then have to rotate the gun to be able to put a safety pin in. Then expect 2-3 days to fix the gun. Now think of all these jets with pilots hopped up on adrenaline.

  • @acb9896
    @acb9896 2 роки тому +1

    That's the most freedom I've ever seen.

  • @shamrock7100
    @shamrock7100 3 роки тому +72

    0:19どろ~んて溶ける感じ、なんかいいな