The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed to destroy a wide variety of ground targets, the Avenger delivers 30mm rounds at a high rate of fire.

GAU-8/A复仇者 机炮 是由通用电器制造的30毫米口径 加特林 式机炮，主要装备在 美国空军 A-10 雷霆二式攻击机上。 该机炮是 美国军队 所使用过的最大，最重，以及威力最强的武器之一。 GAU-8专为反坦克而设计，以极高的 射速 发射高威力炮弹。 GAU-8最初是为A-10雷霆二式攻击机定型的A-X（Attack Experimental，进攻实验）计划的平行项目。 该机炮的性能要求于1970年公布，具体方案由通用电力和飞歌福特两者竞争设计。 A-X计划的两架原型机YA-10和诺斯洛普YA …

通用电气公司的GAU-8/A Avenger（复仇者）机炮是一种30mm口径、7管的加特林原理机炮，该炮用于美国空军的A-10“雷电”攻击机，主要以极高的射速发射穿甲弹，是攻击坦克顶部装甲的利器。

The GAU-8/A 30mm Gatlin gun iis installed on the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and the Navy’s Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon System. The GAU-8/A provides a reliable, high-rate-of-fire, combat-proven weapon for close air support and shipboard defense missions.

GAU-8/A復仇者機砲（GAU-8/A Avenger）是由通用電器製造的七管30公釐口徑格林式 機砲，主要裝備在美國空軍 A-10雷霆二式攻擊機上。 該機砲是 美國 軍隊所使用過的最大、最重，以及威力最強的武器之一，以極高的射速發射高威力砲彈。

The 30mm x 173 GAU-8/A ammunition has combat-proven performance against all targets, including tanks, armored and light vehicles. PGU-13/B – High Explosive Incendiary (HEI): Provides fragmentation and incendiary effects for use against personnel, trucks, ammunition storage, and many other targets.

DAYTON, Ohio -- GAU-8/A Avenger on display in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) On Nov. 16, 1970, the Air Force issued a request for proposal for a 30mm rapid fire cannon to use in the A-X Close Air Support aircraft.

Similar to the earlier M61 20mm Vulcan design, the Avenger uses seven barrels to achieve a rate of fire of 3,900 rounds per minute. The Avenger fires a mix of 30mm electrically primed PGU-13/B...

Goalkeeper is an extremely accurate weapon system for close-in defense of ships from high-speed missile and aircraft threats. The system defeats incoming threats with the 4,200 shot-per-minute GAU-8/A Gatling gun, which fires lethal 30mm Missile-Piercing Discarding Sabot …

The GAU-8 Avenger has been used in two iconic weapon systems. The best known is the A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) ground attack aircraft. The GAU-8/A is the largest type of autocannon ever fitted to an aircraft. The recoil exceeds the thrust of the two engines on the A-10, reducing the airspeed while firing the gun.