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.

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。

In June of 1971 General Electric and Philco Ford were selected to build the prototype gun, designated GAU-8. Besides development of the gun, the contract called for the development of four types of ammunition: Armor Piercing Incendiary, High Explosive Incendiary, Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive and Target Practice.

Die General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger (Rächer) ist eine amerikanische siebenläufige Gatling-Kanone im Kaliber 30 mm. Sie wurde ursprünglich für das Erdkampfflugzeug Fairchild-Republic A-10 „Thunderbolt II“ der US-Luftstreitkräfte entwickelt, kommt aber zwischenzeitlich auch im niederländischen CIWS Goalkeeper zum Einsatz.

The AN/GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gun system was specifically built to serve as a Close Air Support "Tank Buster" for the U.S. Air Force.

2014年3月14日 · GAU-8 30mm 加特林机炮没多大威力，這东西是航炮，在飞机上使用就不能使用APFSDS弹药，因为飞散的弹托可能会被吸入发动机，而且射速太快，所带弹药打不了几个短点射，真要地面车辆使用30mm 机炮还得使用一般的自动机关炮，不能用加特林炮。

2013年6月6日 · The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm, hydraulically-driven seven-barrel Gatling-type rotary cannon that is mounted on the United States Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II. It is among the...

2018年3月14日 · The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-type 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.

30mm cannon GAU-8 Avenger The GAU-8/A Avenger is more than a scaled-up M61. Such a weapon could have been designed and built but would have been unacceptably heavy. The first of many design differences is that the heavier weapon has seven barrels, instead of six.