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To: G Larry

From what little I know, which is indeed little, these are not A-10 30 mm rounds that are fired off a hundred or so in a burst. Absolutely, 200K rounds would not seem to be very many if they’re being fired off 150-300 at a whack. These are more like Bushmaster rounds as fired from a Bradley, fired maybe 2 per second. You can see the gun firing in the video at the link.

Why either one would be considered “inaccurate and unreliable” I have no clue. I wouldn’t want to be at the pointy end of either one, thank you.


10 posted on 10/17/2017 7:33:14 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Both are 30mmx173mm cartridges, so they’d work in either gun.


15 posted on 10/17/2017 7:57:43 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Not the A-10 round, for sure.

(As a point of order, FYI. . .the A-10 GAU-8 has seven barrels, and when fired that can be 10-rounds per barrel per second, and that is 70 rounds in a second. . . .we don’t hold the trigger for more than a second because the heat generated by the A-10 30MM rounds melts/warps the barrels.)


18 posted on 10/17/2017 8:27:33 AM PDT by Hulka
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