A GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon in the nose of an A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 9, 2021. The GAU-8 is a hydraulically-driven rotary autocannon capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute with a variety of ammunition types for close air support missions.

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Photo credit: © Operation 2021 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -10, 442d, fighter, force, fw, ii, integration, thunderbolt, total, wing