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To: PreciousLiberty

Have they installed a gun yet?


6 posted on 04/18/2018 10:46:11 AM PDT by lurk
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To: lurk

“Have they installed a gun yet?”

The F-35A has a 25mm Gatling gun. The B&C variants can take a pod (same gun as the F-35A) if desired.


8 posted on 04/18/2018 10:55:47 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Make America Greater Than Ever!)
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To: lurk
Have they installed a gun yet?

They sure have!

https://theaviationist.com/2017/05/18/watch-this-f-35b-fires-gau-22-external-gun-pod-in-flight-for-first-time/

9 posted on 04/18/2018 10:56:13 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: lurk

The gun, if/when installed, is an afterthought joke with only 180 rounds for CAS and cannot loiter. A-10s have 1174-1350 rounds for CAS


11 posted on 04/18/2018 11:01:04 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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