Why is the famous GAU-8 30mm rotary cannon in the US Air Force A-10 aircraft over 600 pounds while the GAU-22 in the F-35 stealth fighter only weighs 230 pounds but uses
![Un cañón GAU-8 Avenger 30mm en la nariz de un A-10 Thunderbolt II, asignado al ala de combate 442D, en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Whiteman, Missouri, el 9 de abril Un cañón GAU-8 Avenger 30mm en la nariz de un A-10 Thunderbolt II, asignado al ala de combate 442D, en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Whiteman, Missouri, el 9 de abril](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2gkfmgx/un-canon-gau-8-avenger-30mm-en-la-nariz-de-un-a-10-thunderbolt-ii-asignado-al-ala-de-combate-442d-en-la-base-de-la-fuerza-aerea-whiteman-missouri-el-9-de-abril-de-2021-el-gau-8-es-un-canon-automatico-giratorio-accionado-hidraulicamente-capaz-de-disparar-3900-rondas-por-minuto-con-una-variedad-de-tipos-de-municion-para-misiones-de-apoyo-aereo-cercano-2gkfmgx.jpg)
Un cañón GAU-8 Avenger 30mm en la nariz de un A-10 Thunderbolt II, asignado al ala de combate 442D, en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Whiteman, Missouri, el 9 de abril
![BRRRRTTTT!! Cool 3D animation shows how A-10 Warthog's GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon works - The Aviation Geek Club BRRRRTTTT!! Cool 3D animation shows how A-10 Warthog's GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon works - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/A-10-GAU-8.jpg)
BRRRRTTTT!! Cool 3D animation shows how A-10 Warthog's GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon works - The Aviation Geek Club
![The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. : r/MachinePorn The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is typically mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. : r/MachinePorn](https://preview.redd.it/xgkhhi7hnyo61.jpg?auto=webp&s=564d64d4fda7f01ca51041abe56fc1d52acc2459)