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Whitestreak · 12-04-2011, 04:21 PM

Some comparisons for folks between the three main aircraft weapons that the US has used since the beginning of WWII:

The 0.50" bullet is about 13.6cm long. The projectile, about 12.7mm in diameter, is about 3.9cm long. The base, about 2cm in diameter, takes up the rest of the overall length.

The 20mm cannon shell is about 16.8cm long. The 20mm diameter projectile is about 6cm long. The base is about 2.8cm in diameter.

The 30mm GAU-8 round is about 28.5cm long. The 30mm projectile is about 11cm long. The base is about 4.2cm in diameter.

I'm using "about" because I basing the measurements on the rounds I have here, which I use as part of my duties at the Aerospace Museum of California. We have a Gulf War veteran A-10 there, btb.

12-04-2011, 04:21 PM	#9
Whitestreak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Elk Grove, CA	Re: A-10 attack aircraft stats Some comparisons for folks between the three main aircraft weapons that the US has used since the beginning of WWII: The 0.50" bullet is about 13.6cm long. The projectile, about 12.7mm in diameter, is about 3.9cm long. The base, about 2cm in diameter, takes up the rest of the overall length. The 20mm cannon shell is about 16.8cm long. The 20mm diameter projectile is about 6cm long. The base is about 2.8cm in diameter. The 30mm GAU-8 round is about 28.5cm long. The 30mm projectile is about 11cm long. The base is about 4.2cm in diameter. I'm using "about" because I basing the measurements on the rounds I have here, which I use as part of my duties at the Aerospace Museum of California. We have a Gulf War veteran A-10 there, btb.