November 16th 08, 07:31 AM
posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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USAF Pilot Critiques Red Flag Action
On Nov 8, 1:00*am, wrote:
On Nov 7, 7:26*pm, WaltBJ wrote:
SNIP I know there's a podded gun in the works for JSF, but
that will use up space/weight that could be used for
other things (podded guns are generally less space-
efficient than built-in ones).
SUU23 on the F4D/E worked pretty good. 1100 rounds and you could do a
world of hurt with it.
Walt BJ
According to:
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0163.shtml
and
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...datp.com/Produ....
The gun on the JSF will be a 4-barreled version of the GAU-12/U
called the GAU-22/A. *In it's podded form, it will be carried on a
dedicated centerline pylon between the aft portion of the weapons
bays.
I wonder what effect that will have on the aircraft's ability to drop
weapons from the bays?
No one?
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