"Sorja" wrote in message
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http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0163.shtml

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It looks like either 180 or 182 rounds for the CTOL variant and either 220
or
225 rounds for the gunpod for the CV and STOVL variants. 4,000 shots per
minute is 66 rounds per second which gives the CTOL variant 3 shots with
the
gun and the CV and STOVL variants 4 shots with the gun. I'm no expert,
but to
me, it seems like a kinda low ammo supply for a close air support
aircraft.
Anyone agree? Disagree? Since the program is still in early stages, is
it
possible the ammo load would be increased?


Admittedly, you are no expert. Neither am I, but the question I have is:

How often is the gun used to strafe ground targets in the first place? If
the gun isn't used much, there isn't much point to wasting the space/weight,
is there?