A-10 Firing Its 30mm Gatling Gun

[Mitodreamer]

Bring the rain

[TheDrizzitCetra]

"Bout to get dead sir"

[307OLDS]

The Zipper!!!!

[foxkill6]

That is actually the sound of dead tanks!!!! The a10 eats them hole 1st sound, and then lets a big burp after!! 2nd sound!!!

[CA1CWilliams]

if you go to the range at a base,do they give you hearing protection?

[test4echo99]

@CA1CWilliams This is a range outside of a base. They don't give you hearing protection so it's always nice to take some with you. I'm sure they would give you some if you asked for it, but I like to experience the true effect.

[titanium84]

the second and third sounds is the actual gun fireing sound

[pepemandarria]

is the same than a lighting strike....u see first u heard later...all depend front distance

[pepemandarria]

ALL U ARE WRONG...THIS IS THE SAME THAT A LIGHTING....firs u see the impact(and heard the sound of impact...them u heard the sound off the fire...and them the sonic boom)....remember the lighting strike...same experimenth

[killkillm101]

Most powerful gattling gun out there.

[livingforJC]

John Travolta's Next purchase!

[666STAGEofRAGE666]

i call this plane badass-bear because of this roar :)

[ShrOo0ms]

you hear the bullets first. Then the gun.

[94rainbowx33]

0:05  !!

[andy5551]

MrTibo1988 is right, you can see a stream of smoke from the gun firing a second time as he comes from behind the tower. The sonic crack travels at the speed of sound as thats what it is so carck and gun noise would reach you at the same time.

[raiderqwe]

gatling gun? freaking vulcan cannon of death.

[Fandalg]

I love the deep buzz of those massive guns going off. Must be SCARY to hear going off over your head, even if the Warthog isn't aiming anywhere near you.

[lundholm4]

I just love the sound it makes!it's so beast...wish Swedish Airforce had em..

[fall3ng3ar]

Gotta love the sound of that baby's engine as it flies by..

[PKJohansson444]

I want one ._.

:D

[BDSIII]

Is this at Poinsett Range over by Shaw?

[test4echo99]

@BDSIII Yes, it is. Although now only F-16's shoot there and the A-10's have gone to Georgia I believe.

[qtight]

i can't stop listening to this sound, i really love the warthog!

[watawatan0w]

@qtight for sure, i keep looking for new vids where they shoot that gun, best ever:D

[ph8lmachinima]

@qtight The middle sound, in the open desert, and over longer bursts, sounds like what I imagine a dragon would. The roar alone shakes your guts and shatters morale.

[MrTibo1988]

i think he fires twice. the first sound is the first burst hitting the target. the second sound is the gun firing the first burst. and if you listen the third sound is infact two sounds, first a small second burst hitting the ground then the gun again. he fires the second burst as he emerges from behind the tower. argument over. lol

[LANewell2]

@MrTibo1988 The video starts after he has fired already. A gatlin gun wether it's the 20mm or the 30mm has 2 distinct sounds when firing.  You only hear 3 in the video which indicates we're not hearing all of the first firing.

[omgusernametak3n]

u gotta love that roar

[trickybloke]

great sound< would look even better blowing its nose over some taliban scum. Eat some 30mm !!!

[swalex100]

YEA real man stuff!!!!!

[AL52Dragon]

That buzz the Gau-8 makes when it fires is like a chainsaw from hell.

[trickybloke]

sounds awsome,

[baronvonmonstertruck]

Lead breathing dragon

[DJM442]

@baronvonmonstertruck if i'm not mistaken it breathes depleted uranium rounds. but regardless the GAU8-30mm gets the job done!

[otis311]

Middlefingersayshi is correct , 100%. there were two bursts fired.

[VMFA115Starloric]

He's wrong.

[Picster007]

either way...by the time you here it..your already dead

[MediaNexus]

Right. Let's set this straight.

First sound is the sonic boom as it passes you, due to the projectile's high rate of speed. The second sound is from the projectiles actually impacting the ground. The third sound comes from the GAU-8 Avenger gun mounted to the A-10 itself.

[fearofspoons]

I clearly see now why they are called warthogs, cos you hear a hellish grunt of a demon pig just before your limbs get torn up by the massive bullets.

[jimkendzior12]

1st is the sound of the bullets going supersonic. 2nd is the gun noise. so hoadmaback i agree with u.

[calisaetia]

You'd be dead before you even heard the A10 fire.

[calisaetia]

The rounds are travelling faster than the speed of sound so the first noise are the rounds impacting against the target, the following sounds after that, zipper/velcro/bear roar sound, are the actual sounds from the cannon when they fired. so technically the sounds are out of order if you think about it.

[edstar83]

its raining lead

[666redler]

Makes me come out in goose pimples.

awesome plane. My favourite.

[spinfrak]

Whatever the science..it's an awesome sound to hear...Shame I can only hear it on you-tube.

[ratodoesgato]

niiiice

[magicjoey69]

it does not fire HE rounds, its a 30mm round and it will punch through armor through the sheer power of it, but it's NOT a HE round

[jonesy97]

That's gotta be damn fun for a pilot. Air 2 air guns with another aircraft might be great, but THIS has got to be a serious rush!

[silkee1228]

The 3rd and incorrectly labeled sound is a SECOND shot from the A-10. The impact noise and muzzle noise are nearly in sync due to the aircraft's close proximity to the target AND camera.

[silkee1228]

You're almost right, hoadmaback. The first sound is that of the initial rounds hitting their target. The Warthog fires around 50 rounds/second for the 1st second (warm-up for the gun barrel), then 70 rounds/second thereafter. What you initially hear in nearly all A-10 strafing videos is the sound of 150+ depleted uranium rounds finding their target. The shorter, lower burst noise that follows is the muzzle sound from the A-10, since it travels far more slowly than the supersonic rounds.

[sh4rpeXtreme]

it sounds great =)

[corvettesolos]

should anybody (lie) and say that gun isn't scary?? Well... put it this way; the rounds that gun fires are the size of the one-liter coke bottle ur drinking from. RUN

[taans1]

Marine: Hey zoomie, in foxholes there are no atheist. A-10 Pilot Major "tuff guy" Badass: I know because up there I am God...

[MrSICCMADE1]

punish the deserving

[gmanflyairforce3]

what a delay from the bullets passing and their actual impact..

[bertyUK]

ahahah! Before everyone gets excited about the 3 sounds; I knew my theory was correct.

THERE IS A 4TH SOUND MISSING FROM THE END OF THE VIDEO. THE PLANE FIRES TWICE.

You can either think about this or watch a similar video here on youtube.

Yup.

[bertyUK]

Think about it.

The bang of the gun travels at 330 m/s meaning there should only be 2 sounds as the target is further away. In fact I think there's a 4th noise missing from this video at the end.

[TheMast3rBF2]

thats how a A-10 tells you not to mess with him :)

[palegrey]

During my childhood in germany those beasts trained giving russian tanks a warm welcome. Remember the sounds well from a nearby range. It is only now that I learn what the different sounds are ...

[hoadmaback]

I'm telling you all 1st is the sonic crack of the burst passing you - 2nd is the noise of the planes cannon discharging (gun going bang reaching you at only the speed of sound)

3rd is the sound of rounds hitting the target/ground. They are HE rounds so they make a noise no matter what they hit, - AND listen to the wavering note of the last sound (the first two are uniform) Thats because of the angle the rounds meet target/ground - Its callled 'The beaten zone'

[Agnostica86]

it's true. They fly and fire these things at the training ground I'm stationed at. It's just a close set of loud buzzing/ripping noises....

[7in7in7in]

Sorry but there are definatley 2 bursts.......the first sound you hear is the rounds hitting the target area from the first burst - the second sound is the gun from the first burst...........the thing that confuses everyone is the thiird sound & that's the second burst & target strike together due to the aircraft being parallel with the camera - listen to the third sound & you will hear both the cannon & the rounds hiiting home.....(ex-26 sqn RAF Reg't Rapier) ;-)

[Ch1n4tw]

all in all i agree but the DU ammunition is not HE in the traditional way... only thing that goes up into flames is the uranium dust as the projectile penetrates hard material (make a sound as they hit something for sure but not because of carried explosives)

[StRyKeR1987]

oh yeah that makes perfect sense....

speed of sound: 300 m/s

bulletvelocity: 700 - 900 m/s

--> which means u dont know shit... its impossible to hear the gunsound before the impact....watch that other video of the A10 in iraq....the target gets its ass handed to it and turns in to swiss cheese... and 2 seconds later u hear the barrelsound....go play battlefield again

[Eurotrash4367]

@hoadmaback,

You are correct about everything except the rounds are not HEI, they are TP. We never fire HEI in training because it is too expensive and can catch the range on fire.

[teringhey]

i say he shoot's twice ;)

i can tell i live near a range

[dilliot2k]

damn

[FLYJB]

Correct on all accounts

[gundamg3000]

@hoadmaback

Actually the third sound is the gun firing again

The plane was too close to the camera for there to be any sound delay

If you listen closely u can hear the crackle and the fart noise together

[anuthutantrum]

@hoadmaback you got that order messed up. its actually 2 rounds of fire, you just dont hear the 1st pass by as the video is cut

[xXning3nXx]

@hoadmaback You're right dude. Its the doppler effect from the plane coming towards you. The pitch shift is caused by the plane passing and moving farther from the camera stretching the sound waves out. The shells are travelling faster than sound and pass you before the sound wave of the cannons firing reaches you. Thats why you hear the shells cracking through the air before the burst.

[sneekysniper482]

i soooooooo badly wish i could fly one of those!

[parallax7d]

1st sound - bullets hitting (closest thing to camera)

2nd sound - first discharge (long delay due to distance)

3rd sound - both ( the second burst is much closer to the camera)

This is why they call it the silent killer - bullets hit the target before you hear the discharge. The bullets move much faster then the speed of sound, so when they hit - you hear their impact before the sonic boom reaches you.

[MiddleFingerSaysHi]

Bullets don't have a unique sound when they break the sound barrier because that's what makes the noise when a gun fires... All weapons fire supersonic rounds... Anything faster than 340 meters per second will break the sound barrier. Pistols fire bullets faster than that. There's only 2 sounds when you hear an A-10: Bullets hitting then the gunshot burst. The third sound in this video is both sounds at once because the person is only 300 yards from the range, probably not even that far.

[drsta84]

there are subsonic weapons out there, subsonic rounds, and silencers/suppressors that will slow the bullet down to subsonic speed so it wont have the "crack" sound.

[SouthUKGuy]

Don't want to nitpick but there are actually a few guns out there designed to fire non supersonic projectiles.

[NZAlexAlex]

"Bullets don't have a unique sound when they break the sound barrier "

Anyone's who's worked on a rifle range will tell you different. When you're putting up targets down range you hear a sharp 'crack' as the round flies over head. It's the same sound you hear when someone uses a bullwhip - that of an object breaking the sound barrier.

[hoadmaback]

Trust me on this, - Read my comments farther down the page.

Three different sounds. You know that sound when a high velocity round passes by your head, like someone cracking a whip? Ok maybe you haven't yet had the opportunity, - But those first sounds are definitely rounds passing.

[hoadmaback]

A grossly inaccurate statement to say the least.

Check out my previous comments, - Also, I own a Glock model 25 - It fires .380 ACP. These rounds are sub sonic (900 feet PS) The vast majority of hand guns fire ammo with MV of less than 1000 feet PS - Sub-sonic.

I'm afraid "all weapons fire supersonic rounds' is a totally inaccurate statement.

Don't take offense - I'm just giving you some knowledge here.

[hoadmaback]

Dude what an incredibly un-knowledgeable statement, - read my previous comments on this.

For starters, the Glock (G-25) I carry fires sub sonic .380ACP rounds (900 feet per second)

All weapons do not fire supersonic rounds.

[allamericandude15]

It's actually both. The powder in the gun causes a bang, and the bullets breaking the sound barrier make a pop. But they're usually heard close together.

Also, quick correction: not all weapons are supersonic. Pistols only really fire around 600 mph, slower than sound.

[hoadmaback]

Hoplessly incorrect on every count.

Read my previous comments.

Also; one of the pislols I own is a Glock 25, it uses .380ACP ammo, - Subsonic.

The majority of hand guns fire subsonic rounds. (plus of 1000 feet ps is faster than sound)

Cant believe somebody gave you a thumbs-up for talking BS. (sorry to be so blunt)

[Stover36]

Yeah but what makes the GAU-8 cool is that the bullets are 30*173mm. Also, the bullets REMAIN supersonic until impact.

[VMFA115Starloric]

no, there are such thing as subsonic rounds :|

[SheepJumpFish]

Your right but you can get subsonic bullets

[HappyHappyHarold]

Hoadmaback is right. And bullets DO have a specific sound when the break the sound barrier. and very few pistols break the sound barrier. A 22 rifle for instance, has a very audible crack vs a 22 pistol which has none. Yet they both have the sound of escaping pressure. The initial cracks you hear in the opening of the video are the sonic booms...the ripping (fart) noise you hear several seconds later is actual sound of the gun.

[zman6033]

so true my air riffle depending on the ammo will have a loud crack when fired with HV ammo compared to the heavy rounds that have more of a pop sound

[wizzlestick111]

not all bullets are supersonic. thats why they have what are called subsonic rounds. and most pistols DONT have supersonic rounds

[ppitm]

That's not true. If you are being shot at, you will hear a sharp crack and then the explosion in the barrel a second later. You only hear it if the bullet passes you. The bullet's sonic boom as it passes outraces the muzzle blast. And plenty of weapons fire subsonic rounds.

[Grubilman]

There are two bursts that it's firing. :P You can tell, because durring the second burst, the A-10 is close enough, so that the sound gets to the camera, just about the same time the rounds hit down range. (you can confirm this by seeing a smoke trail from the GAU-8 at 0:06, just after it passes the tower)

:D

[powderkid]

gotta love that SOUND

[shotfirer1972]

death from above

[Don113]

Judgement from the Heavens

[pottersrevenge]

My instructor during Tech school almost permanently lost his hearing from being next to an A-10 when it discharged a jam inside a hangar. The back pressure is enough to stop your heart almost.

[zman6033]

the recoil from the gun could stop the plane in mid flight if it had enough ammo

[adamjaw123]

this is my favorite fighter plane of all time, i love that deep roar after the 30mm cannon is fired!

[cambruda]

not a fighter...its an attack aircraft FYI =)

[phonix032]

cough its a attack plane , a-10s are for ground work not dogfighting

[BTuna1]

Hate to tell you, the A10 isnt a fighter plane. Keep guessing though.

[Vash1980]

Not trying to flame ya man but its designated as an attack plane not a fighter :)

A-10 meaning Attack-10

if it was a fighter it would be

F-10 meaning Fighter-10.

And im with ya man this is a beast of a planed it can dish it out and even take a direct hit from tank and still fly.

[theRainmaker18]

you're dead before you hear the sound

[Za7a7aZ]

Yeah..as if somebody just switched off the light.

[emperorgrant]

or blew you legs to shreds instantaneously leaving your torso with a few seconds to say "WTF" before you die.

And people still fight the USA LOL

[marsruben]

@theRainmaker18 True :O 3600 Shots a minute!

[spiceyvideo]

first sound: Bullets breaking sound barrier.

Second sound: the accual bang of the guns.

Third: impact.

[kyoboykill]

wrong.. sound barrier > impact > bang of guns. how can u hear the bang of guns first if your bullet is traveling faster than the sound?

[flyer56]

if the thrid noise was the impact then explain how bullets go slower thatn the plane. your first and second points are the same thing. bullets leave the gun barrel faster than the speed of sound. ie a sniper can kill you before you hear the shot.

[scuds03]

Wrong its two bursts of fire. You can tell by looking at the two tagret areas that got hit

[Stover36]

True, a Glock can kill a person with an accurate shot but the GAU-8 can destroy a tank with only 1 bullet

[AnonymousCthulhu]

It can, but the chance of it happening if only one bullet was fired is very unlikely. That's why the A-10's gun fires multiple rounds, to increase the probability of a hit on the reserve ammo compartment, gas tanks, etc.

[bf2lover42]

bullshit, thats an urban legend

to destroy it with only one bullet, you would need to be lucky enough to make the bullet hit the ammo, so that the rounds would explode inside the tank

the destruction would be caused by the tank's ammo, the bullet only triggered the detonation

[CharcoalSSS]

You're delusional.

[hoadmaback]

I'm telling you all 1st is the sonic crack of the burst passing you - 2nd is the noise of the planes cannon discharging (gun going bang reaching you at only the speed of sound)

3rd is the sound of rounds hitting the target/ground. They are HE rounds so they make a noise no matter what they hit, - AND listen to the wavering note of the last sound (the first two are uniform) Thats because of the angle the rounds meet target/ground - Its callled 'The beaten zone'

[hoadmaback]

Do you all notice that the last sound has a wavering effect? - Thats because the sound of rounds hitting an area of ground do not have the uniform sound of their discharge from the weapon - cause the rounds are landing on the target at an angle - not a flat 90 degree target.

Its called 'the beaten zone' google it or something...

[eroby371]

the vibrating sound of the gun takes longer than the sound of the bullet's impacting the ground, which is why you hear the explosions before you hear the gunshots themselves

[hoadmaback]

All of you, Check my previous posts,

I know the sound of an A-10 when it fires a 30mm burst when its about a hundred feet directly above your head.

And I'm telling you all here, from my personal experience of being a lot closer to 'fast air' than the camera-man, that what you are hearing is... 1,the sonic crack(boom) of the rounds passing - 2,the muzzle discharge of the planes cannon (Noise of the gun going bang) - 3, the rounds hitting target. (HE rounds)

Trust me on this.

[thomasward00]

Death from above

[Ragekii3]

try and fly 1000kph and shoot down another plane lol

[bertyUK]

you'd hear bang from the gun exploding + bang from sonic boom + vibration from bullet impact - what i'm saying is the first 2 are combined. I think the deeper sound is the impact, bullets hitting the ground would not make a the cracking sound - it sounds way too close. The vibration has some echo and sounds distant which convinces me but i'm not certain so save the offensive comments. I may be wrong.

[bertyUK]

This is interesting. The plabe actually fires twice here. Sound is travelling at about 330m/s. The plane is closer to the camera(us)than target...about 1 mile down range, meaning that even if the bullets got there instantly(which they dont) it would take 2-3 seconds for the impact noise to reach us. whereas the gun exploding get to us before. I'm not certain but i think the bullets become supersonic in a short time.

[ind1v1dual]

the A-10 has the best automatic gun and the gun has a very very late delay if you are where they are

[kahdeersla]

That's awesome. I would not want to be on the receiving side!!!!

[MrxNoodles]

Why would you want to be on the receiving side of any gun? A glock can kill you too, this 30mm gatling gun just makes it easier.

[ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER]

dude i have the bullet ( the part being fired, not the whole round) of 20mm round and it weighs like 2 ounces so a 30mm round would weigh about 3 ounces. so this round has some serious power behind it. its "more intense then the time i forgot how to sit down"

[hoadmaback]

First 'brrrrppp' is the rounds passing the camera person.

Second 'brrrppp' is the sound of the planes cannon discharging.

third 'brrrppp' is the sound of the rounds hitting the metal target. (old armoured vehicle)

[justinaurelius]

what was that second sound at 6 secs? It sounded different for some reason.

Echo?

[test4echo99]

As explained to me by a USAF pilot, the first sound you here is the bullets 'passing by you' -(breaking the sound barrier) and the second sound is the actual gun firing. It could be vice-versa, but I believe that is correct.

[justinaurelius]

Logical.

[hoadmaback]

testtech99,

Yes the pilot was correct. That is what high velocity rounds sound like when they pass you.

The closer together the crack - thud are the closer the source of the rounds.

[tonyfruits]

what is vice-versa?

[test4echo99]

opposite order (instead of bullets then guns, it could be guns then bullets). Thanks.

[hoadmaback]

Given the slow approach speed of the aircraft, and its angle of approach to the camera position,

(and my personal experience of being on the receiving end of high velocity rounds!) I'll go with my previous post - First sounds are the sonic booms.

anyway - Nice vid.

[ba3cool]

@test4echo99

As far as I can tell, The first sound heard at 0:05 are the bullets passing bye.

The second @ 0:07 = The GAU-8 Firing

The Third @ 0:10 are either the bullets impacting the ground or the second burst of the Gau-8 too hard to tell.

[Butcher851]

@test4echo99

Yes that's true, due to the fact that the bullets are travelling faster than the speed of sound, so they hit first then you hear the sound. When the aicraft is closer at 0:09 you can hear both sounds.

[fusionstar916]

@justinaurelius Depending on your location from the pilot and impact site you will hear 3 things. Also depending on your distance, you may only hear maybe 2 of 3 sounds.

Bullet's sonic boom

Bullet's Impact

Initial Firing.

The order of the sounds are totally dependent on your location, the gun's location, Your distance from the gun, and the gun's firing direction.