NP>JS>In high mode, supposedly the 30mm GAU avenger on the warthog provided
NP>JS>about 70hp worth of rearward thrust.  Which does us a lot of good
NP>JS>since  jet engines are rated in pounds of thrust, and if you want to
NP>JS>start  converting prop driven horsepower to jet thrust, your going to
NP>JS>open yet  another big can o worms...  :-)
NP>The pilots have told me it's not a problem with the plane.  They can
NP>come in low and slow and fire without a problem.  There was confusion
NP>over what you mean by high mode.  Apparently the gun is selective in the
NP>number of rounds it fires in a burst, but not the rate of fire.
I've heard the opposite, low mode was 2100 cyclic, high was 4200, 
capacity 1174 rounds of 30mmx173mm Oerlikon KCA with a .78 pound 
depleted uranium penetrator firing at 3500 fps plus aircraft velocity.
Part of the reason the recoil is not a problem is due to the fact they 
don't hold long bursts.
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