"Chad Irby" wrote:
| In article ,
| (Paul Krenske) wrote:
|
| While Tony does often put forward raw stats in comments, these do
work
| for many comparrisons. A lighter cannon that throws heavier
ammunition
| at faster speeds and with similar or better reliability does tend to
| 'win' arguments. Of course a m61 will still do damage but what if
the
| engagement is fleeting and you can only get 2 or 3 rounds on target.
|
| That's the point, though. If the M61 could only get two or three
rounds
| on target, the slower-firing 30mm Mauser could only expect to get one.
| If the Mauser gets two or three, the Gatling gets six to ten.

In the first second of operation the 27mm Mauser will discharge 28 260gm
projectiles. The 25mm GAU-12/U in the AV8B in the same time will only
discharge 35 180gm projectiles. In the first half second the 27mm Mauser
will discharge 13-14 projectiles, the GAU-12/U in the AV8B is still
"thinking" about firing its 14 projectile. The comment for the JSF is
that an improved derivative of GAU-12/U will be used but no figures are
quoted for what improvements, if any are expected.