F-35 25mm cannon 180 round ammo load too low?

Sorja wrote:
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?

It seems unlikely that the gun ammo will be increased given the weight
issues that have been raised.

But I doubt that this is a real problem. The gun is necessary as an
in-extremis weapon, but I've not heard of any AV-8s shooting dry their
300-round magazines in CAS missions. The STOVL JSF's 225 rounds is only one
fewer burst (by your calculations). That should be enough for amost all
uses.

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