Video: Russian(?) Mig29 shooting down a Georgian drone in Georgia

[wrongwayric]

Bah humbug! It was really me in my 110 with AA rockets cleverly disquised as a mig. I only shot because i knew it couldn't shoot back.

[RTR]

Here you go Aquashrimp:

Mig 29 uses  a GSh-30-1 single barreled linear cannon. The Mig 29 originally had a max load out of 150 rounds, however this was reduced to 100 rounds.

The life of the barrel was approximately 2000 (read thousand) rounds. This wasn't because the barrel was trashed. The barrel was manufactured to a
fairly close tolerance in diameter to improve accuracy. It was replaced when it exceeded the tolerance.

Amazing what a little research can turn up eh?


RTR

[EskimoJoe]

How many perks did the pilot of the Russian made plane get? 

[Lumpy]

Here you go Aquashrimp:

Mig 29 uses  a GSh-30-1 single barreled linear cannon. The Mig 29 originally had a max load out of 150 rounds, however this was reduced to 100 rounds.

The life of the barrel was approximately 2000 (read thousand) rounds. This wasn't because the barrel was trashed. The barrel was manufactured to a
fairly close tolerance in diameter to improve accuracy. It was replaced when it exceeded the tolerance.

Amazing what a little research can turn up eh?


RTR

I believe Tony Williams called the GSh-30-1 the best flying gun ever made.

[Hornet33]

I believe Tony Williams called the GSh-30-1 the best flying gun ever made.

I don't know if I'd go that far. I kinda tend to lean towards this bad boy right here.


GAU-8 Avenger



The most powerfull gun ever installed on a fighter type aircraft.

[splitatom]

it defanately came from the wing tips

[Lumpy]

I don't know if I'd go that far. I kinda tend to lean towards this bad boy right here.

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GAU-8 Avenger

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The most powerfull gun ever installed on a fighter type aircraft.

Also the heaviest and bulkiest. Both the GAU-8 and the GSh-30-1 fire high velocity 30mm shells. The GAU-8 has a rate of fire of 3,900 rounds per minute and weighs 281 kg (619.5 lbs). The GSh-30-1 has a rate of fire of 1,620 rounds per minute and weighs 45 kg (99.2 lbs).

For the same weight of one GAU-8 you can have six GSh-30-1 cannons firing a combined 9,720 rounds per minute. The GSh-30-1 is compact, lightweight and cycled by its ammunition (as opposed to external hydraulic or electrical power used on Gatling guns).

[AquaShrimp]

Here you go Aquashrimp:

Mig 29 uses  a GSh-30-1 single barreled linear cannon. The Mig 29 originally had a max load out of 150 rounds, however this was reduced to 100 rounds.

The life of the barrel was approximately 2000 (read thousand) rounds. This wasn't because the barrel was trashed. The barrel was manufactured to a
fairly close tolerance in diameter to improve accuracy. It was replaced when it exceeded the tolerance.

Amazing what a little research can turn up eh?


RTR

First off, I would like to say that you are very much insane.

Secondly, my fact was from an article I read about 10 years ago.  I simply remembered the wrong number.  That doesn't change the fact that the barrel has a very short life.  Especially when compared to the M61 Vulcan.

[Lumpy]

The M61 is a fat, heavy, impractical gun that takes a whole second to spin up to full rpm. Why the US continue to use this outdated weapon is a mystery to me.

[ramzey]

BTW, Abkhazian armed forces have two Su-27s.

huh? can i see pictures please?

[Chairboy]

Azkaban has two SU-27s?  Damn you Voldemort!

[CAP1]

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Mig-29 Fulcrum

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Su-27 Flanker

Most likely that was a Su-27 that shot down the UAV. The missle is seen to come off the wingtip and the Mig-29 is not equiped with tip rails, but the Su-27 is and from a distance and looking through a camera lense they do appear similar in shape.

at one point you can see the "hump" that the flanker has, which is not present on the fulcrum...definitly agree it most likely is a flanker....

[CAP1]

I believe Tony Williams called the GSh-30-1 the best flying gun ever made.

better than the A-10's cannon?

[Hornet33]

The M61 is a fat, heavy, impractical gun that takes a whole second to spin up to full rpm. Why the US continue to use this outdated weapon is a mystery to me.

Because it works EVERY time you pull the trigger. It doesn't jam, and the high rate of fire makes for a greater first time hit over a regular cannon. The modern gatlin gun can't be beat by a single barreled weapon system for the amount of steel on target in the shortest time.

Yes it's heavy, and it takes a bit to warm it up, but once it's there, look out.

[Bruv119]

I nearly ducked when i first watched that clip.  some sort of AH relapse.