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Thread: Request/Question: Air-to-Air Gatling pictures and clips

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    Default Request/Question: Air-to-Air Gatling pictures and clips

    "..M61A1 Vulcan which subsequently became the standard cannon armament of U.S. fighters. It is likely to remain in service for at least another decade."

    So this has been the main gun throughout many conflicts, and should probably be credited with quite a few air-to-air-kills, and air-to-ground-kills as well - but I cannot recall seeing many pictures or clips of "Vulcans in use" which is a bit strange since gun cameras were a fact even before the Vulcans came in use..

    Does anyone have any material regarding this? I want to se Miniguns, Gatlings and Vulcans in action - and please, do not fill this thread with private Miniguns from knob-creek etc. filling air with tracers and emptying their owners wallets.. I want to se them in action during real wars, if I may..

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    This may or may not be one.
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    Ah, a classic! Thats the one showed in Top Gun among others..

    More, more, more plz!!

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    Animated gif of mig-17. Looks like the aux fuel tank blew
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    Isn't that an F-100 Super Sabre shooting down a Mig-17 over North Vietnam?

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    I don't know. They didn't have gatling did they ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by B25Hmitchell
    I don't know. They didn't have gatling did they ?
    Don't think so, thought they had a pair of 20mm.

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    The Starfighter was the first to carry the Vulcan IIRC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laworkerbee
    Isn't that an F-100 Super Sabre shooting down a Mig-17 over North Vietnam?
    F-105 Thunderchief...... Stupid Mig pilot just cut him off and the F-105 pilot reacted very quickly and got him with "Vulcan", As far as I know it was not even a proper dogfight, just sheer stupidity combine with good-luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sergey31
    F-105 Thunderchief...... Stupid Mig pilot just cut him off and the F-105 pilot reacted very quickly and got him with "Vulcan", As far as I know it was not even a proper dogfight, just sheer stupidity combine with good-luck.
    Hehe those F-105's were tough birds and once they had dropped thier ordinance were as fast on the deck as a MIG21 plus they carried sidewinders for self defence. Thuds were credited with 25 MIG kills over Vietnam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laworkerbee
    Don't think so, thought they had a pair of 20mm.
    F-100s had 4 20mm cannon in the nose.

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