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Originally Posted by 3.0L
The F-100's supported us at times in Vietnam, hosing down enemy positions with their very impressive Gatling guns. 20mm, I believe. I'll never forget the sounds. They were close enough at times that I could see the shell casings falling away from the airplane.
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Actually the F-100 was one of the last USAF fighters to have the "old-fashioned" four 20mm cannon rather than the Vulcan rotating-barrels 20mm. But I remember hearing Navy F-8s with the same four 20s firing (during a firepower demonstration) and it certainly sounds like a continuous roar.
