Not a historian, nor a mathematician, so this is all subject to correction:
In the 6x12.7 configuration, the F4U can deliver something in the neighborhood of 91 megajoules of energy per minute, through with a small magazine, it’s limited to about 22MJ total.
The single GAU-8 clocks in at around 780MJ/minute (8.5x) and 230MJ total (10.5x).
The A-10 can also sling depleted uranium instead of lead. Doesn’t make a difference when firing at infantry, but helps punch through armor when trying to stop Soviet tanks from pushing through Central Europe.
b-b-b-but more dakka
more can mean biger dakka
bigger dakka do more
bigger dakka better dan smol dakka
carry less different dakka mean more dakka for only dakka
dat mean more dakka
I actually had to look this up, but it’s honestly not as big of a difference as I was originally thinking.
The Corsair with 6x 12.7 would be putting out a combined approximately 4500 rounds a minute compared to the A-10s 30mm at about 3900 per minute.
I think the warthog still may be winning in the dakka race especially when considering the amount of lead being thrown.
Not a historian, nor a mathematician, so this is all subject to correction:
In the 6x12.7 configuration, the F4U can deliver something in the neighborhood of 91 megajoules of energy per minute, through with a small magazine, it’s limited to about 22MJ total.
The single GAU-8 clocks in at around 780MJ/minute (8.5x) and 230MJ total (10.5x).
The A-10 can also sling depleted uranium instead of lead. Doesn’t make a difference when firing at infantry, but helps punch through armor when trying to stop Soviet tanks from pushing through Central Europe.
What Soviet tanks? 🤣