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The Mighty GAU-8 Avenger
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Data Type: Mod
Mod Type: Plane, Sound, Weapon
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2.276 MB
Oct 20, 2016 @ 1:01pm
Oct 12, 2017 @ 6:14am
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The Mighty GAU-8 Avenger

Description
Introduction
Since the release of the NATO close air support plane, we were missing the power of the real A-10, the role model of the A-164. With bringing the A-164 into the game, Bohemia introduced a gun which was neither able to destroy a simple APC nor really effective against infantry. So we, passionate pilots, decided to see what we can do, and this mod is the result.

What does it do?
The core focus of the mod is to increase the damage to achieve a more realistic result. We also completely overhauled all sounds and particle effects, just take a look in our announcement trailer.

Dependencies
The mod has no dependencies with other mods.

Compatibility
The mod is compatible with multiple other A-10 mods. Among them are:
* ACE
* RHS
* Peral
* STI
* EricJ
* Fullerpj
* CUP
* Firewill

To get our support for modded vehicles working you need to copy the desired files from '/additional addon support' to '/addons'.
ArmA will only load files from the '/addons' folder. If you add our support files but don't have the mod you will get error messages.

Alternatively follow the links and just subscribe to the additional mod.

Optional Modules
* Less FX, more performance (decreases the amount of particle effects and their lifetime which increases the performance)

The files from our '/optional' directory are optional modules that you can use if you wish.
Just copy the modules you would like to use to '/addons' as ArmA will only load files from the '/addons' folder.

Alternatively follow the links and just subscribe to the additional mod.

Troubleshooting
Check if you got the newest version (refer to versions.txt)
* A vehicle, other than supported, has no ammunition (empty magazine)?
** The vehicle probably adds our weapon (or the default A-164 weapon) but not the magazine. In either case contact us here, at the Bistudio Forum or at GitHub so we can add support for this mod.
* A vehicle, that is supported from us, does not work with our mod?
** Check if you 'installed' our support correctly (refer to section 'Supported Vehicles'). Still not working? Contact us here, at the Bistudio Forum or at GitHub so we can fix the issue also for others.

Source
The source of this mod is available at GitHub, it is published under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Links
Bistudio Forum: https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/205808-the-mighty-gau-8-avenger-2017/
GitHub: https://github.com/ZabuzaW/MightyGau-8Avenger
Armaholic: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=28139
withSIX: http://withsix.com/p/Arma-3/mods/wDbDJbufb023x1G6iVldrA/The-Mighty-GAU-8-Avenger
147 Comments
caden418 Aug 20, 2023 @ 12:18pm 
is there a way to change the amount of recoil the gun does to the plane
liwocom Aug 12, 2023 @ 4:00am 
update update
Zabuzard  [author] Aug 12, 2023 @ 12:30am 
@Kristofferson Feel free to use it as you wish, as long as you stick to the terms of the license (GPL-3). You dont have to ask, thats what the license is for :steamthumbsup:
Kristofferson Jul 16, 2023 @ 6:09pm 
I was hoping to dm you to ask for permission to use this mod in a large modpack
Zabuzard  [author] Feb 22, 2023 @ 6:39am 
The sound is supposed to be hearable from within the cockpit as well.
Hudson242 Feb 19, 2023 @ 2:05pm 
Also, is this compatible with Vanilla GAU-8 Sound Improve, or should we just choose one or the other?
Hudson242 Feb 19, 2023 @ 2:02pm 
I hear nothing when I pull the trigger unless I'm in exterior view with the camera looking back at the aircraft. Not sure why, as I'm going a lot slower than Mach 1... Should there be a good amount of brrrrrt happening even in the cockpit?
Zabuzard  [author] Sep 22, 2022 @ 11:28am 
its supposed to work with all listed a-10s. thats the vanilla and all mods known to me back then. i.e. the a-10s from:
* ACE
* RHS
* Peral
* STI
* EricJ
* Fullerpj
* CUP
* Firewill
Trashbag Aug 26, 2022 @ 1:00am 
it works with just the vanilla a-10 right (I know dumb question)
Teddy_Spaghetti Jul 27, 2022 @ 1:05am 
@Zabuzard Fair enough. Thankyou