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Do we even have planes that can shoot bullets anymore? (Please excuse my ignorance, I really don't follow the military very closely.) Can jets even fire bullet
by gwbas1c 4y ago
Do we even have planes that can shoot bullets anymore? (Please excuse my ignorance, I really don't follow the military very closely.)
Can jets even fire bullets? I'm no expert in physics, but somehow I think firing a bullet from a jet just wouldn't work.
- SigmundA 4y agoWhy wouldn't it work? Yes I believe all US combat aircraft still carry a gun, usually a 20mm Vulcan cannon: Here is the F22's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6GhVrVjArI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6GhVrVjArI
- detaro 4y agoIt's not as important anymore, but pretty much every fighter jet still has a a gun or can carry one on a mount, yes. (commonly 20mm cannon of some kind)
- ranger207 4y agoYes, jets can fire bullets. There's no reason they wouldn't be able to. Almost all US fighters carry guns. Most carry the M61 Vulcan gatling cannon firing 20mm rounds. The exceptions are the F-35 series. The F-35A, used by the Air Force, carries a GAU-12 Equalizer gatling cannon firing 25mm rounds; the F-35B (the STOVL variant used by the Marine Corps) and the F-35C (used by the Navy) do not carry guns. Guns on fighters have basically the same level of utility as bayonets on assault rifles; that is, not very much.