[quote=@Krayzikk]
gau-8 avengers are anti-tank

manticores are much, much bigger than a tank
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You don't understand, this is the A-10 Thunderbolt:

[img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b3/8c/70/b38c70728c96f4f67793538525c2274c.jpg[/img]

When designing this plane, they did not create the plane and then think what gun to equip it with, they designed the GAU-8 Avenger and thought what the Hell kind of aircraft could wield this beast of death machine. THE JET WAS BUILT AROUND THE GUN!