Arma 3
The Mighty GAU-8 Avenger
147 Comments
caden418 20 Aug, 2023 @ 12:18pm 
is there a way to change the amount of recoil the gun does to the plane
liwocom 12 Aug, 2023 @ 4:00am 
update update
Zabuzard  [author] 12 Aug, 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 16 Jul, 2023 @ 6:09pm 
I was hoping to dm you to ask for permission to use this mod in a large modpack
Zabuzard  [author] 22 Feb, 2023 @ 6:39am 
The sound is supposed to be hearable from within the cockpit as well.
Hudson242 19 Feb, 2023 @ 2:05pm 
Also, is this compatible with Vanilla GAU-8 Sound Improve, or should we just choose one or the other?
Hudson242 19 Feb, 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] 22 Sep, 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 26 Aug, 2022 @ 1:00am 
it works with just the vanilla a-10 right (I know dumb question)
Teddy_Spaghetti 27 Jul, 2022 @ 1:05am 
@Zabuzard Fair enough. Thankyou
Zabuzard  [author] 25 Jul, 2022 @ 11:26pm 
@Teddy_Spaghetti It is totally possible that the mod got messed up with ArmA updates. They frequently like to change their sound system and then everything is kinda messed up.
If thats the case, someone has to update the mod. It is open source, feel free :)
Teddy_Spaghetti 24 Jul, 2022 @ 2:15am 
Hi, does anyone know if there is an issue with this mod. When its installed the audio for the gau-8 sounds awful. Its total earrape and its just one sound effect that plays over and over again overlapping
Zabuzard  [author] 25 Apr, 2022 @ 8:36am 
Sure, just stick to the license terms.
muffin 24 Apr, 2022 @ 11:03pm 
can i repack this mod for our server?
SK_Telecom. 6 Mar, 2022 @ 11:35am 
Amazing mod. This is prob the best gau 8 sound efx and sounds so real as when you shoot it, it makes the brr sound and also the ground hit sound as well. Please keep updating this.
BluWater 7 Jan, 2022 @ 4:51pm 
I'd really appreciate less explosion sound, more gun sound.
FACEpuncher 14 Jul, 2021 @ 5:38pm 
What does the mod do if its run only clientside?
Zabuzard  [author] 4 Mar, 2021 @ 1:03am 
@vazzza Have you tried the "Less FX, more performance" addon? If that doesnt yield the desired results, you would have to edit the mod yourself.
vazzza 3 Mar, 2021 @ 3:39pm 
is there any way i could lower the smoke particles
Sceluswe 17 Feb, 2021 @ 6:10pm 
@Zabuzard I've been looking into modding arma but I don't have the skills yet, good to know contributions will get pushed though!
Zabuzard  [author] 17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:02pm 
@Sceluswe Yes. But its open-source and you are welcome to contribute to it (see the GitHub and license in the description)
Sceluswe 16 Feb, 2021 @ 5:29pm 
Abandonware?
milo.1022 18 Jan, 2021 @ 1:42pm 
is there a way to make it so you can hear the gau from further range?
MURFGAMING1228 4 Jan, 2021 @ 1:17pm 
@JustusLM I ran a test a few minutes ago and if you give the plane more than one magazine of ammo and continuously fire the main gun, you can go from 800 KPH to crashing in just under 30 seconds. If the plane is on the ground it can propel itself backwards at around 215 KHP using only the main gun.

In conclusion, the A-164 is the second fastest land vehicle in the game running on recoil alone.
Wuffels 26 Nov, 2020 @ 12:10am 
@SKYKID This Ammo is the number the A-10 has in real world too. Its not meant to full auto all the ammunition at once. It's a CAS plane and should be used as such.
MayoPlant 25 Nov, 2020 @ 2:41pm 
Could you add compatibility with the ITC mod?
SKYKID 22 Nov, 2020 @ 2:40pm 
Any chance of a update with a burst function 1174 rounds sounds like alot but when it goes full auto for 10 to 15 seconds and i cant control it the number seems awfully small
That one random guy 7 Nov, 2020 @ 9:20am 
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
Jhoanbj 25 Oct, 2020 @ 12:33pm 
What's his name?, i mean like the vanilla is ''Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F'' so what's his name?
the insignificant 17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:07am 
How do i change the burst times? I just downloaded it and it fires for like 10-20 seconds before finally stopping
JustusLM 8 Jul, 2020 @ 4:25am 
I absolutely love this mod, but I do want to point out that the recoil, while generally very nice, is actually too strong. The real A-10 has 40.32kN of thrust per engine, so 80.64 in total, and the GAU-8 creates a recoil force of 45kN, which is obviously significantly lower than the maximum thrust of the plane. However, when shooting the gun at 100% throttle in-game, the recoil is enough to keep the plane from moving, so the force is apparently stronger there.
This doesn't matter much in most cases, but if you do decide to shoot a longer burst, the recoil will slow you down significantly more than it would do in a real A-10.

I don't know, maybe I should be less bothered by this and just enjoy the more impactful feeling it causes, but some way of getting more realistic recoil, either with an in-game option or as a seperate mod, would be awesome.
soapie 19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:32pm 
The RHS one seems to be broken, either that or i broke it.
DanielRocha 20 Mar, 2020 @ 8:19pm 
The compatibility mod for EricJ's A-164 Wipeout versions is in need of an update.

The Dynamic Loadout system is not working with The Mighty GAU-8 compatibility mod enabled.

I'm a huge fan of this mod, please pay attention to this problem.
Zabuzard  [author] 17 Mar, 2020 @ 12:01pm 
You can write me a mail if you want (see GitHub).
Vapour 17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:27am 
Can i speak to the dev? id like to discuss something about the mod
CyborgNinjaJesus 5 Feb, 2020 @ 11:04am 
I have been running some tests and I'm not sure if the damage is correct.

I'm testing the A-10A from RHS and the targets are T-72B's (RHS GREF). After one long burst I can only manage to disable the turret, it takes 3 long bursts to destroy it, which is the same amount it takes without the mod (switching the default RHS Gau-8 to high firerate).

It looks like it deal the same damage,the only difference are the effects and the recoil, is this normal? I don't know if the RHS's A-10A has increased damage compared to the vanilla A-164.

Will try to run more tests, against infantry and softer targets and see if I can spot a difference in damage.
Argys 29 Jan, 2020 @ 6:31pm 
the gun doesnt do as much damage as i remember or is it just me
Defi 13 Dec, 2019 @ 8:42am 
@Sigma Firewill allows you to pick your own weapons to bring on a mission, get to the select loadout screen and swap out the ammo.
Sigma 13 Nov, 2019 @ 9:46am 
I'm having issues with the mod. I have the Firewill A10 installed, The compat and the main mod installed, however I'm still getting the default A10 Gau8 whenever I load it
Gojo gets cut in half 22 Oct, 2019 @ 12:01am 
rework*
Gojo gets cut in half 22 Oct, 2019 @ 12:00am 
Fuller just updated the USAF mod. I have yet to try it yet but just a heads up that the MG8 submod for Fuller's A-10 might need reword
Zabuzard  [author] 5 Sep, 2019 @ 8:40am 
Thanks for notifying me. Glad that you were able to improve your experience :)
God of Monkeys 2 Sep, 2019 @ 8:49am 
Hi Zabuza,
I modify your mod with Arma2 JSRS 1.5, increase brrrrrt sound to louder and farer.
Here is the Link .
Hope you like it. :)
Devastator 3 Jul, 2019 @ 2:04pm 
In dedicated I am having very long BRRRT effect from outside of airplane. Inside it sounds fine.
I have JSRS loaded as well in mod pack.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N9aE1LOZuNST3ui9hV_XjcON6SDm_4Ee/view

anybody has such ultra long brrrt effect for a single burst?
Wookiejedi 27 Jun, 2019 @ 9:31am 
Im having the no BGU problem as well. The plane has bombs-they are visible on the hardpoints. And the cockpit display says im green on bombs, but i cant select them. Although the powerful cannon makes up for it :D
Zabuzard  [author] 15 Jun, 2019 @ 1:43am 
So, weapon/magazine/ammo:
Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F
MG8_1174Rnd_Gau8_30mm
MG8_Gau8_30mm
Zabuzard  [author] 15 Jun, 2019 @ 1:42am 
The code is open source, just checkout the GitHub page (link in description). Here: https://github.com/ZabuzaW/MightyGau-8Avenger/blob/master/src/addons/MG8_core/config.cpp
Zack 14 Jun, 2019 @ 9:43pm 
What is the Weapon and Magazine id's? want to add this to a drone turret and see it fly
Holy Teddybear 26 May, 2019 @ 3:59pm 
I can't acces the GBU's or other bombs for some reason. How do i fix this?
Zabuzard  [author] 21 Apr, 2019 @ 3:27am 
Not from me, but feel free to do it yourself or ask somebody. The mod is open-source at GitHub.