Originally Posted by
SRENNAPS
I am not an air warfare specialist, but could somebody tell me why the latest Harrier GR7 cannot strafe???? It is suppose to be a Ground Attack Aircraft. Why was it not fitted with a bloody big gun that would scare the crap out of anybody on the ground that was on the receiving end of it? A big cannon strafing the battlefield will surly have a huge psychological effect on the enemy.
Link here for the background info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADEN_cannon