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Old 25th Mar 2012, 12:08
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TEEEJ
 
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wokawoka wrote

....oh and has not got a gun....
The decision to not support the cannon in RAF service was reversed in 2006. The cannon is retained by all users of the Typhoon.

At a conference last week, Air Vice-Marshal David Walker, the officer commanding No 1 Group, which includes the Harrier and the newly-forming Typhoon squadrons, said he had decided to proceed with the Typhoon gun, buying ammunition, spares and maintenance equipment.
Typhoon wins gun dogfight - Telegraph

'Several pilots from the RAF's 3 Sqn - its first frontline unit to have received the Typhoon, initially for use only for air defence purposes - took part in the exercise, where around 700 rounds were also fired from the type's Mauser 27mm cannon. More work needs to be done with the reactivated weapon, but Atha says: "As a first step, we're there."
Eurofighter Typhoon proves close-air support credentials for RAF
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