LO,
That's a very informative bit on the '27mm Mauser for JSF' - many thanks. I do remember trying to get some details on how a linkless feed would work for a revolver (especially the starting and stopping bit) and there was a bit of a deafening silence.
And you are spot on about GD's 'need to win'.
You touch on a really important aspect, which is how to assess the efficiency of a gun system. My own take (and just my own) is that in a fighter/strike aircraft, performance has to be assessed against the impacts on weight and especially internal volume. Every system on the aircraft has to minimise these, and a well designed gun system does the same. The logic works for helicopters too, in my opinion.
Thanks for the post
Best Regards as ever
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