Uhh I think the damage module is broken..

Is there a mod like this to affect the Shikra and maybe some other aircraft? Despite also being 30mm, they are like shooting marshmallows sometimes, I swear.

i second what zandrus was saying sadly i dont like the not being able to control my bursts and have to deal with a 2 second or 6 second burst as passes will either fire rouds past the target possibly into unintended targets or im shooting them into the sky as i pull up..

Found this mod. Just incase anyone else is curious :)
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1977431066

Anyway to tinker with the sound a bit? Other sound mods get the 'brrrrt' post-firing just right. This one feels... kinda empty when you're a spectator. Which sucks considering the actual effect on target is rightfully devastating

I saw YouTube videos where the fire rate was like the vanilla fire rate, where you can hold or tap the trigger as long as you like, rather than just toggling a burst upon the click.

I hope you understand what I mean.

@Zandrus Thats possible, yes. It is due to how modelling the fire rate works. Like, if you want to shoot with high fire rate, it needs to discharge the entire burst.

This mod makes the GAU-8 keep firing for a bit after the press of the trigger?

is there a way to change the amount of recoil the gun does to the plane

update update

@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

I was hoping to dm you to ask for permission to use this mod in a large modpack

The sound is supposed to be hearable from within the cockpit as well.

Also, is this compatible with Vanilla GAU-8 Sound Improve, or should we just choose one or the other?

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?

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

it works with just the vanilla a-10 right (I know dumb question)

@Zabuzard Fair enough. Thankyou

@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 :)

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

Sure, just stick to the license terms.

can i repack this mod for our server?

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.

I'd really appreciate less explosion sound, more gun sound.

What does the mod do if its run only clientside?

@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.

is there any way i could lower the smoke particles

@Zabuzard I've been looking into modding arma but I don't have the skills yet, good to know contributions will get pushed though!

@Sceluswe Yes. But its open-source and you are welcome to contribute to it (see the GitHub and license in the description)

Abandonware?

is there a way to make it so you can hear the gau from further range?

@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.

@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.

Could you add compatibility with the ITC mod?

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

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

What's his name?, i mean like the vanilla is ''Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F'' so what's his name?

How do i change the burst times? I just downloaded it and it fires for like 10-20 seconds before finally stopping

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.

The RHS one seems to be broken, either that or i broke it.

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.

You can write me a mail if you want (see GitHub).

Can i speak to the dev? id like to discuss something about the mod

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.

the gun doesnt do as much damage as i remember or is it just me

@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.

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

rework*

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

Thanks for notifying me. Glad that you were able to improve your experience :)