European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 8 the stars and stripes August 1977 Jet May make tanks obsolete Al 0 tank killer debuts in Europe continued from Page 1 the the revolving barrels of the machine gun belch a steady deep throated chug chug chug chug of deadly hoi Lead id a rate of 350 rounds per soon the bad Guys Are out of action and the Good Guys Lii ratting gun has been a deadly instrument of War since North carolinian it Ichard Jordan galling invented it More than 100 years on Grafen Willir saw the newest version of ii for the its n 30mm Lank killer and there is no chug to in any when u from a distance it sounds like a record player when the Needle Falls on a Bare turntable with the volume wide it is a deep  sound that comes from the fact thai it can fire at two speeds or rounds per there is no tripod for this in it is carried in a and when in it fires from the no need to i through the wasted motion of slapping this Newpol Catling gun is called the Avn yrs and in is 20 feet in eluding the feed mid storage its 30mm aluminium cased shells Are Mare him a fool it in has an eff Celivo veering to avoid the huge envelope their ability to give close air support to ground their primary Raison Ned they headed More than 60 Miles South to the German air base at Neuburg for o Quick turnaround refuelling and a simulated weapons reloading to demonstrate what Alexander Toig supreme Allied commander inter Ope the ability of nato forces in this Case and German to work effectively the aids practice an attack procedure called surge sorties in which they flew to Hohenfels for galling gun attacks on tank hulks Ihen Back to Neuburg for simulated weapon then Back to Haven after four sorties they returned to ii was a demonstration of How the Aid can give effective and Quick close air support trom a Forward the alb has what Norman Calls High he pants out that Iii Turbo fan engines Are very enabling it to come in before ground gunners can hear it also has a Dull finish that give off Little making infrared detection diff the cockpit area has a Pound to lantern tube Armor shield that will withstand the 23mm antiaircraft round that is common in Norman Calls the Plain idea for the european environment not Only because of its tank killer capacity but because it can operate in less than Deal it can operate in bad weather conditions Down to a foot ceiling and two Miles of Visi Bili it can carry enough fuel internally for three and a half hours giving it ample loitering Lime in a target area if Norman and wits three external fuel it has a Range of our features contributing to its Surv Van Lilly include engine pods away from the which lessens damage to the fuselage should something happen to an engine Cool engine exhaust which protects against heat seeking missiles and three systems for flight Navy Carter Chapman an alb Pilot also with the 333rd by virtue of the Navy air Force Pilot Exchange Calls the hmm Avenger an excellent gun he has never known to the plane each round is ringed with bands of plastic that lubricate and greatly increase barrel which normally would be about the which can carry up to eight tons of mixed conventional ordnance on 10 underwing will continue making sorties out of Sembach during the several weeks it will be in next tuesday u will Fly to Denmark to Lake Oart in the nato exercise bks Boel there u is scheduled to fire the Maver ick missile at a ship so thursday when it packed soc rely in us it came soaring across  rolling Woodland Countryside acid repeatedly wooed in on tank hulks with High explosive incendiary in was deadly accurate and this is heresy it was actually aimed by its thu As us builder Fairchild so climes to is a close air part fighter that the air Force Calls the a10 tank killer it is a Start Takeoff and Landing aircraft that is built i Riund the Catling its designed o meet the Threal posed by the massive imbalance of Armor Between the Warsaw and nato countries in Central the aids Avenger is so lethal that it in suns a High of a tank kill in a sufi icing i air Force spokes irem said and Ime witness to tie dam  in May eventually Render Thi air Force eventually will get More thrill too a them to equip five operational tactical fighter they Are scheduled in be deployed to eur pit in about three currently Ulicy Are based at Davis a Myrtle Beach and Nellis according to Pilot Jack b Norman of the Sard tac fighter training of Davis Man Angle to for attack for their first european combat Demon six aids arrived at Grafin shr shortly after noon Frum Sembach a3 and fired on Range 3i at Lank hulks aligned in a formation that the soviets Are known to they came streaking in at 100 fuel to escape radar and visual Uhn they were about two Miks away from the they popped up to angled in for the attack and squeezed off one and two second bursts at about 500 when the incendiary rounds found their and most of them they created White sparkling bursts on the sides of the Hie rounds Are like Small fragmentation bumps and if the targets were indeed Warsaw pact these rounds would ignite the gasoline cans they Are known to Curry on their sides and Lum the tanks into infernos of flaming fuel on tank gunnery Range five of the six aids dropped clusters of Mark 82 a Pound Burnt in another tank they in at 100 popped up to rolled on Thor sides to aim As they angled then released the i culls of b bombing ran by an which some Western strategists believe May Nike tanks Purchase slip to be required photo by Petea Diu cafes tightening refund policy Munich proof of Purchase will bit re effective from patrons a Cash refund for merchandise at cafes Europe in wits spokesman said the announcement came from Thummaa u director of merchandising for who said thai the Long standing requirement will now be enforced to protect the soldiers and airmans Money according to customers generally must show either a Cash Register receipt or a sales slip to qualify far u Cash in cases where the receipt is lost or mis the Livial manager Wilt make the he Over the the Exchange service relaxed its requirement for sales but there has been a growing number of refund and cafes must tighten its policy in the interest of thai vast majority of Honsl he Papst said Safe Europe will keep its satisfaction or Mone Yback we want to stress Hal shoppers can continue to shop with he pm will provide uniform insignia Munich Many soldiers May be paying for a service Hal can be covered Al an Safe Europe spokesman said according to Orun Dirac tur of serve i fur the Exchange service will provide replacement name and organization a shoulder sleeve insignia if Lite customer brings in the Riper disposition form signed by the unil its not As complicated As it May said regulation 7151 provides uie proper form wording and All the Soldier needs to do is request the form for the necessary service through his or her Parent unit Hrncir said soldiers May order name 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