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With the upgrade and refurbishing of many weapons during the Reagan years, i.e. B-52J, FB-111H or Iowa class Battleships. One of the most controversial was the replacement of the M61 gun on many US fighters by the GAU-8. The new gun weighed about a ton more reducing weapons carried but was a much more powerful gun. The change wasn't appreciated until the Gulf War when Iraqi planes seemed to disintegrate when hit.
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