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[[Image:Avenger Bolt Cannon of Avenger Strike Fighter.jpg|thumb|Avenger Bolt Cannon of the Avenger Strike Fighter]]
The '''Avenger Bolt Cannon''' is one of the primary weapons of the [[Imperial Navy]]'s [[Avenger Strike Fighter]]{{Fn|1}} and [[Fire Raptor Gunship]]. A rapid-firing Gatling [[bolt weapon]], the Avenger bolt cannon is known to be an effective tank-killer{{Fn|1}} by easily punching through the weaker side and top armour of armoured vehicles with its massive shells,{{Fn|2}} plutonium-cored anti-armour bolt-shell fired at a rate of twenty rounds per second.{{Fn|13}}
==Trivia==
The Avenger Bolt Cannon's name, appearance, and role closely matches that of the United States Air Force [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger GAU-8 Avenger] Gatling Gun, used on A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft.
== See also ==
*[[Imperial Navy Weaponry]]
==SourceSources==*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NZ/Imperial-Navy-Avenger-Strike-Fighter Forge World - Avenger Strike Fighter] (''(last accessed 3 April 2016)''*{{Endn|2}}: [[Aeronautica Imperialis: Taros Air War]], pg. 77*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Fall of Cadia (Novel)]], ''Phase Five: The Kriegan Gates'', Chapter Three
[[Category:Weapons (Bolt)]]
[[Category:Weapons (Imperial Navy)]]
