I demand the M2 Browing be integrated into all NGAD fighters. The use of autocannons and gattling guns is precipitated on usefulness against air and ground targets. However, high-speed air and heavily armored ground targets, the reason machine guns were replaced by autocannons and gattling guns, are now either too fast or too heavily armored for cannon rounds, and thus ironically aircraft cannons are mostly used for lightly armored ground targets or drones. I do not have a source for this. Lightly armored ground targets and slower-moving drones are perfect targets for God's chosen 50 BMG.
In air to air engagements, aircraft guns are today used defensively or as a last resort, or against light aircraft or drones (although laser guided rockets may be employed here.) Large aircraft cannons have become undesirable, but not never useful. The solution in the F35B and C to save on weight when a gun isn't needed is to use a gunpod. However, the better solution is to simply make the gun smaller, and using an M2 Browning in place of an M61 or GAU-22A.
You may be asking, "what about firerate?" To that I say, shut the fuck up, but second, obviously I have an answer for that. 50 BMG is large enough to, as has been demonstrated with the EXACTO system, hold a guidance system. This was John Browning's infinite wisdom and foresight in play. Like with the jump from carpet bombing to precision bombing, accuracy can compensate for volume, and I'm sure it will also save trillions of lives in the process.
I will not be taking questions.
