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[–] radix@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Not a historian, nor a mathematician, so this is all subject to correction:

In the 6x12.7 configuration, the F4U can deliver something in the neighborhood of 91 megajoules of energy per minute, through with a small magazine, it's limited to about 22MJ total.

The single GAU-8 clocks in at around 780MJ/minute (8.5x) and 230MJ total (10.5x).