Rogue F-16's 20mm Vulcan Cannon

Officers bark its name into Situation Room tension—20mm Vulcan cannon, twin to AIM-9 Sidewinders aboard the Cannon AFB rogue F-16. Bartlet leans forward, interrogating its threat as defection shadows loom; non-lethal counters shatter against its firepower, scrambling interceptors in frantic response.

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Purpose

Onboard aircraft armament for rapid-fire aerial or ground engagement

Significance

Ignites presidential crisis calculus, transforming pilot glitch into armed menace—Bartlet weighs attack perils and failed neutralizations, paralleling personal traumas in national dread.

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S2E10 · Noel

Situation Room: Bartlet Probes Rogue F-16 Crisis

The 20mm Vulcan cannon is inventoried by Ken as part of the F-16's lethal payload alongside Sidewinders, heightening Bartlet's threat assessment and underscoring non-lethal neutralization's impossibility.

Before: Mounted and operational aboard rogue F-16

After: Unchanged, integral to ongoing aerial threat

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