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The General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon.The GAU-12/U is used by the United States, Italy and Spain, which mount the weapon in their attack jets such as the AV-8B Harrier II, airborne gunships such as the Lockheed AC-130, and land-based fighting vehicles.
English: The General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer: a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling gun-style rotary cannon used by the United States, Italy and Spain, mounted in their fighter jets such as the AV-8B Harrier II, airborne gunships such as the Lockheed AC-130, and land-based fighting vehicles.
Some of the GAU-8/A technology has been transferred into the smaller 25 mm GAU-12/U Equalizer, which was developed for the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft. The GAU-12 is about the same size as the 20 mm M61. GE has also developed the GAU-13/A, a four-barreled weapon using GAU-8/A components, which has been tested in podded form as the GPU-5/A.
GAU-12 Equalizer – General Electric, 25 mm caliber; GAU-13 – General Electric, 30 mm caliber; GAU-19 – General Electric, 12.7×99 mm caliber; GAU-22 – General Dynamics, 25 mm caliber, 4-barrel version of the GAU-12 mounted internally in the F-35A and in external gun pods on the F-35B and F-35C; GAU-8 Avenger – General Electric, 30 mm ...
M197 electric cannon – 20 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon; GAU-12 Equalizer – 25 mm rotary aircraft autocannon; GAU-8 Avenger – American 30mm autocannon (since 1977) Yakushev-Borzov YakB-12.7mm machine gun – 12.7 mm machine gun aircraft armament; List of multiple-barrel firearms – List of weapons with multiple barrels
File talk: A GAU-12 25 mm Gatling gun static display sits outside the Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment Focal Point building at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 24, 2013 130424-F-OC707-003.jpg
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In the anti-materiel role, a 25 mm weapon armed with armor-piercing rounds can disable many types of aircraft and ground vehicles, including some main battle tanks. The US military uses 25 mm weapons in their AV-8B Harrier, AC-130 gunship, M2 Bradley, LAV-25, F-35 Lightning II and as a standard ship-based munition in the Mk 38 autocannon.