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The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling -style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor .
Dillon Aero manufactures the Air Force GAU-2B/A (Army M134) 7.62×51mm minigun, which is used primarily by 160th SOAR. The company completely redesigned the weapon and significantly improved its reliability while reducing its weight.
A competing universal turret design to the M97 put forward by Emerson Electric, the XM120 could be fitted with a number of weapons including the M60C 7.62×51mm machine gun, M134 Minigun, M197 20 mm three barreled cannon, XM188 30 mm three barreled cannon, and was in fact tested with the XM140 30 mm cannon.
With a fast-firing gun using standard rifle ammunition, the US Army and US Air Force showed interest for use of the XM214 on aircraft, helicopters, and armored vehicles. The smaller and lighter Microgun could replace the Minigun on heavily armed gunship aircraft and attack helicopters, freeing up space for ammo, equipment, and even more guns.
Main components of the XM18 Gun Pod (less M134 machine gun) Perhaps the most widely used gun pod developed by the US military, fitted with a single GAU-2 7.62×51mm Minigun. [3] This weapon was produced in three generations, with separate designations applied by both the US Army and US Air Force.
M134 Minigun: General Electric: 7.62×51mm NATO: Ammunition belt United States: 1960 M240 Medium Machine Gun: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO: Ammunition belt Belgium: 1950s M249 Machine Gun: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt/Detachable box magazine Belgium: 1976 M1895 Colt–Browning: Colt's ...
The weapon is a self-powered, gas-operated variant of the M134 Minigun. [1] It fired over 3000 rpm but was not put into production. [citation needed] The XM133 is a gas-operated machine-gun. It is nearly identical to the M134 but has barrels with ports that align with the piston drive in the center of the barrel cluster.
M134 Minigun; M240 machine gun; M242 Bushmaster; M249 light machine gun; M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun; M1917 Browning machine gun; M1918 Browning automatic rifle; M1919 Browning machine gun; M1921 Browning machine gun; M1941 Johnson machine gun; Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system; Mk 48 machine gun; Model 45A