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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 .
Early prototypes had six barrels, but a three-barreled configuration is now standard. The GAU-19/A was originally designed as a larger, more potent version of the M134 Minigun. Due to the loss of nine helicopters in Grenada, GE started building prototypes of the weapon in both a three-barreled and a six-barreled configuration. The six-barreled ...
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.
However, the Microgun's prominent feature of using 5.56 mm ammunition was also its downfall. For aircraft gunners, accuracy suffered at high speeds, and range, compared to the 7.62 mm Minigun, was limited. General Electric tried to refocus its efforts by making the Microgun an infantry weapon, but the Army showed no interest. [4]
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.
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M134 Minigun; M240 machine gun; M1919 Browning machine gun; Madsen machine gun; MG 81 machine gun; Mk 48 machine gun; Q. QJY-201; R. MG 3 machine gun; Rheinmetall MG 60;
M134 Minigun; M197 electric cannon; M230 chain gun; M240 machine gun; M621 cannon; M1919 Browning machine gun; MAC 1934; Mauser BK-27; Mauser MG 213; MG 15; MG 17 machine gun; MG 81 machine gun; MG 131 machine gun; MG 151 cannon; MG FF cannon; Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm; MK 101 cannon; MK 103 cannon; MK 108 cannon