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| Machine Gun, High Rate, Caliber 7.62-mm, M134 | |
|---|---|
 Dillon Aero's M134D-H (H for Hybrid) combines the titanium an skeletised pairts that war ingineered for uise in the M134D-T minigun wi the steel hoosin o the previous M134D. | |
| Teep | Rotary machine gun |
| Place o oreegin | Unitit States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1963–present |
| Wars | Vietnam War, Third Indocheenae War, Unitit States invasion o Grenada, Unitit States invasion o Panama, Soviet War in Afghanistan, Gulf War, Operation Restore Hope, War in Afghanistan (2001–present),[1] Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Electric |
| Designed | 1960 |
| Manufacturer | General Electric, Dillon Aero, Garwood Industries, Profense |
| Produced | 1962–present |
| Specifications | |
| Wecht | 85 lb (39 kg) (41 lb (19 kg) lightweight mod.) |
| Lenth | 801.6 mm (31.56 in) |
| Baurel lenth | 558.8 mm (22.00 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
| Calibre | 7.62 mm (0.308 in) |
| Baurels | 6 |
| Action | Electrically driven rotary breech |
| Rate o fire | Variable, 2,000–6,000 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s) |
| Maximum firin range | 3,280 ft (1,000 m, 1,093 yd) |
| Feed seestem | Cairtridge on disintegratin airtin belt or linkless feed; dependent on installation [500-5,000-roond belt] |
| Sichts | Dependent on installation; nae fixed sichts |
The M134 Minigun is a 7.62×51mm NATO, six-baurel rotary machine gun wi a heich rate o fire (2,000 tae 6,000 roonds per meenit) that can an aw fire at a heich susteened rate.[2] The "Mini" in the name is in comparison tae lairger calibre designs that uise a rotary baurel design, sic as General Electric's earlier 20-millimeter M61 Vulcan, an "gun" for the uise o rifle calibre bullets as opponed tae autocannon shells.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "M134 Minigun fun in Afghanistan". 30 March 2014 – via YouTube.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLEGE7k9FD4 US Military M134D Gatling Machine Gun
