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A U.S. Air Force rotary-wing crewman fires a minigun during the Vietnam War. The core of the M134D was a steel housing and rotor. To focus on weight reduction, a titanium housing and rotor were introduced, creating the M134D-T which had reduced weight from 62 lb (28 kg) to 41 lb (19 kg). The gun housing had a 500,000-round lifespan before it ...
A minigun being fired from a combat search and rescue helicopter in Vietnam. M60D machine gun – 7.62mm (helicopter mount) [197] Minigun – 7.62 mm (aircraft and helicopter mount) [198] Colt Mk 12 cannon – 20 mm (aircraft mount) [199] M3 cannon – 20 mm (aircraft mount) [200] M39 cannon – 20 mm (aircraft mount) [155]
MXU-470/A minigun modules in an AC-47. One of the most publicized battles of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Khe Sanh in early 1968. More than 24,000 tactical and 2,700 B-52 strikes dropped 110,000 tons of ordnance in attacks that averaged over 300 sorties per day. During the two and a half months of combat, fighters were in the air day and ...
A rotating-barrel Minigun being fired from a gunship during the Vietnam War. The Minigun is a type of rotary machine gun . During the Vietnam War , the 7.62 mm caliber M134 Minigun was originally created to arm rotary-wing aircraft, and could be fitted to various helicopters as either a crew-served or a remotely operated weapon.
Invented by Richard Gatling, it saw occasional use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s, which was the first time it was employed in combat. Later, it was used again in numerous military conflicts, such as the Boshin War , the Anglo-Zulu War , and the assault on San Juan Hill during the Spanish–American War . [ 15 ]
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyclic multi-barrel design which facilitated cooling and synchronized the firing-reloading sequence.
Optional equipment includes a winch (maximum load capacity 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) and supplemental armor. The M1025/M1026 and M1043/M1044 armament carriers provide mounting and firing capabilities for the M134 Minigun, the Mk 19 grenade launcher, the M2 heavy machine gun, the GAU-19A/B gatling gun, the M240G/B machine gun and M249 SAW.
Marine fires his M60 machine gun at an enemy position during the Battle of Huế in Vietnam War. In the 1980s, the Army partially replaced the M60 by the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon within infantry squads. Their new doctrine reduced the general-purpose machine gun role in favor of portability and a greater volume of fire.