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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 .
The two baseline models are armed with a 7.62×51mm M134 Minigun and the 12.7×108mm NSV machine gun, but can be armed with a wide range of armaments, including ATGMs. The monocoque steel v-hull provides protection against small arms fire, artillery shell shrapnel , anti-personnel/tank mines and IEDs .
The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric. The XM214 was a scaled-down smaller and lighter version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56×45mm ammunition.
Department of Justice officials announced national efforts Friday to crackdown on 3D-printed devices to convert guns to fire fully automatic.
Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun: Theodor Bergmann Louis Schmeisser: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Ammunition belt Germany: 1910 Besa machine gun: Birmingham Small Arms Company: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Ammunition belt United Kingdom: 1936 Besal: Birmingham Small Arms Company — 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) Detachable box magazine United Kingdom: 1940 Blüm ...
Like the original Gatling gun, the entire firing cycle is actuated by cams and powered by the rotation of the barrels. [13] The seven-barrel carriage assembly itself is driven by the aircraft's dual hydraulic system. [14] The GAU-8/A ammunition feed is linkless, reducing weight and avoiding a great deal of potential for jamming.
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The shooting was the first planned attack at a school this fall, said David Riedman, who runs the K-12 School Shooting Database. Apalachee students returned to school last month; many other ...