General Dynamics GAU-19/B .50 Gatling Gun

For when the M2 won't cut it. Also the GAU-8's younger brother. Yep, it's a minigun with 3 barrels. Originally called the GECAL 50. You are free to use this in any of your creations, as long as you put the link to this in your creation description. TO-DO LIST Freedom Freedom Freedom More images More detail Oshkosh M-ATV or HMMWV mounted version Failure after 40,000 rounds INFO Type Heavy machine gun Place of origin: United States Production history Designer: General Electric Manufacturer: General Dynamics Produced: GAU-19/A: 1983–present GAU-19/B: 2012–present Variants: 3-barrel or 6-barrel Specifications Mass: GAU-19/A:138 lbs. (63kg) GAU-19/B:106 lbs. (48kg) Length: 53. 9 in. (1,369 mm) Barrel length: 36 in. (914 mm) Width: 13. 5 in. (343 mm) Height: 15 in. (381 mm) Cartridge: . 50 BMG (12. 7×99mm NATO) Barrels: 3 Action: Electric Rate of fire: 1,000, 1,300 or 2,000 rounds per minute Muzzle velocity: 2,910 fps (887 m/s) Effective firing range: 1,800 m Maximum firing range: 6,000 m Feed system: linkless or M9 linked belt Users: Colombia: Used by Drug Enforcement troops, and the Colombian National Police Egypt Iraq Japan: Used by Japan Coast Guard, on PC Kagayuki class Mexico: Used by the Mexican Air Force and the Mexican Navy on Humvees, UH-60 Black Hawks, and the MD Explorer Oman: Used on Army HMMWV. Saudi Arabia: Used on AH6i Turkey UAE: Used on S70M Blackhawks, Bell 407 and naval vessels and HMMWVs. United States WIKI The GECAL 50 was first manufactured by General Electric, then by Lockheed Martin, and now by General Dynamics. Design work began in 1982. 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 version was designed to fire 4,000 rounds per minute, and could be adap