To: SandRat
Why do they call those 'miniguns'?
Don't look too 'mini' to me; and I'm not even down range.
3 posted on
06/01/2006 4:52:07 PM PDT by
Hodar
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To: Hodar
Harkins back I believe to the early days of the Gatling Gun.
4 posted on
06/01/2006 4:53:53 PM PDT by
SandRat
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To: Hodar
Why do they call those 'miniguns'? Don't look too 'mini' to me; and I'm not even down range. Because they fire only 7.62NATO (.308) (.30 caliber) rifle/machine gun ammunition.
This is a 20 mm: M61 Vulcan
and THIS is a 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger
10 posted on
06/01/2006 5:16:33 PM PDT by
El Gato
To: Hodar
Compared to the 30mm Gau-8 used in the A-10 and the 20mm M61 Vulcan, used in various other aircraft, the 7.62mm Gau-7A
IS "mini"...
But, compared to the 5.56mm XM214 "Microgun", the Gau-7A "mini" is pretty potent...
17 posted on
06/01/2006 5:42:33 PM PDT by
TXnMA
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