Posted on 04/08/2012 10:08:22 PM PDT by U-238
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products said it will produce additional 20mm gun systems for use on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft.
The order for the weapons came under a contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command worth $7.8 million, the company said.
"General Dynamics has successfully produced the weapon system for the F/A-18 for more than 25 years," said Steve Elgin, vice president and general manager of armament systems for General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products.
"The M61A2 F/A-18 gun system continues to be relevant, affordable and extremely effective."
The M61A2 gun system is a six-barrel Gatling gun. It has a closed-loop rotary feed and can fire as many as 6,000 rounds a minute.
Additional details of the contract modification, as well as a delivery schedule, weren't disclosed but General Dynamics said the weapons would be produced at its facility in Saco, Maine.
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A couple of years ago I saw a website dedicated to enthusiasts that were building mini guns from scratch to fire the .22LR bullets.
Professionals do not panic.
To really waste ammunition you have to work for the DHS.
I always find these cyclic rate of fire calculations to be unrealistic and amusing. On the F-22, the capacity is 480 rounds, or about 5 seconds worth of rounds. Because of these numbers, these gatling guns are almost always fired in very small bursts, relatively speaking,
Have you seen Act of Valor? Definitely no wasted ammunition syndrome there. They even show video of the guys reloading! Imagine that...
Now that would be a handy weapon.
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