GShG-7.62 machine gun
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The Shipunov GShG-7.62 is a four-barreled rotary machine gun, similar to firearms such as the M134 "Minigun"
. It is a gas operated, self-powered weapon which is in contrast with most other rotary guns (that are usually externally powered), and has been used only in gun pod
s and flexible mounts on Kamov Ka-29
prototypes.
Minigun
The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source...
. It is a gas operated, self-powered weapon which is in contrast with most other rotary guns (that are usually externally powered), and has been used only in gun pod
Gun pod
A gun pod is a detachable pod or pack containing machine guns or automatic cannon and ancillaries, mounted externally on a vehicle such as a military aircraft which may or may not also have its own guns....
s and flexible mounts on Kamov Ka-29
Kamov Ka-27
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prototypes.
See also
- Fokker-LeimbergerFokker-LeimbergerThe Fokker-Leimberger was an early example of an externally powered machine gun of Imperial German origin that predated the M134 Minigun. It had 12 barrels and could fire at a rate of 7,200 rounds per minute but it suffered from jamming due to the poor quality of German war time production...
- Slostin machine gunSlostin machine gunThe Slostin was a Soviet-made self-powered Gatling type machine gun, developed directly after World War II but never put into production. It was gas-operated, with stationary breech and movable barrels, intended for 7.62x54mmR ammunition, and it was mounted on PM M1910 wheeled tripods. Each barrel...
- Hua Qing MinigunHua Qing MinigunThe Hua Qing Minigun is an externally-powered rotary barrel gatling gun of Chinese origin. The weapon is chambered in the 7.62x54Rmm round and was introduced at the 2009 Anti Terrorist Trade Show at Beijing. It is for use by Chinese infantry.-See also:...
- XM214 Microgun
- M197 Gatling gunM197 Gatling gunThe M197 electric cannon is a three-barreled electric Gatling gun developed primarily for use by United States Army helicopter gunships.Development of the M197 began in 1967 after experience in the Vietnam War revealed the inadequacy of the 7.62 mm Minigun for gunship use...
- MinigunMinigunThe Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source...
- Nordenfelt GunNordenfelt gunThe Nordenfelt Gun was a multiple barrel machine gun that had a row of up to twelve barrels. It was fired by pulling a lever back and forth. It was produced in a number of different calibres from rifle up to 25 mm...
- Gast GunGast gunThe Gast Gun was a German twin barreled machine gun developed by Karl Gast of Vorwerk und Companie of Barmen, and used during the First World War...
- Chain gunChain gunA chain gun is a type of machine gun or autocannon that uses an external source of power, rather than diverting energy from the cartridge, to cycle the weapon, and does so via a continuous loop of chain similar to that used on a motorcycle or bicycle. "Chain gun" is a registered trademark of...
- Gatling gunGatling gunThe Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun. It is well known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s, which was the first time it was employed in combat...
, the 1860s firearm that originated the rotating-barrel concept