GAU-12
The GAU-12 / U "Equalizer" (dt. Leveler ) is a fünfläufige, after the Gatling principle working machine gun in the caliber of 25 mm of General Dynamics .
development
Based on the technology of the larger GAU-8 , the cannon was developed in the late 1970s with the standard NATO caliber 25 mm. As a result, in contrast to the heavy GAU-8, considerable weight and size could be saved, but the firepower and range remained large.
commitment
It is used as an on - board cannon for the AV-8B Harrier II . It is also installed in the latest version of the AC-130U "Spooky II" Gunship . It also served as an anti-aircraft gun on the LAV-25-AD amphibious vehicles of the United States Marine Corps .
In the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the / U on the GAU-12 based refined four-barreled GAU-22 / A is used.
Technical data GAU-12
- Type: five-barreled Gatling cannon
- Caliber: 25 mm
- Drive: electric, pneumatic, hydraulic
- Length: 2110 mm
- Width: 256 mm
- Weight: 122 kg
- Rate of fire: 3600 to 4200 rounds per minute
- Muzzle velocity: 1040 m / s
- Ammunition: HEI, API
- Ammunition feed: with or without belt feed
Web links
- GAU-12 at the Federation of American Scientists (English)
- GAU-12 / U 25mm Gatling Gun on the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems website
Individual evidence
- ↑ GAU-22 / A 25mm Gatling Gun . General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems website , accessed June 24, 2015. (English)