The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype rotary-barreled machine gun chambered for the 5.56x45mm cartridge. It was designed and built by General Electric as a scaled-down, lighter version of the M134 Minigun. It fires the standard M193 5.56mm rifle round rather than the larger ammunition used by its parent design. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
Service StatusPrototype or Experimental 2 Weapon Classrotary-barreled machine gun 2 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: XM214 Microgun
Wikidata Q1714014, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: XM214 Microgun
Wikipedia article text
The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun.
Caliber attribute (xm214-microgun)
The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype rotary-barreled machine gun chambered for the 5.56x45mm cartridge.
View the Source3. XM214 Microgun (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1714014 (P571 inception): 1966Quote, Wikidata Q1714014 (P571 inception): 1966
Inception (Wikidata property P571): 1966.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.