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M134 Minigun

Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons

The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62 by 51 millimeter NATO six barrel rotary machine gun capable of firing between 2,000 and 6,000 rounds per minute through an electrically driven Gatling style barrel assembly. General Electric designed it in 1960 and introduced it to service in 1963, and it has since been built by General Electric, Dillon Aero, Garwood Industries and Profense. It has armed helicopters, aircraft and vehicles through the Vietnam War, the Soviet-Afghan War, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. 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
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Rotary medium machine gun 2
Introduced Year
1963 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 2
Connections

Operated By

United States Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
United States Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Falklands War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
Gulf War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
Vietnam War, Wars
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War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
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Sources
1. Wikidata: M134 Minigun
Wikidata Q864060, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
  • Infobox, type
    Rotary medium machine gun
  • Infobox, service
    1963
  • service status
    The Minigun is used by several branches of the U.S. military
  • Caliber attribute (m134-minigun)
    The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet?Afghan War'
  • Used In: Falklands War, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), infobox wars field: 'War in Afghanistan (2001?2021)'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    Versions are designated M134 and XM196 by the United States Army, and GAU-2/A and GAU-17/A by the U.S.
  • Operated By: United States Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    The basic fixed armament version was given the designation M134 by the United States Army, while the same weapon was designated GAU-2/A (on a fixed mount) and GAU-17/A (flexible mount) by the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN).
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