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Can GAU-8 Avenger destroy a tank?
A GAU-8 can only take out a tank from certain angles. Mainly from the top and rear which are hard to hit when you are engaging it from the ground like another tank would be doing. The GAU-8 isn’t even close to to being as powerful as the main gun on an MBT, nor can it penetrate the frontal armor of one.
What is a Gau gun?
The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling” design relies on electric motors to power the barrels resulting in a firing rate as much as 6,000 rounds per minute.
Can I own a 50 caliber machine gun?
50 BMG (fifty caliber) rifles are illegal in California. They are prohibited by Penal Code 30610 PC and Penal Code 30600 PC, California’s law on assault weapons. In fact, “BMG” stands for Browning Machine Gun. So as far as California law is concerned, they are a type of assault weapon.
How much does a Gau 21 cost?
USA Orders 519 GAU-21 Machine Guns for $22M.
What is the most powerful machine gun?
The highest rate of fire for a machine gun in service is the M134 Minigun. The weapon was designed in the late 1960s for helicopters and armored vehicles.
What is the GAU-19/B Gatling gun?
The GAU-19/B .50 caliber Gatling Gun is a lightweight gatling gun for application on a variety of air, land and sea platforms, including helicopters, fixed wing aircraft, land-based vehicles, naval vessels and high-speed patrol boats. With a rate of fire of 1,300 shots per minute, the .50 caliber GAU-19/B provides…
What is The GAU-19 and how does it work?
Due to the loss of nine helicopters in Grenada, GE started building prototypes of the weapon in both a three-barreled and a six-barreled configuration. The six-barreled version was designed to fire 4,000 rounds per minute, and could be adapted to fire up to 8,000 rounds per minute. The GAU-19 takes 0.4 seconds to reach maximum firing rate.
What caliber ammo does the GAU-19/A shoot?
The GAU-19/A is designed to accept standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked ammunition. The rate of fire is selectable to be either 1,000 or 2,000 rounds per minute.
How many shots per minute does The GAU-19 fire?
With a rate of fire of 1,300 shots per minute, the .50 caliber GAU-19/B provides superior firepower in a lightweight system. The total system weight of the three barrel GAU-19/B is neutral to that of a single barrel machine gun. Lightweight and devastating firepower make the GAU-19/B the ideal weapon system for air, land or sea operations.