Minigun

M134 Minigun je ameriška 6-cevna 7,62x51 Gatlingova strojnica. Uporabljajo jo tri veje Ameriški oboroženih sil: kopenska vojska, letalske sile, mornarica in okrog 30 drugih držav po svetu.

M134 Minigun

Minugun na helikopterju

Minigun lahko izstreli 2000-6000 nabojev na minuto. Po navadi ga poganja električni motor. Teža orožja je okrog 40 kilogramov, dolžina 801,6 mm, dolžina cevi pa 558,8 mm.

Glej tudi

• GŠG-7,62, ruski ekvivalent M134
• CS/LM12, kitajski ekvivalent M134
• EX-17 Heligun
• Slostin
• Gatlingov top
• GAU-8 Avenger 30mm 7-cevni gatlingov top

Bibliografija

• Ballad, Jack S. Development and Employment of Fixed-Wing Gunships, 1962–1972. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1982.
• Davis, Larry. Gunships: A Pictorial History of Spooky. TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-89747-123-7
• Gervasi, Tom. Arsenal of Democracy III: America's War Machine, the Pursuit of Global Dominance. New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc, 1984. ISBN 0-394-54102-2.
• Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Armament. New York, NY: Orion Books, 1988. ISBN 0-517-56607-9.
• Jane's Weapon Systems, 1986–1987. Ronald T Pretty, Ed. London, UK: Jane's Publishing Company, Ltd, 1986. ISBN 0-7106-0832-2
• United States. Headquarters, Department of the Army. FM 1–40 Attack Helicopter Gunnery. Washington, DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1969.

Zunanje povezave

• M134 page on Dillon Aero site Arhivirano 2014-04-07 na Wayback Machine.
• M134 page on Garwood Industries site Arhivirano 2015-11-07 na Wayback Machine.
• Minigun page on DeGroat Tactical Armaments site
• U.S. Army TACOM Qualifications Report Arhivirano 2015-02-10 na Wayback Machine.
• M134 Minigun at Modern Firearms
• Exploded diagrams and specifications
• GAU-17 info at NavWeaps.com
• Specs on a variety of minigun models Arhivirano 2007-06-25 na Wayback Machine.
• 1985 Patent on a Handheld Minigun Design
• Video showing a CG animation of the firing process of a minigun Arhivirano 2007-09-27 na Wayback Machine.
• Helicopter mounted applications video on Military.com Arhivirano 2009-07-26 na Wayback Machine.
• The M134 Minigun in film and Handheld M134 Minigun – As used in "Predator" and "T2" at imfdb.org