This is a pretty cool video of an unknwon mini-gun in action.

phyte · 11-22-2005, 07:30 PM

http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/121144/

Crazy.

Resjah · 11-22-2005, 07:45 PM

geez.....indeed that was crazy

heh, mount that badboy on a humvee

Beckwith · 11-22-2005, 07:47 PM

moved to Off topic

and also very old

GABBA · 11-23-2005, 01:48 PM

Cool video.

And i wouldn't say its "unkown" anymore.

Mad Max · 11-23-2005, 04:06 PM

It's an M134. It's the miniturised version of the Vulcan that fires 7.62 instead of 30mm. And they don't mount them on humvee's because they need a power source, which is expensive, so they tend to be pretty unique to choppers like the Blackhawks and so on. Think they use them on the AH-6's too, one either side.

[R-DEV]Eddie Baker · 11-23-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max

It's an M134. It's the miniturised version of the Vulcan that fires 7.62 instead of 30mm. And they don't mount them on humvee's because they need a power source, which is expensive, so they tend to be pretty unique to choppers like the Blackhawks and so on. Think they use them on the AH-6's too, one either side.

Vulcan fires 20mm. True about the AH-6s, but there are other mounts besides helicopters. There is a powered tripod for ground and ship mounting. I have seen footage of an SF Group HMMWV mounted with an M134 minigun, but cannot find the WMV at this time. I have also seen the GAU-19 (GE .50 caliber minigun) mounted on SAS and Ranger Regiment Land Rovers.

Tacamo · 11-23-2005, 08:40 PM

I've seen the video too of the M134 on the humvee. I believe General Dynamics has a video of a GAU-19 on their website.

Mad Max · 11-23-2005, 09:17 PM

Vulcan's have been chambered for pretty much all rounds. They even did a 5.56 version but it was, in short... crap. The power to cost ratio didn't justify it's use. The M134 is a varient for 7.62 use. The cannon on the Cobra is a varient also, just with 3 barrels instead of 6 to make ammo last longer, and to make it easier to maintain.

The GAU-8 on the A-10 is an upchambered Vulcan varient too. Good old 30mm power! Just thought, imagine it being rarden ammo? Woah!

(By varient I mean it uses the same/similar mechanisms by the way. They were all derrived from the Vulcan)

Cerberus · 11-23-2005, 11:58 PM

I've got a link to that video of the Green Berets and just posted it, but it didn't work (the link)

Noetheinner · 11-24-2005, 11:56 AM

Ok people. Here's the story on that gun. It's the GAU-17. The minigun that's in BF2. That's how it really fires, that how the tracers really look during the DAYTIME. A biggol' stream of tracers that almost looks like a laser.

The one where you see 2 streams is where the gunners have locked the guns in the "fixed foreward" mode so the pilots can shoot it.

The reason some videos don't have tracers is because they're using IR tracers during the daytime. Belive me, it happens. If you get low on training ammo at the end of the fiscal year, you're shooting whatever you have left.

The name at the end of the video is the maker of the newest most badass feeder on the market for the GAU-17. It hardly ever jams and it's easy to clear a jam cause the feeder actually opens up for a quick (20 seconds) clear.

By the way, with this BF2: SF mod out, mabye nighttime will be easy to incorperate into your mod. Then you could use the IR tracers. Anyone with NVG's on could see em. Anyone without em would be screwed.

11-22-2005, 07:30 PM	#1
phyte Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22	This is a pretty cool video of an unknwon mini-gun in action. http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/121144/ Crazy.
phyte Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22

11-22-2005, 07:45 PM	#2
Resjah Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 831	geez.....indeed that was crazy heh, mount that badboy on a humvee
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11-23-2005, 01:48 PM	#4
GABBA Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 638	Cool video. And i wouldn't say its "unkown" anymore.
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11-23-2005, 08:40 PM	#7
Tacamo Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 603	I've seen the video too of the M134 on the humvee. I believe General Dynamics has a video of a GAU-19 on their website.
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11-23-2005, 09:17 PM	#8
Mad Max Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ye Olde England Posts: 574	Vulcan's have been chambered for pretty much all rounds. They even did a 5.56 version but it was, in short... crap. The power to cost ratio didn't justify it's use. The M134 is a varient for 7.62 use. The cannon on the Cobra is a varient also, just with 3 barrels instead of 6 to make ammo last longer, and to make it easier to maintain. The GAU-8 on the A-10 is an upchambered Vulcan varient too. Good old 30mm power! Just thought, imagine it being rarden ammo? Woah! (By varient I mean it uses the same/similar mechanisms by the way. They were all derrived from the Vulcan)

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11-22-2005, 07:47 PM	#3
Beckwith Join Date: Mar 2005 Ireland Location: RI,USA Posts: 1,350	moved to Off topic and also very old

11-23-2005, 04:06 PM	#5
Mad Max Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ye Olde England Posts: 574	It's an M134. It's the miniturised version of the Vulcan that fires 7.62 instead of 30mm. And they don't mount them on humvee's because they need a power source, which is expensive, so they tend to be pretty unique to choppers like the Blackhawks and so on. Think they use them on the AH-6's too, one either side.

11-23-2005, 11:58 PM	#9
Cerberus Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,761	I've got a link to that video of the Green Berets and just posted it, but it didn't work (the link)
Cerberus Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,761	"Practice proves more than theory, in any case." - Abraham Lincoln "i so regret searching "giant hentai penis" on google images though ;_;" - Garabaldi

11-24-2005, 11:56 AM	#10
Noetheinner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 362	Ok people. Here's the story on that gun. It's the GAU-17. The minigun that's in BF2. That's how it really fires, that how the tracers really look during the DAYTIME. A biggol' stream of tracers that almost looks like a laser. The one where you see 2 streams is where the gunners have locked the guns in the "fixed foreward" mode so the pilots can shoot it. The reason some videos don't have tracers is because they're using IR tracers during the daytime. Belive me, it happens. If you get low on training ammo at the end of the fiscal year, you're shooting whatever you have left. The name at the end of the video is the maker of the newest most badass feeder on the market for the GAU-17. It hardly ever jams and it's easy to clear a jam cause the feeder actually opens up for a quick (20 seconds) clear. By the way, with this BF2: SF mod out, mabye nighttime will be easy to incorperate into your mod. Then you could use the IR tracers. Anyone with NVG's on could see em. Anyone without em would be screwed.

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