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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">20 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above hproduct" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="fn org"> M61 Vulcan </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vulcan1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Vulcan1.jpg/300px-Vulcan1.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Vulcan1.jpg/450px-Vulcan1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Vulcan1.jpg/600px-Vulcan1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="602" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">An unmounted M61A1 Vulcan with <a href="/wiki/Flash_suppressor" title="Flash suppressor">flash suppressor</a> used in the SUU-16/A gun pod</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">Rotary cannon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">1959–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data">United States, some <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> members, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, and others</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist" style="margin-left:1em;text-indent:-1em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran-Iraq_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran-Iraq war">Iran-Iraq war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Iraq_(2013%E2%80%932017)" title="War in Iraq (2013–2017)">War in Iraq (2013–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)">Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen">Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_military_operation_in_Idlib_Governorate" title="Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate">Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" title="Russo-Ukrainian War">Russo-Ukrainian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">See below</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="margin-left:1em;text-indent:-1em;"><li>M61A1: 248 lb (112 kg)</li><li>M61A2: 202 lb (92 kg) (light barrel), 228 lb (103 kg) (heavy barrel)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">71.93 in (1.827 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">Barrel</a> length</th><td class="infobox-data">59.8 in (1.52 m)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)" title="Cartridge (firearms)">Cartridge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/20%C3%97102mm_Vulcan" class="mw-redirect" title="20×102mm Vulcan">20×102mm Vulcan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Caliber</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/20_mm_caliber" title="20 mm caliber">20 mm</a> (0.787 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Barrels</th><td class="infobox-data">6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Action_(firearms)" title="Action (firearms)">Action</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_machinery" title="Hydraulic machinery">Hydraulically operated</a>, electrically fired, <a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">rotary cannon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Rate_of_fire" title="Rate of fire">Rate of fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data">6,000 rounds per minute<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,450 ft/s (1,050 m/s) with PGU-28/B round</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Effective firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">About 9,842 ft (3,000 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Feed system</th><td class="infobox-data">Belt or linkless feed system</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>M61 Vulcan</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_machinery" title="Hydraulic machinery">hydraulically</a>, electrically, or <a href="/wiki/Pneumatics" title="Pneumatics">pneumatically</a> driven, six-<a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">barrel</a>, air-cooled, electrically fired <a href="/wiki/Gatling_gun" title="Gatling gun">Gatling-style</a> <a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">rotary cannon</a> which fires <a href="/wiki/20_mm_caliber" title="20 mm caliber">20 mm × 102 mm (0.787 in × 4.016 in)</a> rounds at an extremely high rate (typically 6,000 rounds per minute). The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States military</a> <a href="/wiki/Fixed-wing_aircraft" title="Fixed-wing aircraft">fixed-wing aircraft</a> for over sixty years.<sup id="cite_ref-fas_m61_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fas_m61-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The M61 was originally produced by <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a>. After several mergers and acquisitions, it is produced by <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a> as of 2000<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-fas_m61_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fas_m61-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> began to consider new directions for future <a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">military aircraft</a> guns. The higher speeds of <a href="/wiki/Jet_engine" title="Jet engine">jet-powered</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a> meant that achieving an effective number of hits would be extremely difficult without a much higher volume of fire. While captured German designs (principally the <a href="/wiki/Mauser_MG_213" title="Mauser MG 213">Mauser MG 213C</a>) showed the potential of the single-barrel <a href="/wiki/Revolver_cannon" title="Revolver cannon">revolver cannon</a>, the practical rate of fire of such a design was still limited by ammunition feed and barrel wear concerns. The Army wanted something better, combining an extremely high rate of fire with exceptional reliability.<sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a> became a separate branch of the military. The new Air Force made a request for a new aircraft gun. A lesson of World War II air combat was that German, Italian, and Japanese fighters could attack American aircraft from long range with their cannon main armament. American fighters with <a href="/wiki/M2_Browning#AN.2FM2" title="M2 Browning">.50 caliber (12.7 mm)</a> main armament, such as the <a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a>, had to be close to enemy aircraft in order to hit and damage them. The <a href="/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404" title="Hispano-Suiza HS.404">20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano cannon</a> carried by the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a>, while formidable against propeller-driven planes, had a relatively low rate of fire in the age of jets, while other cannons were notoriously unreliable. </p><p>In response to this requirement, the Armament Division of General Electric resurrected an old idea: the multi-barrel <a href="/wiki/Gatling_gun" title="Gatling gun">Gatling gun</a>. The original Gatling gun had fallen out of favor because of the need for an external power source to rotate the barrel assembly, but the new generation of turbojet-powered fighters offered sufficient <a href="/wiki/Electric_power" title="Electric power">electric power</a> to operate the gun, and electric operation was more reliable than <a href="/wiki/Gas-operated_reloading" title="Gas-operated reloading">gas-operated reloading</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-img294.imageshack.us_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-img294.imageshack.us-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With multiple barrels, the rate of fire per barrel could be lower than a single-barrel revolver cannon while providing a greater overall rate of fire. The idea of powering a Gatling gun from an external electric power source was not a novel idea at the end of World War II, as <a href="/wiki/Richard_Jordan_Gatling" title="Richard Jordan Gatling">Richard Jordan Gatling</a> himself had done just that with a patent he filed in 1893.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, a similar 12-barreled <a href="/wiki/Fokker-Leimberger" title="Fokker-Leimberger">Fokker-Leimberger</a> aircraft rotary machine gun, powered by either the aircraft engine or an electric motor, had been under development by the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1946, the Army issued General Electric a contract for "Project Vulcan", a six-barrel weapon capable of firing 7,200 rounds per minute (rpm).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although European designers were moving towards heavier 30 mm (1.181 in) weapons for better hitting power, the U.S. initially concentrated on a powerful 0.60-inch (15 mm) cartridge designed for a pre-war anti-tank rifle, expecting that the cartridge's high <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">muzzle velocity</a> would be beneficial for improving hit ratios on high-speed targets.<sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first GE prototypes of the 0.60-inch (15 mm) caliber T45 were ground-fired in 1949; it achieved 2,500 rpm, which was increased to 4,000 rpm by 1950. By the early 1950s, the USAF decided that high velocity alone might not be sufficient to ensure target destruction and tested 20 and 27 mm (0.787 and 1.06 in) alternatives based on the 0.60-inch (15 mm) caliber cartridge. These variants of the T45 were known as the T171 and T150 respectively and were first tested in 1952. Eventually, the standard 20×102 mm cartridge was determined to have the desired balance of projectile/explosive mass and muzzle velocity, resulting in an optimum balance of range, accuracy and <a href="/wiki/Kinetic_energy_penetrator" title="Kinetic energy penetrator">kinetic energy</a> on target.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The development of the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">Lockheed F-104 Starfighter</a> revealed that the T171 Vulcan (later redesignated <i>M61</i>) suffered problems with its <a href="/wiki/Belt_(firearms)" title="Belt (firearms)">linked ammunition</a>, being prone to misfeed and presenting a <a href="/wiki/Foreign_object_damage" title="Foreign object damage">foreign object damage</a> hazard with discarded links. A linkless ammunition feed system was developed for the upgraded <i>M61A1</i>, which subsequently became the standard cannon armament of U.S. fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-f_106_delta_dart_m61_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f_106_delta_dart_m61-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> sold its aerospace division, including GE Armament Systems along with the design and production tooling for the M61 and GE's other rotary cannon, to <a href="/wiki/Martin_Marietta" title="Martin Marietta">Martin Marietta</a>. After Martin's merger with <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation" title="Lockheed Corporation">Lockheed</a>, the rotary cannon became the responsibility of Lockheed Martin Armament Systems. Lockheed Martin Armament Systems was later acquired by <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a>, which produces the M61 and its variants as of 2000<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-fas_m61_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fas_m61-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg/220px-M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg/330px-M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg/440px-M-61_Vulcan-28.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1144" data-file-height="856" /></a><figcaption>An M61 Vulcan and the feed system for an <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a>, on a stand</figcaption></figure> <p>Each of the cannon's six barrels fires once in turn during each revolution of the barrel cluster. The multiple barrels provide both a very high rate of fire—around 100 rounds per second—and contribute to prolonged weapon life by minimizing barrel erosion and heat generation.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average time between jams or failures is in excess of 10,000 rounds, making it an extremely reliable weapon.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of the Vulcan Project and its progeny, the very-high-speed Gatling gun, has led to guns of the same configuration being referred to as <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vulcan_cannon" class="extiw" title="wikt:Vulcan cannon">"Vulcan cannons"</a>, which can sometimes confuse nomenclature on the subject.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Most aircraft versions of the M61 are hydraulically driven and electrically primed. The gun rotor, barrel assembly and ammunition feed system are rotated by a hydraulic drive motor through a system of flexible drive shafts. The round is fired by an electric priming system where an electric current from a firing lead passes through the firing pin to the primer as each round is rotated into the firing position.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_Force_Manual_11W1-12-4-32_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_Force_Manual_11W1-12-4-32-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The self-powered version, the GAU-4 (called M130 in Army service), is <a href="/wiki/Gas-operated" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas-operated">gas-operated</a>, tapping gun gas from three of the six barrels to operate the gun gas-driven mechanism. The self-powered Vulcan weighs about 4.5 kilograms (10 lb) more than its electric counterpart, but requires no external power source to operate, except for an electric inertia starter to initiate gun rotation, allowing the first rounds to be chambered and fired.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_Force_Manual_11W1-12-4-32_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_Force_Manual_11W1-12-4-32-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initial M61 used linked ammunition, but the ejection of spent links created considerable (and ultimately insuperable) problems. The original weapon was soon replaced by the M61A1, with a linkless feed system. Depending on the application, the feed system can be either single-ended (ejecting spent cases and unfired rounds) or double-ended (returning casings back to the magazine). A disadvantage of the M61 is that the bulk of the weapon, its feed system, and ammunition drum make it difficult to fit it into a densely packed airframe.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The feed system must be custom-designed for each application, adding 140 to 180 kg (300 to 400 lb) to the complete weapon. Most aircraft installations are double-ended, because the ejection of empty cartridges can cause a foreign-object damage hazard for jet engines and because the retention of spent cases assists in maintaining the center of gravity of the aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first aircraft to carry the M61A1 was the C model of the <a href="/wiki/F-104_Starfighter" class="mw-redirect" title="F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a>, starting in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A lighter version of the Vulcan developed for use on the <a href="/wiki/F-22_Raptor" class="mw-redirect" title="F-22 Raptor">F-22 Raptor</a>, designated M61A2, is mechanically the same as the M61A1, but with thinner barrels to reduce overall weight to 92 kilograms (202 lb). The rotor and housing have also been modified to remove any piece of metal not absolutely needed for operation and replaces some metal components with lighter-weight materials. The <a href="/wiki/F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F Super Hornet</a> also uses this version.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Vulcan's rate of fire is typically 6,000 rounds per minute, although some versions (such as that of the <a href="/wiki/AMX_International_AMX" title="AMX International AMX">AMX</a> and the <a href="/wiki/F-106_Delta_Dart" class="mw-redirect" title="F-106 Delta Dart">F-106 Delta Dart</a>) are limited to a lower rate, and others (<a href="/wiki/A-7_Corsair" class="mw-redirect" title="A-7 Corsair">A-7 Corsair</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-15_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="F-15 Eagle">F-15 Eagle</a>) have a selectable rate of fire of either 4,000 or 6,000 rounds per minute. The M61A2's lighter barrels allow a somewhat higher rate of fire, up to 6,600 rounds per minute.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 188.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 186.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M61_Vulcan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An M61 Vulcan at the Miramar Airshow"><img alt="An M61 Vulcan at the Miramar Airshow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/M61_Vulcan.jpg/280px-M61_Vulcan.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/M61_Vulcan.jpg/420px-M61_Vulcan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/M61_Vulcan.jpg/560px-M61_Vulcan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An M61 Vulcan at the <a href="/wiki/Miramar_Airshow" class="mw-redirect" title="Miramar Airshow">Miramar Airshow</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 160.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 158.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An M61 ammunition belt"><img alt="An M61 ammunition belt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg/238px-AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg" decoding="async" width="159" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg/358px-AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg/477px-AC-130A_20MM_Vulcan_Cannon_Ammo_belt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1776" data-file-height="1565" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An M61 ammunition belt</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 183.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 181.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="M61 on display"><img alt="M61 on display" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg/272px-M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg/408px-M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg/544px-M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4375" data-file-height="3378" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M61 on display</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 213.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 211.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_(11472816163).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="M61 Vulcan on display"><img alt="M61 Vulcan on display" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg/317px-M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="212" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg/475px-M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg/633px-M61_Vulcan_nose_mounted_6-barreled_Gatling_cannon_%2811472816163%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1328" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M61 Vulcan on display</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 217.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 215.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="PGU-27 AB training rounds, Brussels 2015"><img alt="PGU-27 AB training rounds, Brussels 2015" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg/323px-PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg" decoding="async" width="216" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg/485px-PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg/646px-PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4443" data-file-height="2889" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">PGU-27 AB training rounds, Brussels 2015</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ammunition">Ammunition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ammunition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Practically no powered rotary cannon is supplied with sufficient ammunition for a full minute of firing, due to its weight (at 6,000 rpm, the projectiles alone would represent a mass of about 600 kg (1,300 lb) for one minute of firing; and by including the brass shell, filling and primer the weight is slightly double that at 1,225 kg (2,701 lb)). In order to avoid using the 600 to 1,000 rounds carried by aircraft all at once, a burst controller is generally used to limit the number of rounds fired at each trigger pull. Bursts of from two or three up to 40 or 50 can be selected.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The size of the airframe and available internal space limits the size of the ammunition drum and thus limits the ammunition capacity. When vehicle-mounted, the only limiting factor is the vehicle's safe carry weight, so commensurately larger ammo storage is available. </p><p>Until the late 1980s, the M61 primarily used the M50 series of ammunition in various types, typically firing a 99-gram (3.5 oz) projectile at a <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">muzzle velocity</a> of about 1,030 metres per second (3,380 ft/s). A variety of armor-piercing incendiary (API), high-explosive incendiary (HEI), and training rounds are available. </p><p>A new PGU-28/B round was developed in the mid-1980s. It is a <a href="/wiki/Semi-armor-piercing_high-explosive_incendiary" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary">semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary</a> (SAPHEI) round, providing improvements in range, accuracy, and power over the preceding M56A3 HEI round.<sup id="cite_ref-GSPGU_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSPGU-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The PGU-28/B is a "low-drag" round designed to reduce in-flight drag and deceleration, and has a slightly increased muzzle velocity of 1,050 metres per second (3,450 ft/s).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the PGU-28/B has not been without problems. A 2000 USAF safety report noted 24 premature detonation mishaps (causing serious damage in many cases) in 12 years with the SAPHEI round, compared to only two such mishaps in the entire recorded history of the M56 round. The report estimated that the PGU-28/B had a potential failure rate 80 times higher than USAF standards permit.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to safety issues, it was limited to emergency wartime use in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main types of combat rounds and their main characteristics are listed in the table: </p> <table class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Designation </th> <th>Type </th> <th width="11%">Projectile weight [grains] </th> <th width="11%">Bursting charge [grains] </th> <th>Muzzle velocity [m/s] </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td>M53 </td> <td>API </td> <td>? </td> <td>65 gr (4.2 g; 0.15 oz) incendiary<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,030 </td> <td align="left">6.4 mm (0.25 in) <a href="/wiki/Rolled_homogeneous_armour" title="Rolled homogeneous armour">RHA</a> penetration at 0 degree impact angle and 1,000 m (3,300 ft) range.<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M56A3/A4 </td> <td>HEI </td> <td>1,543 gr (100.0 g; 3.5 oz)<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>165 gr (10.7 g; 0.38 oz) HE and 20 gr (1.3 g; 0.046 oz) incendiary<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,030 </td> <td align="left">Nose fuzed round, no tracer. 2 m (6.6 ft) effective radius to produce casualties to exposed personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fragmentation hazard out to 20 m (66 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-ORDATA_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ORDATA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 12.7 mm (0.50 in) RHA penetration at 0 degree obliquity at 104 m (341 ft) range.<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>PGU-28A/B </td> <td>SAPHEI </td> <td>1,580 gr (102.4 g; 3.6 oz)<sup id="cite_ref-GSPGU_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSPGU-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>150 gr; 0.35 oz (10 g)<sup id="cite_ref-ORDATA_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ORDATA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,050 </td> <td align="left">Multi-purpose fuzeless round with an incendiary charge in the nose setting off the HE behind it with a slight delay to maximize lethality against aircraft. No tracer or self-destruct. A <a href="/wiki/Zirconium" title="Zirconium">zirconium</a> pellet at the bottom of the HE cavity provides additional incendiary effect. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications_and_first_combat_use">Applications and first combat use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Applications and first combat use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg/220px-F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg/330px-F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg/440px-F-104_Waffenschacht.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1177" /></a><figcaption>Gun installation on West German <a href="/wiki/F-104" class="mw-redirect" title="F-104">F-104</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Vulcan was first used in aerial combat on 4 April 1965, when four <a href="/wiki/North_Vietnam" title="North Vietnam">North Vietnamese</a> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_People%27s_Air_Force" title="Vietnam People's Air Force">Vietnam People's Air Force</a> (VPAF) <a href="/wiki/MiG-17" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-17">MiG-17s</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attacked a force of 10 <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabres</a> (two of which were assigned weather reconnaissance duties) escorting 48 Vulcan-armed and "bomb-laden" <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105 Thunderchiefs</a>, shooting down two of the latter. The MiG leader and only survivor from the four MiGs, Captain Tran Hanh, reported that U.S. jets had pursued them and that F-105s had shot down three of his aircraft, killing lieutenants Pham Giay, Le Minh Huan and Tran Nguyen Nam. Captain Donald Kilgus, piloting an F-100, received an official probable kill with his four <a href="/wiki/M39_cannon" title="M39 cannon">M39</a> 20 mm cannons during the engagement; however no other US pilot reported destroying any MiGs during the battle, leaving open the possibility that at least two of the MiG-17s may have been downed by their own <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft">anti-aircraft</a> fire.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first confirmed Vulcan gun kill occurred on 29 June 1966 when <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> Fred Tracy, flying his F-105 with the 421st TFS, fired 200 rounds of 20 mm into a MiG-17 that had just fired a 23 mm shell which entered one side of his cockpit and exited the other. When the VPAF MiG flew in front of him after making its pass, Tracy opened fire on it.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The gun was installed in the Air Force's A-7D version of the <a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">LTV A-7 Corsair II</a> where it replaced the earlier <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> A-7's <a href="/wiki/Colt_Mk_12_cannon" title="Colt Mk 12 cannon">Colt Mk 12 cannon</a> and was adopted by the Navy on the A-7C and A-7E.<sup id="cite_ref-Chant1987_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chant1987-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was integrated into the newer <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4E Phantom II</a> variants. The F-4 was originally designed without a cannon as it was believed that missiles had made guns obsolete. Combat experience in Vietnam showed that a gun could be more effective than <a href="/wiki/Guided_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided missiles">guided missiles</a> in many combat situations and that an externally carried gun pod was less effective than an internal gun; the first generation of gun pods such as the SUU-16 were not oriented with the sights of the fighter. The improved pods were self-powered and properly synchronized to the sights, while the USAF versions of the F-4 were hastily fitted with internal M61 cannons in a prominent fairing under the nose, well before the war ended (Navy Phantoms never received cannons, continuing to rely on air-to-air missiles alone). <a href="/wiki/Teen_Series" title="Teen Series">The next generation</a> of fighters built post-Vietnam incorporated the M61 gun internally.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Combat kills using the M61 Vulcan in the Vietnam War 1966–1972<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date/year </th> <th>Firing aircraft </th> <th>M61 Vulcan variant </th> <th>Aircraft downed </th> <th>USAF unit/comments </th></tr> <tr> <td>29 June 1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105D Thunderchief</a> </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MiG-17" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-17">MiG-17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/421st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="421st Tactical Fighter Squadron">421st Tactical Fighter Squadron</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 August 1966 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_Fighter_Squadron" title="34th Fighter Squadron">34th TFS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 September 1966 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/333d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="333d Fighter Squadron">333rd TFS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 September 1966 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/431st_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="431st Test and Evaluation Squadron">431st TFS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 December 1966 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/469th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="469th Flying Training Squadron">469th TFS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>F-105D/F-105F </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>(5) MiG-17s </td> <td>333rd TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>(8) MiG-17s </td> <td>354th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>F-105D/F-105F </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>(4) MiG-17s </td> <td>357th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>F-4C Phantom II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SUU-16" class="mw-redirect" title="SUU-16">SUU-16</a> gunpod </td> <td>(2) MiG-17s </td> <td>480th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 May 1967 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td>44th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 June 1967 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td>13th TFS: Captain Ralph Kuster<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 August 1967 </td> <td>F-105D </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td>34th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 October 1967 </td> <td>F-4D </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SUU-23" class="mw-redirect" title="SUU-23">SUU-23</a> gunpod </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">MiG-21</a> </td> <td>433rd TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>F-4D </td> <td>SUU-23 </td> <td>(3) MiG-17s </td> <td>435th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 January 1968 </td> <td>F-4D </td> <td>SUU-23 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td>433rd TFS; pilot, Major B J Bogoslofski, <a href="/wiki/Weapon_systems_officer" title="Weapon systems officer">WSO</a>, Captain Richard L Huskey<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 February 1968 </td> <td>F-4D </td> <td>SUU-23 </td> <td>MiG-17 </td> <td>555th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>F-4E </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>(3) MiG-21s </td> <td>35th TFS; the F4E was the first Phantom II to enter the war with an internal Vulcan gun.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 June 1972 </td> <td>F-4E </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MiG-19" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-19">MiG-19</a> </td> <td>58th TFS; first kill at <a href="/wiki/Supersonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Supersonic">supersonic</a> speed (<a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach</a> 1.2); Major Phil Handley/WSO 1LT J. J. Smallwood<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 September 1972 </td> <td>F-4E </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-21 </td> <td>555th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 October 1972 </td> <td>F-4E </td> <td>M61A1 </td> <td>MiG-21 </td> <td>307th TFS </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5"> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total MiG-17s </th> <td colspan="4">32 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total MiG-19s </th> <td colspan="4">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total MiG-21s </th> <td colspan="4">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <td colspan="4">39 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M163_VADS.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M163_VADS.JPEG/220px-M163_VADS.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M163_VADS.JPEG/330px-M163_VADS.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M163_VADS.JPEG/440px-M163_VADS.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2840" data-file-height="1880" /></a><figcaption>An M61 mounted on a US Army <a href="/wiki/M163_VADS" title="M163 VADS">M163</a> armored vehicle</figcaption></figure> <p>The Vulcan was later fitted into the weapons bay of some <a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">Convair F-106 Delta Dart</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark</a> models. It was also adopted as standard in the "teen"-series air superiority fighters: the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">Grumman F-14 Tomcat</a>, the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet</a>. Other aircraft include the Italian/Brazilian <a href="/wiki/AMX_International_AMX" title="AMX International AMX">AMX International AMX</a> (on Italian aircraft only), and the <a href="/wiki/F-22_Raptor" class="mw-redirect" title="F-22 Raptor">F-22 Raptor</a>. It was fitted in a side-firing installation on the <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">Fairchild AC-119</a> and some marks of the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">Lockheed AC-130</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunship" title="Gunship">gunships</a>, and was used in the tail turrets of both the <a href="/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler" title="Convair B-58 Hustler">Convair B-58 Hustler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52H Stratofortress</a> bombers.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japan's <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-1" title="Mitsubishi F-1">Mitsubishi F-1</a> carried one internally mounted JM61A1 Vulcan with 750 rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Chant1987_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chant1987-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/Gun_pod" title="Gun pod">gun pod</a> versions, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._aircraft_gun_pods" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. aircraft gun pods">SUU-16/A</a> (also designated M12 by the US Army) and improved <a href="/wiki/U.S._aircraft_gun_pods" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. aircraft gun pods">SUU-23/A</a> (US Army M25), were developed in the 1960s, often used on gunless versions of the F-4. The SUU-16/A uses the electric M61A1 with a <a href="/wiki/Ram-air_turbine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram-air turbine">ram-air turbine</a> to power the motor. This proved to cause serious <a href="/wiki/Drag_(physics)" title="Drag (physics)">aerodynamic drag</a> at higher speeds, while speeds under 640 kilometres per hour (400 mph) did not provide enough airflow for the maximum rate of fire.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The subsequent SUU-23/A uses the GAU-4/A self-powered Vulcan, with an electric inertia starter to bring it up to speed. Both <a href="/wiki/Gun_pod" title="Gun pod">pods</a> ejected empty cases and unfired rounds rather than retaining them. Both pods contained 1,200 rounds of ammunition, with a loaded weight of 733 and 780 kilograms (1,615 and 1,720 lb) respectively. During service in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, the pods proved to be relatively inaccurate: the pylon mounting was not rigid enough to prevent deflection when firing, and repeated use would misalign the pod on its pylon, making matters worse.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A variant with much shorter barrels, designated the M195, was also developed for use on the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Helicopter_Armament_Subsystems#AH-1_Cobra" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems">M35 Armament Subsystem</a> as used on the <a href="/wiki/Bell_AH-1_Cobra" title="Bell AH-1 Cobra">AH-1G Cobra</a> <a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">helicopter</a>. This variant fed from ammunition boxes fitted to the landing skid and was developed to provide the AH-1 helicopter with a longer-range <a href="/wiki/Suppressive_fire" title="Suppressive fire">suppressive fire</a> system before the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/US_Helicopter_Armament_Subsystems" class="mw-redirect" title="US Helicopter Armament Subsystems">M97 universal turret</a> mounting the <a href="/wiki/M197_Gatling_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="M197 Gatling gun">M197</a> cannon.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The M61 is also the basis of the US Navy <a href="/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS" title="Phalanx CIWS">Mk 15 Phalanx</a> <a href="/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system" title="Close-in weapon system">close-in weapon system</a> and the <a href="/wiki/M163_VADS" title="M163 VADS">M163 VADS</a> Vulcan Air Defense System, using the M168 variant.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 December 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">Ukrainian Air Force</a> claimed a F-16 shot down 6 Russian cruise missiles. Two were shot down with “medium-range missiles”, another two with “short-range missiles” and finally two with the M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannon. The pilot wasn’t identified for security reasons but said: "A few bursts from the cannon — and an explosion... then another one! 'A secondary detonation,' I thought, but, as it turned out, there were two missiles," <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>M61A1</li> <li>M61A2</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GAU-12_Equalizer" title="GAU-12 Equalizer">GAU-12 Equalizer</a> – General Electric, 25 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-13" title="GAU-13">GAU-13</a> – General Electric, 30 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-19" title="GAU-19">GAU-19</a> – General Electric, 12.7×99 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-22" class="mw-redirect" title="GAU-22">GAU-22</a> – General Dynamics, 25 mm caliber, 4-barrel version of the GAU-12 mounted internally in the F-35A and in external gun pods on the F-35B and F-35C</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger" title="GAU-8 Avenger">GAU-8 Avenger</a> – General Electric, 30 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M134_Minigun" title="M134 Minigun">M134 Minigun</a> – 7.62 mm cannon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M163_VADS" title="M163 VADS">M163 VADS</a> – self-propelled version of the M167 on an <a href="/wiki/M113_armored_personnel_carrier" title="M113 armored personnel carrier">M113 armored personnel carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M167_VADS" title="M167 VADS">M167 VADS</a> – air defense system using the M61 Vulcan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machbet" title="Machbet">Machbet</a> – Israeli upgrade of the M163 VADS incorporating the M61 Vulcan and four <a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92 Stinger</a> <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">surface-to-air missile</a> launch tubes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XM301" title="XM301">XM301</a> – cancelled lightweight 20 mm cannon</li></ul> <p><b>Soviet Union/Russian Federation/CIS</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-23" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23">Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23</a> – 23 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-30-1" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1">Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1</a> – 30 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-30" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30">Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30</a> – 30 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-30-2" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2">Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2</a> – 30 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GShG-7.62_machine_gun" title="GShG-7.62 machine gun">GShG-7.62 machine gun</a> – 7.62 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YakB-12.7_machine_gun" title="YakB-12.7 machine gun">YakB-12.7 machine gun</a> – 12.7 mm caliber</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipunov_2A42" title="Shipunov 2A42">Shipunov 2A42</a> – 30 mm caliber autocannon</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M61_Vulcan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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"In 2000, the newer-technology PGU-28/B ammunition for the M61 was restricted to emergency wartime use after a series of mishaps."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FM_1-140-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FM_1-140_22-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ugcsurvival.com/FieldManuals/FM%201-140%2019960329-Helicopter%20Gunnery.pdf"><i>FM 1-140 Helicopter Gunnery</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>, Department of the Army, 1996</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=FM+1-140+Helicopter+Gunnery&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Army&rft.date=1996&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fugcsurvival.com%2FFieldManuals%2FFM%25201-140%252019960329-Helicopter%2520Gunnery.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM61+Vulcan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ORDATA-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ORDATA_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ORDATA_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080828231221/http://maic.jmu.edu/ordata/">"ORDATA: Ordnance Identification Tool"</a>. 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Tracy's F-105</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Michel III p. 56</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Chant1987-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Chant1987_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chant1987_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChant1987" class="citation book cs1">Chant, Christopher (1987). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=k9cNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA115"><i>A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware</i></a>. 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<li><a href="/wiki/GBU-44/B_Viper_Strike" title="GBU-44/B Viper Strike">GBU-44/B Viper Strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GBU-53/B" class="mw-redirect" title="GBU-53/B">GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition" title="Joint Direct Attack Munition">GBU-54 Laser JDAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GBU-72" title="GBU-72">GBU-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBU-87_Combined_Effects_Munition" title="CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition">CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GATOR_mine_system" title="GATOR mine system">CBU-89 Gator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBU-97_Sensor_Fuzed_Weapon" title="CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon">CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BLU-109_bomb" title="BLU-109 bomb">BLU-109 bomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BLU-116" title="BLU-116">BLU-116 Bunker Buster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B61_nuclear_bomb" title="B61 nuclear bomb">B61 nuclear bomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B83_nuclear_bomb" 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title="Mk44 Bushmaster II">GAU-23/A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M2_Browning" title="M2 Browning">M2 Browning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M134_Minigun" title="M134 Minigun">M134 Minigun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Missile</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;line-height:150%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30G Minuteman III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick" title="AGM-65 Maverick">AGM-65 Maverick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">AGM-84 Harpoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84E_Standoff_Land_Attack_Missile" title="AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile">AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84H/K_SLAM-ER" title="AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER">AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-86_ALCM" title="AGM-86 ALCM">AGM-86 ALCM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88 HARM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">AGM-114 Hellfire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-130" title="AGM-130">AGM-130 Powered Standoff Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon" title="AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon">AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM" title="AGM-158 JASSM">AGM-158 JASSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-176_Griffin" title="AGM-176 Griffin">AGM-176 Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuni_(rocket)" title="Zuni (rocket)">Zuni rocket</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Target</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;line-height:150%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Firebee" title="Ryan Firebee">BQM-34 Firebee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_Engineering_BQM-167_Skeeter" title="Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter">BQM-167 Subscale Aerial Target</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">MQM-107 Streaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon#QF-16" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">QF-16 Aerial Target</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Small arms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Service_pistol" title="Service pistol">Sidearm</a>/<a href="/wiki/Personal_defense_weapon" title="Personal defense weapon">PDW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;line-height:150%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SIG_Sauer_P226" title="SIG Sauer P226">M11 Pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beretta_M9" title="Beretta M9">M9 Pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIG_Sauer_M17" title="SIG Sauer M17">M17 Pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5" title="Heckler & Koch MP5">MP5 submachine gun</a></li> <li>USAF Pilot's Survival Knife</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Service_rifle" title="Service rifle">Rifle</a>/<a href="/wiki/Carbine" title="Carbine">carbine</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;line-height:150%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CAR-15#GUU-5/P" title="CAR-15">GUU-5/P Carbine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M4_carbine" title="M4 carbine">M4 carbine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M14_rifle" title="M14 rifle">M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M16_rifle" title="M16 rifle">M16A2 Rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M24_sniper_weapon_system" title="M24 sniper weapon system">M24 sniper weapon system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrett_M82" title="Barrett M82">M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mk_14_Enhanced_Battle_Rifle" title="Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle">Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle</a></li></ul> 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shotgun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;">Ordnance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;line-height:150%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AT4" title="AT4">M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claymore_mine" title="Claymore mine">M18A1 Claymore Mine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M67_grenade" title="M67 grenade">M67 Fragmentation Grenade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M72_LAW" title="M72 LAW">M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher" title="M79 grenade launcher">M79 grenade launcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mk_19_grenade_launcher" title="Mk 19 grenade launcher">MK-19 automatic grenade launcher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Derringer">Derringer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrucha_(pistol)" title="Garrucha (pistol)">Garrucha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrion,_Dassy_%26_Heuschen_Revolver" class="mw-redirect" title="Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen Revolver">Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen Revolver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howdah_pistol" title="Howdah pistol">Howdah pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_pistol" title="Lancaster pistol">Lancaster pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeMat_Revolver" title="LeMat Revolver">LeMat revolver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flintlock#Multishot_flintlock_weapons" title="Flintlock">Multi-barrelled flintlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperbox_revolver" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepperbox revolver">Pepperbox revolver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolver" title="Revolver">Revolver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TKB-506" title="TKB-506">TKB-506</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rifle" title="Rifle">Rifles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AO-63_assault_rifle" title="AO-63 assault rifle">AO-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenade_launcher#Attached" title="Grenade launcher">Attached grenade launchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ball_and_shot_gun" title="Ball and shot gun">Ball and shot gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_rifle" title="Double rifle">Double rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kn%C3%B6tgen_automatic_rifle" title="Knötgen automatic rifle">Knötgen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nock_gun" title="Nock gun">Nock gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TKB-059" title="TKB-059">TKB-059</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Shotgun" title="Shotgun">Shotguns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ball_and_shot_gun" title="Ball and shot gun">Ball and shot gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Defender_Mark_I" title="Colt Defender Mark I">Colt Defender Mark I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiappa_Triple_Crown" title="Chiappa Triple Crown">Chiappa Triple Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double-barreled_shotgun" title="Double-barreled shotgun">Double-barreled shotgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Manufacturing_DP-12" title="Standard Manufacturing DP-12">Standard Manufacturing DP-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester_Liberator" title="Winchester Liberator">Winchester Liberator</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Combination_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Combination weapon">Combination weapons</a> (<a href="/wiki/Combination_gun" title="Combination gun">Combination guns</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Combination_gun#Cape_guns" title="Combination gun">Cape guns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combination_gun#Drillings" title="Combination gun">Drillings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combination_gun#Vierlings" title="Combination gun">Vierlings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Survival guns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chiappa_Double_Badger" title="Chiappa Double Badger">Chiappa Double Badger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiappa_M6_Survival_Gun" title="Chiappa M6 Survival Gun">Chiappa M6 Survival Gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M6_Aircrew_Survival_Weapon" title="M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon">M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M30_Luftwaffe_drilling" class="mw-redirect" title="M30 Luftwaffe drilling">M30 Luftwaffe drilling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Game_Getter" title="Marble Game Getter">Marble Game Getter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage_Model_24" title="Savage Model 24">Savage Model 24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage_Model_42" class="mw-redirect" title="Savage Model 42">Savage Model 42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Armory_M6_Scout" title="Springfield Armory M6 Scout">Springfield Armory M6 Scout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TP-82_Cosmonaut_survival_pistol" class="mw-redirect" title="TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol">TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Multi-weapons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/80.002" title="80.002">80.002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Individual_Combat_Weapon" title="Advanced Individual Combat Weapon">AICW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIVA_XM1970" class="mw-redirect" title="NIVA XM1970">NIVA XM1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PAPOP" title="PAPOP">PAPOP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QTS-11" title="QTS-11">QTS-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantryman_2000" title="Infantryman 2000">Scicon PDW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Purpose_Individual_Weapon" title="Special Purpose Individual Weapon">SPIW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%26T_Daewoo_K11" title="S&T Daewoo K11">S&T Daewoo K11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XM29_OICW" title="XM29 OICW">XM29 OICW</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">Submachine guns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flieger-Doppelpistole_1919" class="mw-redirect" title="Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919">Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villar_Perosa_aircraft_submachine_gun" title="Villar Perosa aircraft submachine gun">Villar Perosa aircraft submachine gun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_machine_gun" title="Caldwell machine gun">Caldwell machine gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EX-17_Heligun" title="EX-17 Heligun">EX-17 Heligun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fyodorov%E2%80%93Shpagin_Model_1922" title="Fyodorov–Shpagin Model 1922">Fyodorov–Shpagin Model 1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner_gun" title="Gardner gun">Gardner gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gast_gun" title="Gast gun">Gast gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AAI_In-Line" title="AAI In-Line">In-Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_3_machine_gun" title="MG 3 machine gun">MG14z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitrailleuse" title="Mitrailleuse">Mitrailleuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montigny_mitrailleuse" title="Montigny mitrailleuse">Montigny mitrailleuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikonov_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikonov machine gun">Nikonov machine gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordenfelt_gun" title="Nordenfelt gun">Nordenfelt gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribauldequin" title="Ribauldequin">Ribauldequin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rheinmetall_RMG_7.62" title="Rheinmetall RMG 7.62">RMG 7.62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bren" class="mw-redirect" title="Bren">Twin Bren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_89_machine_gun" title="Type 89 machine gun">Type 89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_100_machine_gun" title="Type 100 machine gun">Type 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volley_gun" title="Volley gun">Volley gun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rotary type</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Komodo_Armament_Eli_gun" title="Komodo Armament Eli gun">Eli gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatling_gun" title="Gatling gun">Gatling gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-19" title="GAU-19">GAU-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GShG-7.62_machine_gun" title="GShG-7.62 machine gun">GShG-7.62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker-Leimberger" title="Fokker-Leimberger">Fokker-Leimberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun" title="Hotchkiss gun">Hotchkiss revolving cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moharram_(Gatling_gun)" title="Moharram (Gatling gun)">MGG-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M134_Minigun" title="M134 Minigun">M134 Minigun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XM214_Microgun" title="XM214 Microgun">XM214 Microgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yak-B_12.7mm_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun">YakB-12.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Non-lethal" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-lethal">Non-lethal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flash-ball" title="Flash-ball">Flash-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osa_(handgun)" title="Osa (handgun)">Osa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amphibious firearms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P11" title="Heckler & Koch P11">Heckler & Koch P11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mk_1_Underwater_Defense_Gun" title="Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun">Mk1 UDG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPP-1_underwater_pistol" title="SPP-1 underwater pistol">SPP-1 underwater pistol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Flare_gun" title="Flare gun">Flare guns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nambu_Type_90" title="Nambu Type 90">Nambu Type 90</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grenade_launcher" title="Grenade launcher">Grenade launchers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DP-64" title="DP-64">DP-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metalstorm#Redback" class="mw-redirect" title="Metalstorm">Redback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RPG-30" title="RPG-30">RPG-30</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">Cannon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger" title="GAU-8 Avenger">GAU-8 Avenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-12_Equalizer" title="GAU-12 Equalizer">GAU-12/U Equalizer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-13" title="GAU-13">GAU-13/A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAU-12_Equalizer#GAU-22/A" title="GAU-12 Equalizer">GAU-22/A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T249_Vigilante" title="T249 Vigilante">T250 Vigilante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon" title="Double-barreled cannon">Double-barreled cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-23" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23">GSh-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-23" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23">GSh-6-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-30-2" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2">GSh-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-30" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30">GSh-6-30</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M61 Vulcan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M197_electric_cannon" title="M197 electric cannon">M197</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XM301" title="XM301">XM301</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Modern_rotary_cannons985" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Modern_Gatling_guns" title="Template:Modern Gatling guns"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Modern_Gatling_guns" title="Template talk:Modern Gatling guns"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Modern_Gatling_guns" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Modern Gatling guns"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Modern_rotary_cannons985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Modern <a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">rotary cannons</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="*_23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_German_Empire985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_China985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/7.62%C3%9754mm" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62×54mm">7.62×54mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>CS/LM12</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hua_Qing_Minigun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hua Qing Minigun (page does not exist)">Hua Qing Minigun</a></li> <li>Various other 7.62×54mm weapons</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/12.7%C3%97108mm" class="mw-redirect" title="12.7×108mm">12.7×108mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>CS/LM5</li> <li>Various other 12.7×108mm rotary guns</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/14.5%C3%97114mm" class="mw-redirect" title="14.5×114mm">14.5×114mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>CS/LM16</li> <li>Various other 14.5×114mm rotary guns</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30%C3%97165mm" class="mw-redirect" title="30×165mm">30×165mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_730_CIWS#Type_1130" title="Type 730 CIWS">Type 1130 CIWS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_730_CIWS" title="Type 730 CIWS">Type 730 CIWS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Iran985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/7.62%C3%9751mm" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62×51mm">7.62×51mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Akhgar</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/12.7%C3%97108mm" class="mw-redirect" title="12.7×108mm">12.7×108mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Muharram/Nasr</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/23%C3%97115mm" title="23×115mm">23×115mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">Asefeh <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Poland985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="12.7×99mm14" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/12.7%C3%9799mm" class="mw-redirect" title="12.7×99mm">12.7×99mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WLKM_machine_gun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WLKM machine gun (page does not exist)">WLKM</a></li> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="*_23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Soviet_Union_*_23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Russia985" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></li></ul> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/7.62x54R" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62x54R">7.62x54R</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Panchenkov</li> <li>Slostin</li> <li>TKB-041</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GShG-7.62_machine_gun" title="GShG-7.62 machine gun">GShG-7.62</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/12.7%C3%97108mm" class="mw-redirect" title="12.7×108mm">12.7×108mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yak-B_12.7mm_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun">Yak-B 12.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/23%C3%97115_mm" class="mw-redirect" title="23×115 mm">23×115 mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-23" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23">GSh-6-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30%C3%97165mm" class="mw-redirect" title="30×165mm">30×165mm</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-30" title="Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30">GSh-6-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AO-18" class="mw-redirect" title="AO-18">AO-18</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div 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