M134 Minigun
M134 Minigun adalah senapan mesin enam laras 7,62 mm, dengan tingkat tinggi tembakan (2.000 sampai 6.000 putaran per menit ). Fitur bergaya Gatling barel berputar dengan sumber daya eksternal, biasanya sebuah motor listrik.
| Machine Gun, High Rate, 7.62mm, M134 | |
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_mans_his_GAU-17_minigun_during_live-fire_patrol_training_along_the_Salt_River_in_northern_Kentucky.jpg) GAU-17/A mounted on a U.S. Navy SOC-R speedboat, being operated by a Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (SWCC) during a training exercise in August 2007. | |
| Jenis | Gatling-type machine gun |
| Negara asal |  United States of America
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| Sejarah pemakaian | |
| Masa penggunaan | 1963–present |
| Digunakan oleh | See Users below |
| Sejarah produksi | |
| Perancang | General Electric |
| Tahun | 1960 |
| Produsen | General Electric, Dillon Aero INC, DeGroat Tactical Armaments, McNally Industries LLC, Garwood Industries |
| Diproduksi | 1962–present |
| Varian | See Design and variants below |
| Spesifikasi | |
| Berat | 85 pounds [47.8 lightweight mod.] |
| Panjang | 801.6 mm |
| Panjang laras | 558.8 mm |
| Peluru | 7.62×51mm NATO |
| Kaliber | 7.62 mm (0.308 in) |
| Mekanisme | Electrically driven rotary breech |
| Rata² tembakan | Variable, 2,000–6,000 rpm |
| Kecepatan peluru | 2,800 ft/sec (853 m/s) |
| Jarak jangkauan | 3,280 ft (1,000 m, 1,093 yd) |
| Amunisi | Disintegrating cartridge belt or linkless feed; dependent on installation [500-5,000 round belt] |
| Alat bidik | Dependent on installation; no fixed sights |
"Minigun" mengacu pada model senjata tertentu, awalnya diproduksi oleh General Electric. Tetapi istilah "minigun" telah populer datang untuk mengacu pada setiap senjata Gatling bertenaga eksternal.