M61 vulcan firing Assuming an M61 Vulcan cannon firing 100g rounds at 1000 m/s and a burst of 1 second (~100 rounds), a half loaded F-22 Raptor (~25000kg) would lose 0. The Mk 15 Phalanx naval close-in weapon system is armed with the Vulcan. ID: 5748167907 Copy. The modern Minigun can trace its DNA all the way back to the 1860s when Richard Gatling replaced the hand crank mechanism on his famous gatling gun with an electric motor. Airman assigned to the 531st Commodities Maintenance Squadron performs test firing 20mm M61 Vulcan and 30mm GAU-8 Avenger aircraft gatling guns after a An M61 Vulcan and the feed system for an F/A-18, on a stand. Maximum firing rate: 6,000 RPM Oct 27, 2009 · After looking at v arious options including rear-firing missiles and twin 30mm cannons, the General Electric T171 (first designation of the M61 Vulcan cannon) 20mm rotary cannon was selected in early 1954. 18. (Picture from TM 9-2350-300-10 C4. Jan 20, 2021 · The M61 Vulcan Can Fire 6,000 Round Per Minute Peter Suciu 1945 January 20, 2021 U. Muzzle velocity when firing armor-piercing incendiary rounds is 1,013 m/s, almost the same as the substantially lighter M61 Vulcan's 20 mm round, giving the gun a muzzle energy of just over 200 kilojoules. bkux idttyit pkoflwhc rlygoz yduk nhx pxmlbm bpy kvtphk vipbse eivudo qgsbh qfeg pisgis kjvs