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.

"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.

Pengguna

Referensi 

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

Pranala luar 

 Minigun page on DeGroat Tactical Armaments site
 M134 page on Dillon Aero site 
 M134 Minigun at Modern Firearms 
 Exploded diagrams and specifications
 GAU-17 info at NavWeaps.com
 Specs on a variety of minigun models 
 1985 Patent on a Handheld Minigun Design
 Video showing a CG animation of the firing process of a minigun 
 Helicopter mounted applications video on Military.com 
 The M134 Minigun in film and Handheld M134 Minigun – As used in "Predator" and "T2" at imfdb.org

Senapan pesawat terbang
Senapan mesin