GAU-12 Equalizer
The GAU -12 "Equalizer " (Eng. leveler ) is a fünfläufige, operating according to the principle Gatling machine gun in caliber 25 mm from General Dynamics.
Development
Based on the technology of the larger GAU -8 cannon was developed in the late 1970s with the standard NATO caliber 25 mm. This was in contrast to the heavy GAU -8 significantly the size and weight can be saved, the firepower and range still remained but big.
Use
It is used as cannon of the AV -8B Harrier II and the Lockheed Martin F -35 Lightning II as vierrohrige GAU- 22 / A. Even with the latest version of the AC - 130U " Spooky II" gunship it will be used. Furthermore, it serves as anti-aircraft gun on the LAV -25 ADV - amphibious vehicles of the United States Marine Corps.
Specifications
- Type: fünfläufige Gatling gun
- Caliber: 25 mm
- Drive: electric, pneumatic, hydraulic
- Length: 2110 mm
- Width: 256 mm
- Weight: 122 kg
- Cadence: 3600-4200 rounds per minute
- Muzzle velocity: 1040 m / s
- Ammunition: HEI, API
- Ammunition feed: with or without a belt-fed