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M61 Vulcan

M61 Vulcan is a hydraulic and pneumatic rotary cannon. It has six barrels. It is cooled by air and fires by the power of electricity. It is a Gatling-style rotary cannon. The size of its caliber is 20 mm. It fires at an very very high speed. It has been the main cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft for over fifty years. It was made by General Electric at first, but today it is made by General Dynamics.

Images for kids

  • M-61 Vulcan-28

    An M61 Vulcan and the feed system for an F/A-18, on a stand.

  • F-104 Waffenschacht

    Gun installation on West German F-104

  • M163 VADS

    The M61 mounted on a US Army M163 armored vehicle.

  • M61 Vulcan

    An M61 Vulcan at the Miramar Airshow.

  • AC-130A 20MM Vulcan Cannon Ammo belt

    An M61 ammunition belt.

  • M61A1-Vulcan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-059

    M61 on display.

  • M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled Gatling cannon (11472816163)

    M61 Vulcan on display

  • PGU-27-AB-20-102mm-ammunition-m-61-vulcan

    PGU-27 AB training rounds, Brussels 2015.

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