The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same parts as the M242 while increasing the firepower by as much as 50% with the 20% increase in caliber size. The barrel is chromium-plated for extended life.

The GAU-23 is the aircraft version of Mk44. It arms the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider Gun Ship and U.S. Marine Corps Harvest Hawk. The Mk-44 Stretch Bushmaster Chain Gun | Bushmaster Users Conference 2021. Next-generation, battlefield-proven weapons of excellence, firing 30x173mm advanced ammunition.

The GAU-23 Bushmaster® Automatic Cannon is a next-generation Chain Gun weapon available and in use today. It continues the Bushmaster tradition of excellence with its design simplicity, external power, positive round control, ease of maintenance, …

Mk 44巨蝮二式鏈炮採用標準的GAU-8“復仇者”30×173毫米北約 口徑 機炮 彈藥，包括穿甲 燃烧弹（英語： Armor-Piercing Incendiary ，簡稱：API）、 高爆燃燒彈 （ 英语 ： High-explosive incendiary ） （簡稱：HEI）、尾翼穩定脫殼穿甲 曳光彈（英語： Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized ...

The Mk44, XM813, and GAU_23 are battle-proven on ground, naval, and aerial platforms, providing superior overmatch with advanced ammunition.

Bushmaster® 30mm GAU-23 Chain Gun® is a derivative of the combat proven Mk44 Bushmaster® automatic cannon. What’s more, it incorporates all of the battle-proven features of the 25 mm Bushmaster® cannon, with significant system commonality for low-risk, proven performance features.

2019年6月30日 · The GAU-23/A is supposed to offer an in-production option with better range than the older 25mm weapon and firepower similar to the 40mm gun. The latter weapon is a World War II-era design that is becoming increasingly difficult for the Air Force to maintain.

Mk 44 ブッシュマスター II （英語: Mk 44 Bushmaster II）は、 アライアント・テックシステムズ （ATK）社 [注 1] が開発した 30mm口径 の チェーンガン。 本砲は、先行して開発された 25×137mm弾 仕様の M242 ブッシュマスター をもとに、 30×173mm弾 仕様に スケールアップ したモデルである [2]。 構成部品の約70パーセントはM242と共通である [3]。 給弾機構も、M242と同様に二方向からの装填に対応して、異なる弾種を速やかに切り替えて使用できる …

2012年7月9日 · ATK [ATK] said a modified variant of its Mk44 Bushmaster Automatic Cannon medium-caliber weapon was recently type classified as the GAU-23 by the Air Force for integration on AC-130W gunships. The GAU-23 Bushmaster Automatic Cannon uses the 30x173mm PGU-13, PGU-15, and PGU-46 ammunition.

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that a modified variant of its Mk44 Bushmaster® Automatic Cannon, was recently type classified as the GAU-23 by the U.S. Air...