The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] . It features a Gatling -style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling” design...

这种情形下通常需要在极短时间内投射大量火力，所以通用电气公司的设计师只是按比例把20mm的M61机炮缩小成7.62×51mm NATO口径，研制出命名为M134 Minigun的加特林原理机枪（空军名称为GAU-2B/A，海军名称为GAU-17/A）。

美国陆军 型号称为M134型速射机枪，7.62毫米弹药速射机枪（ minigun ）用途广泛， 美国空军 型号称为GAU-2 B/A型， 美国海军 型号称为GAU-17/A型。 这种速射机枪最高 射速 高达6,000发/每分钟。

The Air Force GAU-2B/A (Army M134) 7.62mm "minigun" was designed to provide a light weight high rate of fire armament package for use on helicopters and light fixed-wing aircraft. The basic M61 Vulcan has been simplified and redesigned to fire percussion primed 7.62mm ammunition.

m134 gau-17 采用北约组织的7.62毫米口径标准弹药，包括m59、m80实心弹（bali）、m60高能试验弹（hp）、m6l 穿甲弹 （ap）、m62 曳光弹 、m63训练弹，m134型可靠性（mrbf）为25万发，寿命60万发，每根枪管寿命1万发，散布为6.5密位（80%的命中数）。

The Minigun (also known as the M134, GAU-17/A, and Mk 25 Mod 0) is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source. …

The M134 Gau-17 Gatling Gun, a variant of the iconic Gatling Gun, represents the pinnacle of modern military firepower. Its electrically driven rotary breech and clustered barrel design offer unparalleled rates of fire, making it a formidable asset in today’s defense landscape.

The M134 Minigun is a 7.62x51mm NATO, six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute) which can also fire at a high sustained rate. It features Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source, normally an electric motor.

2023年8月10日 · The resultant weapon was essentially a dimensionally smaller product and chambered for the ubiquitous 7.62x51mm NATO rifle cartridge. The developmental "XM134" ultimately became the "M134" in U.S. Army service while the USAF knew it as the GAU-2/A and GAU-17/A (the USN used the "Mk 25 Mod 0" designator).