What does Gau gun stand for?

GAU. Aircraft Gun Unit. Copyright 1988-2018 AcronymFinder.com, All rights reserved.

What is the largest mini gun?

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)….M134 Minigun.

Machine Gun, High Rate, Caliber 7.62-mm, M134
Maximum firing range	3,280 ft (1,000 m; 1,090 yd)

Is the minigun in predator real?

In Predator (1987), the “Ol’ Painless” M134 minigun used by Jesse Ventura was actually powered by a cable off-screen and rate of fire reduced from 6000rpm to 1250rpm.

What does the GAU-8 shoot?

The standard ammunition mixture for anti-armor use is a five-to-one mix of PGU-14/B Armor Piercing Incendiary, with a projectile weight of about 14.0 oz (395 grams or 6,096 grains) and PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) rounds, with a projectile weight of about 13.3 oz (378 grams or 5,833 grains).

How heavy is a 30mm bullet?

When manufactured as 30mm rounds, each DU projectile contains approximately 4,650 grains [0.66 pounds (lbs)] of extruded DU, alloyed with 0.75 weight percent titanium. The projectile is encased in a 0.8 mm-thick aluminum shell as the final DU round.

Is there a 50 cal Minigun?

The GAU-19/A (GECAL 50) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the . 50 BMG (12.7×99mm) cartridge….GAU-19.

GAU-19/B
Action	Electric
Rate of fire	1,000, 1,300 or 2,000 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	2,910 fps (887 m/s)
Effective firing range	1,800 m

What is the fastest firing gun?

M134 Minigun
The highest rate of fire for a machine gun in service is the M134 Minigun. The weapon was designed in the late 1960s for helicopters and armored vehicles.

What is the fastest gun?

M134 MINIGUN
M134 MINIGUN This weapon weighs as little as 41 pounds but packs quite the punch with a rate of fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute.

Can A-10 Warthog destroy a tank?

‘As pretty much everyone else answering this question has pointed out… the A-10 can fairly easily destroy a tank. As can anything else slinging either an AGM-65 Maverick or an AGM-114 Hellfire.

How many tanks can a A-10 destroy?

That’s amazing. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II was designed for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support against enemy ground forces.

How many mm is a 50 cal?

12.7 mm
Metric and US customary

Caliber	Metric caliber	Typical bullet diameter
40	10 mm	0.400 in
44	10.9 mm	0.429 in
45	11.43 mm	0.451–0.454 in
50	12.7 mm	0.510 in, 12.95 mm

What is the largest caliber machine gun?

The M2 uses Browning’s larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7 mm) cartridge. The design has had many designations; the official U.S. military designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. ….M2 Browning.

Browning machine gun, cal. .50, M2, HB
Cartridge	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
Action	Short recoil-operated

What replaced the Gatling gun?

The Enduring Legacy of the Gatling Gun By the time World War I broke out, the Gatling gun had been pushed aside in favor of the first completely automatic machine gun, invented by Maine-born Hiram Stevens Maxim in England in the 1880s.

Can you dodge a bullet?

Bullet dodging, Scientific American reports, is one such make-believe ability invented by Hollywood. Regardless of your speed and finesse, no human can dodge a bullet at close range. The bullet is simply traveling too fast. Even the slowest handguns shoot a bullet at 760 miles per hour, SciAm explains.

Who replaced Arnold in Predator?

Amber Midthunder
Such was the case with Predator which was as 90s an action movie as you could ever hope for, spawning a franchise around the concept. Well, now Movie Web is reporting that the next movie has found its Schwarzenegger replacement. That will be Amber Midthunder who will take over the alien-fighting role in this next film.

Why did Billy face the predator?

One is that Billy decided to go full native on Predator. He understood that they are the prey and for the rest of the pack to escape or regroup something needed to slow down the hunter. We don’t know if he knew he would die in this fight or if he had hopes for winning.

What can destroy an Abrams tank?

The Abrams may be the world’s toughest tank and can take a ton of abuse, but not this level of abuse. To put it simply, a main gun round from the Iowa-class battleship will destroy the Abrams easily.