The XM214 is a prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric, but it never reached mass production. Also known as the Microgun, the XM214 was a scaled-down version of the M134 "minigun", firing M193 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
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| - The XM214 is a prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric, but it never reached mass production. Also known as the Microgun, the XM214 was a scaled-down version of the M134 "minigun", firing M193 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
- The XM214 is a prototype 5.56 mm rotary barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric, but it never reached mass production. Also known as the Microgun, the XM214 was a scaled-down version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
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| - Unknown; 10 Six-Paks delivered to WECOM/US Air Force
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| - Prototype and gun pod for aircraft: variable from 400 to 10,000 rpm
Six-Pak: variable from 400 to 4,000 rpm; bursts from 3 to 1,500 rounds
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| - 10.2
- basic gun 25.5 lb ; drive motor 7.5 lb, side-stripping feeder 3 lb
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| - General Electric/General Dynamics
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| - Mechanically driven rotary breach; motor develops 0.75 hp @ 2,000 rpm; 1.5 hp @ 6,000 rpm; 3.2 hp @ 10,000 rpm
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| - The XM214 is a prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric, but it never reached mass production. Also known as the Microgun, the XM214 was a scaled-down version of the M134 "minigun", firing M193 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
- The XM214 is a prototype 5.56 mm rotary barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric, but it never reached mass production. Also known as the Microgun, the XM214 was a scaled-down version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
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