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> M230 Chain Gun
The
Hughes M230 Chain Gun
is a 30 mm
automatic cannon
developed and manufactured by Hughes (McDonnell Douglas). As the name implies it is an electrically operated
chain gun
.
1 Specifications
Caliber: 30 x 113 B
Weights:
Receiver: 28.6 kg
Barrel: 15.9 kg
Linked or linkless transfer unit: 5.9 kg
Total gun system: 55.9 kg
Dimensions:
Length: 1638 mm
Width: 254 mm
Height: 292 mm
Barrel life: to 10,000 rounds
Rate of fire: single to 625 rounds/minute
Time to rate: 0.2 s
Time to stop: 0.1 s
Clearing method: open bolt
Power required: 6.5 hp
Shells
Depleted Uranium shells for tankbusting
2 Aircraft
AH-64 Apache
Westland WAH-64 Apache
3 See also
30 mm caliber
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