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    The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which...
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    20mm gun was standardized by the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force as the M61 20mm Vulcan aircraft gun. One of the main reasons for the resurgence of the electrically...
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    M167 VADS (redirect from M167 Vulcan)
    airfields. The heart of the M167 is the M168 Cannon, a variant of the M61 Vulcan 20×102 mm rapid-fire rotary cannon. It was also effective against lightly...
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  • use a rotary barrel design, such as General Electric's earlier 20 mm M61 Vulcan, and "gun" for the use of rifle ammunition as opposed to autocannon shells...
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  • NOHAB In science: Messier 61 (M61), a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster In firearms and military equipment: M61 Vulcan, a rotary cannon developed for...
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    weapon, although it was not available during the initial competition; the M61 Vulcan was used as a temporary replacement. Once completed, the entire GAU-8...
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  • three-barrel version of the M61 Vulcan. It is externally powered, relying on the same power delivery system as the Vulcan. It fires M50 and PGU-series...
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  • Gatling gun M61 Vulcan, a 20mm six-barreled Gatling gun Vulcan M-11-9, a semiautomatic, closed-bolt pistol manufactured by Vulcan Armament Vulcan (Turku shipyard)...
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    the code "Fox three" referred to the use of guns or cannon, such as the M61 Vulcan which is used in various military aircraft. The difference can be noted...
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    Phalanx CIWS (redirect from Vulcan Phalanx)
    on non-combatant vessels in 1984. The basis of the system is the 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, used by the United States military on various tactical...
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