INDIVIDUAL AND CREW-SERVE WEAPONS
GAU-19/B Lightweight Gatling Gun
GAU-19/B Gatling Gun
GAU-19/B Lightweight Gatling Gun .50 Caliber
Lightweight, Reliable, Lethal
With a rate of fire of 1,300 shots per minute, the .50 caliber GAU-19/B provides superior firepower in a lightweight system. The total system weight of the three barrel GAU-19/B is neutral to that of a single barrel machine gun.
Lightweight and devastating firepower make the GAU-19/B the ideal weapon system for air, land or sea operations.

GAU-19/B Lightweight Gatling Gun Technical Specifications
Gun type | .50 caliber, three barrels |
Reliability | 40,000 mean rounds between failure |
Scheduled Maintenance | 35,000 rounds |
Gun Weight | 106 pounds |
Rate of fire | 1,300 shots per minute |
Dispersion | 2.0 – 5.0 milliradians diameter, 80 percent circle |
Recoil force | 575 pounds at 1,300 shots per minute |
Ammunition capacity | 500 – 1,200 rounds |
Ammunition | Standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked |
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