GAU-12/U
E443654
GAU-12/U is a five-barrel 25mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and anti-armor missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GAU-12/U canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gatling-type autocannon
ⓘ
aircraft cannon ⓘ rotary cannon ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | 25×137mm NATO ⓘ |
| barrelCount | 5 ⓘ |
| caliber | 25 mm ⓘ |
| category |
Aircraft guns of the United States
ⓘ
Rotary cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
air-to-ground missions
ⓘ
suppression of enemy armor ⓘ |
| designFamily | GAU-8/A Avenger family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| feedSystem | linkless feed system ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| firingPrinciple | Gatling principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant | GAU-22/A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mounting |
GPU-5/A gun pod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pave Claw pod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | ventral gun pod on AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ |
| natoCaliberClass | 25×137mm ⓘ |
| operation |
externally powered
ⓘ
hydraulically driven ⓘ |
| powerSource | aircraft hydraulic system ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-armor
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | 3600–4200 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon |
GAU-8/A Avenger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M61 Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1970s ⓘ |
| shellCaseEjection | linkless, closed-loop system ⓘ |
| typicalAmmunition |
armor-piercing incendiary
ⓘ
high-explosive incendiary ⓘ target practice ⓘ |
| typicalInstallation | centerline podded installation ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity | about 1100 m/s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defeat of light armored vehicles
ⓘ
precision strafing runs ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform |
AC-130U Spooky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AV-8B Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ LAV-AD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
GAU-12 Equalizer