GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
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The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
Aliases (1)
- GAU-12 Equalizer ×48
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gatling-type autocannon
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rotary cannon → |
| ammunitionType |
25×137 mm
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SAPHEI NERFINISHED → armor-piercing incendiary → high-explosive incendiary → |
| barrelConfiguration |
rotating cluster
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| caliber |
25 mm
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| conflictUsedIn |
Gulf War
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Iraq War NERFINISHED → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designedFor |
aircraft armament
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| designedForTarget |
armored vehicles
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lightly armored targets → soft ground targets → |
| developmentStart |
1970s
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| enteredService |
early 1980s
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| feature |
Gatling rotating-barrel mechanism
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high rate of fire → high reliability → |
| feedSystem |
linkless feed system
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| hasVariant |
GPU-5/A gun pod
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| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
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| mounting |
side-fuselage sponson pods on Harrier variants
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ventral gun pod for AV-8B Harrier II → |
| natoCaliberClass |
medium-caliber autocannon
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| nomenclature |
GAU-12/U
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| numberOfBarrels |
5
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| operation |
electrically controlled
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hydraulically driven → |
| platform |
AC-130U Spooky gunship
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AV-8B Harrier II NERFINISHED → Harrier GR7 NERFINISHED → Harrier GR9 NERFINISHED → LAV-AD air-defense vehicle NERFINISHED → |
| primaryRole |
close air support
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ground-attack → |
| rateOfFire |
approximately 3,600 rounds per minute
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| relatedWeapon |
GAU-22/A
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GAU-8 Avenger NERFINISHED → |
| usedBy |
Italian Air Force
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Royal Air Force → United States Air Force NERFINISHED → United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED → |
| usedFor |
air interdiction
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armed reconnaissance → defensive fire support → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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AV-8B Harrier II
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armamentOption |