Disambiguation evidence for GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon via surface form

"GAU-12 Equalizer"


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