GShG-7.62 machine gun
Gatling-type Multiple-barrel firearm
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The Glagolev-Shipunov-Gryazev GShG-7.62 (Russian: Глаголев-Шипунов-Грязев ГШГ-7,62) is a four-barreled rotary machine gun designed in the Soviet Union, similar to firearms such as the M134 Minigun. It is a hybrid weapon using both propellant gas and an electric drive to rotate the barrels, in contrast with most other rotary guns which are often purely electrically driven.[3] It was developed in 1968–1970 for the Mi-24 helicopter together with YakB 12.7mm machine gun,[4] and is currently used in GUV-8700 gun pods, and flexible mounts on Kamov Ka-29.[5]
| Glagolev-Shipunov-Gryazev GShG-7.62 rotary machine gun | |
|---|---|
GShG-7.62 | |
| Type | Gatling-type Multiple-barrel firearm |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1970–present |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1968–1970 |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Produced | 1970–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19 kg (42 lb)[1] |
| Length | 800 mm (31 in) |
| Barrel length | 605 mm (23.8 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm |
| Barrels | 4 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 6,000 RPM[2] |
| Muzzle velocity | 850 m/s[1] |
| Maximum firing range | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
See also
- Fokker-Leimberger
- XM214 Microgun
- M197 Gatling gun
- Komodo Armament Eli gun
- Nordenfelt Gun
- Gast Gun
- Chain gun
- Gatling gun, the 1860s firearm that originated the rotating-barrel concept
- List of Russian weaponry
