The Machine Gun

Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 11
Part 12 Power Driven Cannons & Machine Guns......Page 15
Ch1 Gatling Principle Vulcan Gun......Page 16
Ch2 30mm GAU-8/A Close Air Support Weapon......Page 69
Ch3 30mm T212 Vulcan 2 (Prototype)......Page 77
Ch4 7.62mm GAU-2B/A Minigun......Page 80
Ch5 5.56mm XM214 Microgun (The Six PaK)......Page 109
Ch6 20mm GAU-4/A XM130 Gas Driven Vulcan......Page 115
Ch7 30mm XM188 Automatic Gun......Page 118
Ch8 25mm GAU-7/A Caseless Automatic Machine Gun-Philco Ford......Page 122
Ch9 25mm GAU-7/A Caseless Automatic Machine Gun-General Electric......Page 127
Ch10 Calibre .50 GAU-6 Gatling Gun......Page 132
Ch11 30mm CHAG Machine Gun......Page 135
Ch12 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gun......Page 139
Ch13 30mm GAU-13/A Four Barrel Avenger Gun......Page 164
Ch14 25mm GAU-12/U Equalizer Gun......Page 175
Ch15 GECAL .50 Machine Gun......Page 186
Part 13 Recoil Operated Cannons & Machine Guns......Page 192
Ch16 Calibre .50 Machine Gun Development......Page 193
Ch17 20mm Automatic Cannon Mauser Model B......Page 226
Ch18 30mm Mk4 Automatic Gun......Page 229
Ch19 7.62mm Tank Machine Gun......Page 232
Ch20 20/30mm Mk22 Automatic Machine Gun......Page 236
Ch21 7.62mm MAG-58 M240 Automatic Weapon......Page 246
Ch22 20mm Mk16 Mods Machine Gun......Page 250
Ch23 20mm Automatic Anti-Aircraft Cannon......Page 256
Ch24 20mm T220 Short Range Anti-Aircraft Gun......Page 262
Ch25 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun......Page 270
Ch26 20mm M621 Automatic Cannon......Page 280
Ch27 35mm Anti-Aircraft Gun......Page 287
Ch28 30mm XM140 Machine Gun......Page 293
Ch29 25mm TRW-6425 Automatic Cannon......Page 298
Ch30 20mm Mk20 Rh 202 Machine Cannon......Page 304
Ch31 20mm HS 827-B Hurricane, Spitfire & Thunderball......Page 309
Ch32 30mm X21E2 Automatic Gun......Page 313
Ch33 30mm Lockless Automatic Gun System......Page 317
Ch34 20mm EX-29, Mk29 & GE 120B Machine Gun......Page 321
Ch35 27.5mm GE127A & GE127B Single Barrel Machine Guns......Page 325
Ch36 25mm Automatic Cannon......Page 331
Ch37 20mm AME M693 Automatic Cannon......Page 336
Ch38 25mm Automatic Cannon PFB-29......Page 341
Ch39 20/30 Mk12 Anti-Aircraft Gun......Page 344
Ch40 7.62mm Advanced Armored Vehicle Machine Gun......Page 352
Ch41 30mm Rotary Gun......Page 358
Ch42 5.56 M249 SAW......Page 360
Ch43 25mm GE225 Two Barrel Gun......Page 364
Ch44 20mm ASP Cannon......Page 373
Part 14 Revolver Cannons......Page 380
Ch45 The Revolver Cannon......Page 381
Ch46 20mm M39 (T160) Revolver Gun......Page 391
Ch47 30mm Aden Aircraft Cannon......Page 399
Ch48 30mm T168 Series Machine Gun......Page 401
Ch49 37mm T172 Revolver Gun......Page 405
Ch50 30mm Automatic Gun T182 Series......Page 407
Ch51 30mm T221 Short Drum Revolver Gun......Page 412
Ch52 7.62mm Heligun EX-17......Page 415
Ch53 30mm Revolver Cannon......Page 419
Ch54 30mm DEFA 553 Aircraft Cannon......Page 431
Ch55 7.62mm Externally Powered Armoured Vehicle Machine Gun......Page 434
Ch56 The Chain Guns......Page 439
Part 15 Grenade Launcher Machine Guns......Page 450
Ch57 The Grenade Launcher Story......Page 451
Ch58 40mm Mk18 Mod O Multiple Grenade Launcher......Page 465
Ch59 40mm M75 Grenade Launcher......Page 471
Ch60 40mm XM129 Grenade Launcher High Velocity......Page 476
Ch61 40mm High Velocity XM175 Grenade Launcher......Page 479
Ch62 40mm XM174 Automatic Grenade Launcher......Page 483
Ch63 40mm Mk20 Mod O Grenade Launcher......Page 488
Ch64 40mm Grenade Launcher (CROW)......Page 493
Ch65 40mm Mk19 Grenade Launcher......Page 496
Ch66 70mm Automatic Grenade Launcher......Page 515
Ch67 70mm Automatic Grenade Launcher Colt (Prototype)......Page 518
Part 16 Ammunition Development & Unusual Weapons Concepts......Page 522
Ch68 Ammunition Development......Page 523
Ch69 The Open Chamber Concept......Page 544
Ch70 The Junker System......Page 555
Part 17 Relevant Patents in Public Domain 1952-1971......Page 562
Index......Page 715
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