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M-134 Minigun

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Name: M-134 Minigun
Model: General Electric M-134 Minigun
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Type: gatling gun
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Ammo: 100+
Ammo Container: belt fed
Weight: 29.98kg
Cost: $3,105
Ammo Cost per Round: $0.69
Availability: 3
Fire Mode: fully automatic
Rate of Fire: 166-500 per round (adjustable)
Range: 1-64 / 319 / 639 m
Damage: 5D+2


Notes: weapon system is electrically powered and requires a power source.

Capsule: The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source. In popular culture, the term "Minigun" has come to refer to any externally-powered Gatling gun of rifle caliber, though the term is sometimes used to refer to guns of similar rates of fire and configuration, regardless of power source and caliber. Specifically, minigun refers to a single weapon, originally produced by General Electric. The "Mini" of the name is in comparison to designs that use a similar firing mechanism but larger shells, such as General Electric's earlier 20 mm M61 Vulcan.