M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M61_Vulcan_20mm_cannon

GPTKB entity

Statements (105)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	artillery
gptkbp:action	hydraulically driven
gptkbp:ammunitionType	20×102mm
gptkbp:barrels	6
gptkbp:caliber	20 mm
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Argentina gptkb:Australia gptkb:Austria gptkb:Bahrain gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Bolivia gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Canada gptkb:Chile gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Croatia gptkb:Czech_Republic gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Finland gptkb:Germany gptkb:Greece gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Israel gptkb:Italy gptkb:Japan gptkb:Jordan gptkb:Kuwait gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Montenegro gptkb:Morocco gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:North_Macedonia gptkb:Norway gptkb:Oman gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Paraguay gptkb:Peru gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Poland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Qatar gptkb:Romania gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:Serbia gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Slovakia gptkb:Slovenia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Turkey gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Uruguay gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:feedSystem	linkless ammunition feed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon
gptkbp:introduced	1959
gptkbp:length	1.88 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:General_Electric
gptkbp:notableFeature	high rate of fire
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:M39_cannon
gptkbp:primaryUse	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:rateOfFire	6,000 rounds per minute
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:GAU-22/A
gptkbp:type	Gatling-style rotary cannon
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:F-5_Freedom_Fighter gptkb:F-20_Tigershark gptkb:aircraft gptkb:F-104_Starfighter gptkb:F-101_Voodoo gptkb:F-106_Delta_Dart gptkb:F-8_Crusader gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II gptkb:B-58_Hustler gptkb:AC-130_gunship gptkb:F-35_Lightning_II_(as_GAU-22/A_variant) F-111 Aardvark F-117 Nighthawk F-14 Tomcat F-15 Eagle F-22 Raptor F-4 Phantom II F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:weight	approximately 112 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:F-16V_Fighting_Falcon gptkb:Grumman_F-14_Tomcat gptkb:General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-16AM/BM gptkb:F-15S_Strike_Eagle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6