"Osprey may get turret-mounted machine gun"

On Oct 21, 7:47 am, "Paul J. Adam" wrote:

7.62 is okay for suppressive fire against infantry, but if the V-22 is
supposed to be doing any sort of self-escort then it really needs more
range and hitting power (it may have enemy helicopters to cope with, and
certainly wants to engage light vehicles). Something like a M3M .50"
would be a decent compromise between terminal effect and weight.


The once suggested system was the GDAS GAU-19 3 barrel .50 cal
gattling gun. Weighing 456 lbs.

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2002gun/depasqual.pdf

BB

I guess everybody has some mountain to climb.
It's just fate whether you live in Kansas or Tibet...

BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 21, 7:47 am, "Paul J. Adam" wrote:


7.62 is okay for suppressive fire against infantry, but if the V-22
is supposed to be doing any sort of self-escort then it really
needs more range and hitting power (it may have enemy helicopters
to cope with, and certainly wants to engage light vehicles).
Something like a M3M .50" would be a decent compromise between
terminal effect and weight.


The once suggested system was the GDAS GAU-19 3 barrel .50 cal
gattling gun. Weighing 456 lbs.

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2002gun/depasqual.pdf



no ammo no sights and no allowance for strengthening frame or

System Weight
– System (empty weight) 460
– Portable Magazine 37 lbs

Vince