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Old December 4th 03, 03:03 PM
Bjørnar Bolsøy
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It takes time to wind up and has a small projectile, so how does
the M61 really stack up against, say, the BK27 og Giat 30mm as
far as dogfighting is concerned? Even with the PGU28?
Is shot density the primary factor to look at?


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Old December 5th 03, 02:42 AM
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In article ,
"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote:

It takes time to wind up and has a small projectile, so how does
the M61 really stack up against, say, the BK27 og Giat 30mm as
far as dogfighting is concerned? Even with the PGU28?
Is shot density the primary factor to look at?



Major factors a

1. muzzle velocity
2. bullet mass
3. rate of fire

They all have to work together to raise PK (probability of kill).
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Old December 5th 03, 04:58 AM
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"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in message ...
It takes time to wind up and has a small projectile, so how does
the M61 really stack up against, say, the BK27 og Giat 30mm as
far as dogfighting is concerned? Even with the PGU28?
Is shot density the primary factor to look at?


Regards...



The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:


http://www.airforce-technology.com/c.../mauser21.html

Rob
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Old December 5th 03, 05:28 AM
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In article ,
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c.../mauser21.html

....if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...

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Old December 5th 03, 07:20 AM
John Cook
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 04:28:01 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

In article ,
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c.../mauser21.html

...if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...



Look at the spool up times ;-)...

Whats the avarage gun burst time in a dogfight...

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Old December 5th 03, 08:45 AM
Chad Irby
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In article ,
John Cook wrote:

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 04:28:01 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

In article ,
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c...2/mauser21.htm
l


...if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...


Look at the spool up times ;-)...


If you forget to warm up your Gatling, you're probably the sort to
forget to arm the darned thing to begin with. The technical term for
that is "dead guy."

Whats the avarage gun burst time in a dogfight...


Whatever it is, you're going to have to hold the trigger down for over
three times that to get the same amount of fire downrange.

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Old December 5th 03, 10:52 AM
Greg Hennessy
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 07:45:39 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:


Whats the avarage gun burst time in a dogfight...


Whatever it is, you're going to have to hold the trigger down for over
three times that to get the same amount of fire downrange.


Given the that the designer of the mig-29 is on record as saying that he
should have halved the number of rounds carried for its gsh-30L. Tony
Williams has a table on his website which details why a single barrelled
cannon will get there 1st with the mostest when compared to a gatling.



greg

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Old December 5th 03, 11:37 AM
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:20:23 +1100, John Cook
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 04:28:01 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

In article ,
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c.../mauser21.html

...if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...



Look at the spool up times ;-)...

Whats the avarage gun burst time in a dogfight...

Cheers

John Cook


Cover all the bases and use a GAU-8 ;-) Takes a bit to wind up but
even those first rounds will count for something :-)
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Old December 5th 03, 04:42 PM
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Chad Irby wrote in message om...
In article ,
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c.../mauser21.html

...if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...


....when the M61 doesn't jam, that is. I prefer Mauser's BK-27
jam-proof linkless and up-coming dual feed version.
BTW, in close combat 6000 rpm bursts don't mean that much. A
1,700-1,800 rpm burst of 27mm fire from the single-barrel BK-27 will
ruin your day, especially with frangible ammo.
Now if only the Germans could fit the amazing 30mm RMK inside the
Typhoon... but I'm sure it will find its way onto the Tiger helo.

Rob
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Old December 5th 03, 05:02 PM
Chad Irby
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(robert arndt) wrote:

Chad Irby wrote:
(robert arndt) wrote:

The M61 is a poor substitute for this bad baby:

http://www.airforce-technology.com/c...r2/mauser21.ht
ml


...if you don't mind only firing 1,700 rounds per minute as opposed to
about 6,000...


...when the M61 doesn't jam, that is.


....which is pretty much all of the time. If the Gatling guns were prone
to jamming, someone would have mentioned it sometime in the last forty
or so years.

I prefer Mauser's BK-27
jam-proof linkless and up-coming dual feed version.


Here's a tip: No such thing as a "jam-proof" weapon that relies on ammo
feed of any sort. You're been reading the Mauser PR releases too much.

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