GShG-7.62 machine gun

Shipunov GShG-7.62 minigun
GShG-7.62
Type	Gatling-type machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1970–present
Used by	Russia, Warsaw Pact
Wars	Cold War, Present Day
Production history
Designer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed	1968–1970
Manufacturer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced	1970–present
Specifications
Weight	18.50 kg
Length	800 mm

Cartridge	7.62×54mmR
Barrels	4
Action	Gas-operated
Rate of fire	3,500 or 6,000 RPM
Muzzle velocity	820-850 m/s
Maximum firing range	1000 m

The Glagolev–Shipunov–Gryazev GShG-7.62 is a four-barreled rotary machine gun, similar to firearms such as the M134 "Minigun". It is a gas operated, self-powered weapon, which is in contrast with most other rotary guns (that are usually externally powered). It was developed in 1968–1970 for the Mi-24 helicopter together with YakB 12.7mm machine gun.^[1] Currently used in GUV-8700 gun pods, and flexible mounts on Kamov Ka-29.^[2]^[3]

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GShG-7.62 and YakB-12.7
UPK-23-250 and GUV-8700 gun pods

↑ http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/guns/gshg.html (Russian)
↑ http://www.arms-expo.ru/049051054051124055052050055.html (Russian)
↑ http://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/36/622162-0.html (Russian)

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Russian and former Soviet aircraft ordnance

Air-to-air missiles

Air-to-ground missiles

Anti-ship and cruise missiles

Anti-tank missiles

Rockets

Bombs

Autocannons and
machine guns

7.62 mm	PV-1 DA ShKAS Savin–Norov GShG-7.62

12.7 mm	ShVAK 12.7 mm Berezin UB Afanasev A-12.7 Yak-B

20 mm	ShVAK 20 mm Berezin B-20

23 mm	VYa-23 NS-23 NR-23 AM-23 R-23 GSh-23 GSh-6-23

30 mm	NR-30 GSh-301 GSh-30-2 GSh-6-30

37/45 mm	Sh-37 NS-37 NS-45 N-37

Modern rotary cannon

7.92×57mm	Fokker-Leimberger

27x145 mm	Mauser BK-27

China

7.62×54mm	CS/LM12 Hua Qing Minigun Various other 7.62×54mm weapons

12.7×108mm	CS/LM5 Various other 12.7×108mm rotary guns

14.5×114mm	Various other 14.5×114mm rotary guns

30mm	Type 1130 CIWS Type 730 CIWS

Iran

7.62×51mm	Akhgar

12.7×108mm	Muharram

23×115mm	Asefeh

7.62×54mm	GShG-7.62

7.62×54mmR	Slostin

12.7×108mm	Yak-B 12.7

23×115mm AM-23	GSh-6-23

30×165mm	GSh-6-30

United States

.22LR	Neal submachine gun

5.56×45mm NATO	XM214 Microgun

7.62×51mm NATO	XM133 Minigun M134

12.7×99mm NATO	GAU-19

20×102mm	M61 Vulcan M195 M197 XM301

25×137mm	GAU-12 Equalizer GAU-22/A

30×113mm	XM188

30×173mm	GAU-8 Avenger GAU-13/A

37×219mm/35×228mm	T250

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GShG-7.62 machine gun

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