GAU-19
Sign in to saveThe GAU-19/A (GECAL 50) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- GAU-19/B
- Weapon.image
- GAU 19A GECAL 50 2.jpg
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.type
- Rotary heavy machine gun
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See History
- Weapon.designer
- General Electric
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Fulcrum Concepts
- Weapon.production_date
- GAU-19/A: 1983–present GAU-19/B: 2012–present
- Weapon.variants
- 3-barrel or 6-barrel
- Weapon.weight
- GAU-19/A:138 lbs. (63kg) GAU-19/B:106 lbs. (48kg)
- Weapon.length
- 53.9 in. (1,369 mm)
- Weapon.part_length
- 36 in. (914 mm)
- Weapon.width
- 13.5 in. (343 mm)
- Weapon.height
- 15 in. (381 mm)
- Weapon.cartridge
- .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
- Weapon.barrels
- 3 or 6
- Weapon.action
- Electric
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The GAU-19/A (GECAL 50) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge.
==Technical specifications== The GAU-19/A is designed to accept standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked ammunition. The rate of fire is selectable to be either 1,000 or 2,000 rounds per minute. The Humvee armament kit version fires at 1,300 rounds per minute. The average recoil force when firing is 382 lb/ft, 495 lb/ft or 629 lb/ft depending on firing rate. In January 2012, General Dynamics announced they would be delivering a new version designated GAU-19/B. It provides the same firepower in a lighter platform, weighing and optimized for a firing rate of 1,300 rounds per minute and an average recoil force of 562 lb/ft. Both variants can be configured for an ammunition capacity of 500–1,200 rounds. Both variants are reliable to 40,000 mean rounds between failure.