Place of origin United States Cartridge 7.62×51mm NATO | Designer General Electric Caliber 7.62 mm (0.308 in) | |
Type Gatling-type machine gun Manufacturer General Electric, Garwood Industries , Dillon Aero, DeGroat Tactical Armaments, McNally Industries LLC | ||
The XM133 Minigun is a 6-barreled Gatling-type machine-gun. The weapon is a self-powered, gas-operated variant of the M134 Minigun. It fired over 3000 rpm but was not put into production.
The XM133 is a gas-operated machine-gun. It is nearly identical to the M134 but has barrels with ports that align with the piston drive in the center of the barrel cluster.
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