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CODE – 04-132-983

NAME – GAU-19/A

NAME (NATIVE) – GECAL 50 3-barrel

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983

CALIBER – 12.7x99mm (.50 Browning)

OVERALL LENGTH – 118.1 cm (46.5 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 91.4 cm (36 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 8 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 38.1 cm (15 in)

LOAD – M33 Spitzer-pointed full jacketed ball with mild steel core

BULLET DIAMETER – 12.95 mm (0.510 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 42.9 g (662 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 832 m/s (2730 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 14,856 j (10,957 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 62.7 kg (138 lb 4 oz) with feeder and transfer unit

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 254.12 kg (560 lb) weapon on Mk 16 Naval Pintle mount.

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) 144 kg (317 lb 8 oz) weapon on Blackhawk Helicopter Pintle (door) mount, with gun cradle, motor, feed chuting, cables

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) – 411.44 kg (907 lb) on Mark 16 Naval mount with gun cradle, motor, feed chuting, cables, loaded with 1,200 rounds M33 ball in M9 links

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) 242.67 kg (535 lb) weapon on Blackhawk Helicopter Pintle (door) mount, with gun cradle, motor, feed chuting, cables, 750 rounds M33 ball in M9 links

TYPE OF MOUNT – Mark 16 Navy Pintle Mount System

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 191.42 kg (422 lb)

TYPE OF MOUNT – Blackhawk Helicopter Pintle (door) mount System

POWER REQUIREMENTS – 24 VDC

MOTOR REQUIREMENTS – 4 hp AC/DC motor, provides 1000 to 2000 rpm

SIGHTS – None integral with weapon, varies according to mount

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 2,000 m (1,969 yards)

OPERATION – Electric, external drive motor

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 1,000 or 2,000 rpm

FEED DEVICE – M9 disintegrating metallic link belt

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 1.67 kg (3 lb 11 oz) 100 M9 links

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 13.11 kg (28 lb 14 oz) 100 rds M33 ball in M9 links

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 1,200 Rounds in M9 links

LOAD WEIGHT – 157.32 kg (346 lb 13 oz)

MANUFACTURER – General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, St. Petersburg, Florida

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – US Military, Columbia, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Oman, Egypt, Iraq, Czechoslovakia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey

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