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GAU-12 Equalizerlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Length
Single source83.2 in (2.11 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GAU-12 Equalizer | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Rotary cannon[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | General Electric[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics[source] | MOTZ[source] |
| Cartridge |
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11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
GAU-12
Single sourceGAU-22
Single sourceGAU-12: 1,800–4,200 rounds per minute GAU-22: 3,300 rounds per minute[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourceBore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
25 × 137 mm[source] |
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| Barrels | GAU-12: 5-barrel GAU-22: 4-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 11 grooves)[source] | — |
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| Action | Hydraulic, Electric, Pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Linked or linkless[source] | — |
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| Sights | Lead Computing Optical Sight System (LCOSS)[source] | — |
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| Operation | electric[source] | — |
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| Weight (complete) | 270 lb (122 kg)[source] | — |
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| Projectile weight | (HEI) 6.5 oz (184 g); (API) 7.6 oz (215 g)[source] | — |
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| Muzzle energy | (HEI) 73,400 ft·lbf (99,500 joules); (API) 79,300 ft·lbf (107,500 joules)[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 50°[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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sustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]