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<blockquote data-quote="Maro.Kyo" data-source="post: 484440" data-attributes="member: 12188"><blockquote data-quote="Tony Williams" data-source="post: 484437" data-attributes="member: 9666"><blockquote data-quote="Maro.Kyo" data-source="post: 484403" data-attributes="member: 12188"><blockquote data-quote="Tony Williams" data-source="post: 484203" data-attributes="member: 9666">The attack version of the plane (A-50) is fitted with a three-barrel version of the M61A2 six-barrel cannon, developed by GD. As far as I know, this does not have a designation, other than A-50. Does anyone know more?</blockquote>M197. Yes, that gun used by cobra and viper.</blockquote>No, the M197 is an old design with a low rate of fire of 750-1,500 rpm (depending on the installation). The new gun is based on the M61A2 but with only half the number of barrels, and it fires at 3,000 rpm.I notice that the KAI website just refers to it as the &quot;20mm Three-Barreled Gun&quot;</blockquote>Right, I must be wrong then. Quite a few Korean news named M197 as the gun so I thought that would be the case. Well otherwise I could also only find descriptions which names it a &quot;M61 variant&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maro.Kyo, post: 484440, member: 12188"] [QUOTE="Tony Williams, post: 484437, member: 9666"] [QUOTE="Maro.Kyo, post: 484403, member: 12188"] [QUOTE="Tony Williams, post: 484203, member: 9666"] The attack version of the plane (A-50) is fitted with a three-barrel version of the M61A2 six-barrel cannon, developed by GD. As far as I know, this does not have a designation, other than A-50. Does anyone know more? [/QUOTE] M197. Yes, that gun used by cobra and viper. [/QUOTE] No, the M197 is an old design with a low rate of fire of 750-1,500 rpm (depending on the installation). The new gun is based on the M61A2 but with only half the number of barrels, and it fires at 3,000 rpm. I notice that the KAI website just refers to it as the "20mm Three-Barreled Gun" [/QUOTE] Right, I must be wrong then. Quite a few Korean news named M197 as the gun so I thought that would be the case. Well otherwise I could also only find descriptions which names it a "M61 variant" [/QUOTE]

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