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M61 Vulcan

20 mm gatling type rotary cannon
Class type of: rotary cannon, autocannon Q725972

Facts

11 properties

Identity

Instance of
artillery model
Inception
1949[7]

Population and size

Length
1827.0[13]
More facts +8
Subclass of
rotary cannon, autocannon[4][5]
Ammunition
20×102 mm[12]
Conflict
Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism
Country of origin
United States[6]
Manufacturer
General Electric, General Dynamics[2][3]
Mass
112.92[14]
Participated in conflict
Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism[8][9][10]
Service entry
1959[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vulcan en General Electric Vulcan en M61 en T171 en General Electric M61 Vulcan en M61 Vulcan ar إم-٦١ فولكان ar إم-61 فولكان es PGU 28 es M61A1 es M61A1 Vulcan es M61A2 Vulcan es PGU-28 fa ام61 والکان fa ام۶۱ والکان fi 20 mm M61 Vulcan fi 20mm M61 Vulcan fr Vulcan he M61A1 he M61A1 וולקן
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
F-104 Waffenschacht.jpg ↗
Fandom article ID
cs.historika:M61_Vulcan
Freebase ID
/m/0c0mz
KBpedia ID
GatlingGun-GAU4
Topic's main category
Category:M61 Vulcan

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← Armament 9
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Convair B-58 Hustler, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2, Rockwell XFV-12 +1 more
Participated in conflict 3
Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism
Manufacturer 2
General Electric, General Dynamics
Subclass of 2
autocannon, rotary cannon
Country of origin 1
United States
← FactGrid item ID 1
Postolove
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Summary

M61 Vulcan is an artillery model[1].

Related Entities

General Dynamics General Electric United States

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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