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GAU-12 Equalizer

The GAU-12/U Equalizer is a 25 mm, five-barrel Gatling gun that is mounted on AV-8 Harrier IIs of the United States, Italian and Spanish Air Forces. (Royal Air Force Harriers utilize the Aden 25 mm revolver cannon.)

The gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4,200 shots per minute and can fire High-Explosive Incendiary (HEI), HEI with Tracer (HEI-T), Armor-Piercing Incendiary (API) and AP Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APDS-T) projectiles. Although it has a slightly lower rate of fire than the M61 Vulcan, the GAU-12 can fire heavier rounds that are able to pierce the shells of M47 Patton and T-62 tanks.

External link

• FAS.org: GAU-12 Equalizer

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