Cobra Weapons

[Mike Keown]

What was the model number of the
electric machine gun (mini gun) used
by the early Cobra Heliocopters in
Vietnam. Where can I go to get a
blow up picture of one and a explanation
of how it worked, espeically the
feed system?
Mike

[Thomas Schoene]

"Bill Silvey" > wrote in message

> "Mike Keown" > wrote in message
>
> > What was the model number of the
> > electric machine gun (mini gun) used
> > by the early Cobra Heliocopters in
> > Vietnam. Where can I go to get a
> > blow up picture of one and a explanation
> > of how it worked, espeically the
> > feed system?
> > Mike
>
> The M197. Details can be found here:
>
> http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ah-1.htm
>
> And drawings here:
>
> http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/cpm197.htm

The M197 is a 20mm gun that was fitted in later AH-1s. The original Cobras
had a mix of 7.62mm miniguns and 40mm AGLs in the M28A1 chin turret.

The 7.62mm minigun was the M134, usually mounted with an M129 grenade
launcher, though some aircraft had two miniguns instead (and maybe some had
two AGLs?).

http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/cpm28.htm
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[Tony Williams]

"Thomas Schoene" > wrote in message >...
>
> The M197 is a 20mm gun that was fitted in later AH-1s. The original Cobras
> had a mix of 7.62mm miniguns and 40mm AGLs in the M28A1 chin turret.
>
> The 7.62mm minigun was the M134, usually mounted with an M129 grenade
> launcher, though some aircraft had two miniguns instead (and maybe some had
> two AGLs?).

The early turret only had one M134, but most could mount two weapons.
The M134 and 40mm AGL were interchangeable, but one of each was the
norm.

The FAS detailed page on the M134 is here:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m134.htm

Tony Williams
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