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The general Electric M197 is a lightweight three-barrelled variant of the M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon optimised for fitting to helicopters. It has a rate of fire variable between 400 and 3000 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 1030 metres per second.
 Research M197
The Fairchild Hiller AU-23 Peacemaker is a Swiss-designed, American counter-insurgency STOL warplane with secondary light transport capability that entered service in 1968. The AU-23 carries a minimum crew of one, and optionally a co-pilot and up to ten passengers of freight in the cabin. The AU-23 is powered by a Garrett TPE331-1-101F turboprop providing a top speed of 280 kmh and a range of 898 km. Armaments consist of one 20 mm General Electric M197 rotary three-barrel cannon or two 7.62 mm General Electric GAU-2B/A Minigun six-barrelled machine-guns on an optional pintle mounting in a cabin door, in addition up to 700 lbs of disposable stores can be carried on four under-wing hard points.
Research AU-23
The general Electric M197 is a three-barrelled variant of the M61A1 cannon optimised for fitting to helicopters. It has a rate of fire variable between 400 and 3000 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 1030 metres per second.
Research M197
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