M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon

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The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gatling-style gun
aircraft cannon
rotary cannon
action rotating barrel cluster
ammunitionType 20 mm API
20 mm HEI
20 mm TP
barrelLength approximately 1.8 m
caliber 20×102 mm
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States
designedFor fighter aircraft
developmentOf M61 Vulcan
feature high reliability at extreme rates of fire
hydraulically or electrically driven rotor
feedSystem linkless ammunition feed
firingMode fully automatic
introduced 1960s
manufacturer General Dynamics
General Electric
mounting gun pod
internal gun installation
numberOfBarrels 6
operation externally powered
partOf M61 Vulcan family
powerSource electric motor
primaryRole air-to-air combat
rateOfFire approximately 6000 rounds per minute
selectable 4000–6000 rounds per minute
replaced M39 cannon in many U.S. fighters
secondaryRole air-to-ground attack
successor M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
usedBy NATO member states
linked to: NATO

United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
usedOn A-7 Corsair II
AC-130 gunship (as part of armament variants)
linked to: AC-130 gunship

B-1B Lancer
F-14 Tomcat
linked to: Grumman F-14 Tomcat

F-15 Eagle
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-22 Raptor
F-4 Phantom II
F/A-18 Hornet

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CF-18 Hornet armament M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet armament M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
F-16 Fighting Falcon armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
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F-15 Eagle armament M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
F/A-18 Hornet primaryArmament M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
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M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon partOf M61 Vulcan family
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon developmentOf M61 Vulcan
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M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon successor M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
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General Dynamics F-111 armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannon (early variants)
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
subject linked to: Fighting Falcon
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
subject linked to: Eagle
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
KF-16 weaponSystem 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
C-RAM usesWeapon 20 mm M61A1 Gatling gun
linked to: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon