GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
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The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon canonical | 1 |
| GAU-12/U 25 mm Gatling gun | 1 |
| GAU-8/A Avenger family | 1 |
| GPU-5/A gun pod | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon Context triple: [AV-8B Harrier II, armamentOption, GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon]
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A.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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B.
AGM-114 Hellfire
The AGM-114 Hellfire is a U.S.-developed air-to-surface precision-guided missile widely used from helicopters, drones, and fixed-wing aircraft for anti-armor and strike missions.
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C.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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D.
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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E.
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
The GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon is a French single-barrel, revolver-type aircraft autocannon known for its high rate of fire and use on modern fighter jets such as the Dassault Rafale.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon Target entity description: The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
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A.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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B.
AGM-114 Hellfire
The AGM-114 Hellfire is a U.S.-developed air-to-surface precision-guided missile widely used from helicopters, drones, and fixed-wing aircraft for anti-armor and strike missions.
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C.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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D.
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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E.
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
The GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon is a French single-barrel, revolver-type aircraft autocannon known for its high rate of fire and use on modern fighter jets such as the Dassault Rafale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gatling-type autocannon
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rotary cannon ⓘ |
| ammunitionType |
25×137 mm
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SAPHEI ⓘ armor-piercing incendiary ⓘ high-explosive incendiary ⓘ |
| barrelConfiguration | rotating cluster ⓘ |
| caliber | 25 mm ⓘ |
| conflictUsedIn |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | aircraft armament ⓘ |
| designedForTarget |
armored vehicles
ⓘ
lightly armored targets ⓘ soft ground targets ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1980s ⓘ |
| feature |
Gatling rotating-barrel mechanism
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high rate of fire ⓘ high reliability ⓘ |
| feedSystem | linkless feed system ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
GPU-5/A gun pod
ⓘ
linked to:
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
|
| manufacturer | General Dynamics ⓘ |
| mounting |
side-fuselage sponson pods on Harrier variants
ⓘ
ventral gun pod for AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ |
| natoCaliberClass | medium-caliber autocannon ⓘ |
| nomenclature | GAU-12/U ⓘ |
| numberOfBarrels | 5 ⓘ |
| operation |
electrically controlled
ⓘ
hydraulically driven ⓘ |
| platform |
AC-130U Spooky gunship
ⓘ
linked to:
AC-130 gunship
AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ Harrier GR7 ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Harrier GR9 ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
LAV-AD air-defense vehicle ⓘ
linked to:
LAV-AD
|
| primaryRole |
close air support
ⓘ
ground-attack ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | approximately 3,600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon |
GAU-22/A
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GAU-8 Avenger ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italian Air Force
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linked to:
Aeronautica Militare
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air interdiction
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armed reconnaissance ⓘ defensive fire support ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon Description of subject: The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
Referenced by (4)
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