General Dynamics GAU-19/A

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General Dynamics GAU-19/A - .50 BMG. Here pictured with Jet pilot, Helicopter pilot, and infantry soldier's helmets, and belt of .50 BMG ammo.

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GD GAU-19/A with muzzle brake and mount - .50 BMG.

Originally designed by General Electrics (GE) as the GECAL 50, this gun was designated by the US military as the General Dynamics GAU-19. Though otherwise similar to the GE M134 Minigun, the GAU-19/A is an electronically fired, three-barrelled Gatling Gun built to fire the .50 BMG round. The weapon can selectively fire 1,000-2,000RPM while the version mounted on the AM General HMMWV fires at a fixed rate of 1,300RPM.

The General Dynamics GAU-19/A has been used in the following films, video games, and anime:

Film

• Doomsday (2008)

• Avatar (2009)

Anime

• Akira

• Flag

• The Skull Man

• Appleseed

• Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex

• Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG

Video Games

• Resident Evil 5 (as Turret machine guns)

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (pickup icon for misnamed GE M134)

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (portable version)

• Homefront (mounted on Humvees and helicopters)

• Clive Barker's Jericho (portable version)

• F.3.A.R. (part of the E.P.A. - Enhanced Power Armor)

• Army of Two: The 40th Day (portable)