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M230 Chain Gun
The M230 Chain gun is the 30mm autocannon commonly mounted underneath the American AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship. It was originally developed by Hughes, but was manufactured by Alliant Techsystems until 2015, when production was picked up by Orbital ATK following a merger of Alliant Techsystems with aerospace company Orbital. As of 2019, production has been taken over by Northrop Grumman. It has been in production and in use by the American military since 1975 and is still in use today, most notably as the gun mounted just underneath the nose of the famous AH-64 gunship.
Obviously, Hollywood movie armorers don't own or use the M230 30mm Chain Gun, as it is always seen mounted under an AH-64 helicopter gunship. The only appearances of the real gun are when the U.S. military assists the movie production, as in the film Fire Birds, or when stock footage is used. The vast majority of AH-64 gunships in film are now computer generated creations as are their M230 guns, but for informational purposes, we are listing the real weapon here, since that is what the gun is supposed to be.
The M230 Chain Gun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deal of the Century | Seen unmounted at arms show | 1983 | ||
| Fire Birds | Mounted on AH-64 | 1990 | ||
| Toy Soldiers | prop firing weapon mounted on actual weapon. | 1991 | ||
| In the Army Now | Mounted on AH-64 | 1994 | ||
| Supreme Sanction | Mounted on AH-64; Footage from Fire Birds | 1999 | ||
| Dreamcatcher | Mounted on AH-64 | 2003 | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Mounted on AH-64 | 2005 | ||
| Dragon Wars: D-War | Mounted on AH-64 | 2007 | ||
| The Kingdom | Mounted on AH-64 | 2007 | ||
| The Spirit | Fictional multi-barreled configuration | 2008 | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Mounted on AH-64 | 2009 | ||
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Mounted on AH-64 | 2013 | ||
| Cockneys vs. Zombies | Mounted on AH Mk 1 Apaches. | 2012 | ||
| Ah Boys to Men | Mounted on OPFOR AH-64 Apache | 2012 | ||
| SEAL Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden | Mounted on AH-64 in stock footage | 2012 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Mounted on AH-64 | 2013 | ||
| Lone Survivor | Mounted on AH-64 | 2014 | ||
| 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Mounted on AH-64, footage from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2016 | ||
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Mounted on AH-64 | 2016 | ||
| Godzilla Resurgence | Mounted on Fuji AH-64DJP Apaches | 2016 | ||
| Rampage | U.S. Army Apache helicopters | 2018 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAG - Season 1 | Mounted on AH-64; Footage from Fire Birds, "Scimitar" (S1E09) | 1995 | ||
| Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey | mounted on AH-64, "Helicopters" (S1E05) | 2009 | ||
| Future Weapons | mounted on AH-64, also attached to CROWS | 2009 | ||
| 24 - Season 8 | mounted on AH-64, "11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M." (S8E19). | 2010 | ||
| Sanctuary | "Monsoon" (S04E04); Dual mounted in the nose of a private jet | 2012 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | On AH-64 Apache | 1998 | ||
| Steel Beasts | Unusable | 2000 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | On AH-64 Apache | 2004 | ||
| Battlefield 2 | On AH-64 Apache | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | On AH-64 Apache | 2005 | ||
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | |||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | On AH-64 Apache | 2006 | ||
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | On AH-64 Apache | 2006 | ||
| Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation | On AH-64 Apache | 2007 | ||
| World in Conflict | 2007 | |||
| Battlefield: Bad Company | On AH-64 Apache | 2008 | ||
| America's Army 3 | Unusable | 2009 | ||
| ArmA II | 2009 | |||
| Medal of Honor | On AH-64 Apache | 2010 | ||
| Homefront | On AH-64 Apache | 2011 | ||
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | On AH-64 Apache | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | 2011 | |||
| Batman: Arkham City | Mounted on PMC helicopters and used as sentry guns | 2011 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | On AH-64 Apache | 2011 | ||
| Serious Sam 3: BFE | On AH-64 Apache | 2011 | ||
| Black Mesa | Unusable | 2012 | ||
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Far Cry 3 | Mounted on Black Hawk helicopters | 2012 | ||
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Mounted on Hammerhead helicopters | 2013 | ||
| Call to Arms | 2018 | |||
| Serious Sam 4 | Mounted on AH-64 Apaches | 2020 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Organization pilot | Case Closed: The Raven Chaser | 2009 | |
| NATO pilots | Cat Planet Cuties | 2010 | |
| Bad Company's pilots | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | S4E4, "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2"; S4E5, "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3" | 2016 |
See Also
- Alliant Techsystems - A list of all firearms manufactured by Alliant Techsystems.