Global InformationXM214 Microgun information
| XM214 Microgun | |
|---|---|
 XM214 Microgun | |
| Type | Rotary-barrel machine gun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Electric |
| Designed | 1966 |
| Manufacturer | General Electric/General Dynamics |
| Produced | 1970s - ?; In G.E. catalog until late 1990s[1] |
| No. built | Unknown; 10 Six-Paks delivered to WECOM/US Air Force |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.2 kg (22 lb) gun body 38.6 kg (85 lb) complete with tripod, integral battery unit, feed chute and 1,000 rounds of ammunition in container |
| Length | 732 mm (28.8 in) |
| Barrel length | 533 mm (21.0 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm M193 |
| Caliber | 5.56 mm |
| Action | Mechanically driven rotary breech; motor develops 0.75 hp (0.56 kW) @ 2,000 rpm; 1.5 hp (1.1 kW) @ 10,000 rpm |
| Rate of fire | Prototype and gun pod for aircraft: variable from 400 to 10,000 rpm[2] (1,000; 10,000 rpm were available) Six-Pak: 0.6 kW at 4,000 rpm; bursts from 3 to 1,500 rounds |
| Muzzle velocity | 3,250 ft/s (990 m/s) |
| Feed system | Belt and chute |
| Sights | Iron |
The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric. The XM214 was a scaled-down smaller and lighter version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56×45mm ammunition.
- ^ Popenker, Maxim (October 27, 2010). "XM214 Microgun". Modern Firearms. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (October 30, 2020). "General Electric's XM214 Microgun: A Smaller, Yet Still Destructive Minigun". The National Interest.