Global InformationXM301 information
| XM301 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Three-barreled Gatling-style rotary cannon |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | Not in active service |
| Used by | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1992[1] |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 80.5 pounds (36.5 kg) |
| Length | 71.89 in (182.6 cm) |
| Shell | 20×102mm |
| Shell weight | 100 grams (3.5 oz) (HEI projectile) |
| Caliber | 20 millimetres (0.79 in) |
| Barrels | three-barrel |
| Action | Hydraulically operated, electrically fired, Gatling |
| Rate of fire | 750 or 1,500 rounds per minute[2] |
| Muzzle velocity | 3,380 feet per second (1,030 m/s) (with PGU-28/B round)[3] |
| Feed system | Belt or linkless feed system[3] |
The XM301 Cannon was an externally powered, three-barrel 20 mm rotary cannon made by General Dynamics for the United States Army.[4] Developed for use with the RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter, it is the world's lightest 20 mm rotary cannon.[3] The XM301 was designed to be a versatile and accurate lightweight cannon that could serve both an air-to-air and air-to-ground role.[5] Development and manufacture of the XM301 was cancelled in 2004 along with its parent RAH-66 program.[5]
- ^ Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005)
- ^ "XM301 20mm cannon". Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ a b c "XM301 Spec Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ "XM301 20mm cannon". Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ a b "XM-301/XM301". Retrieved 2011-07-06.