As an old Vulcan crewman, I can tell you the gun in the video has been slowed down considerably. When a real M61 fires, it whines. You can't hear any individual shots like from a machine gun. Also, the tracers are spaced every 7th round. When fired at the designed speed, it looks like a flamethrower at night. I suspect that the gun has been slowed so that it won't be so expensive to fire. After live fire training events in Korea, we needed dump trucks to carry the brass casings back to base.

@DangerousBobB

3 жыл бұрын

Yes your really appreciate a 50 round burst that lasts for two seconds more than a 50 round bursts that lasts a fraction of a second. If Ammo was plentiful and cheaper we would be all over the high rate of fire

@theultimateclass

Жыл бұрын

amazing wisdom sir

@mk6315

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service and information

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

Жыл бұрын

I think at its normal cyclic rate, the fun ends too fast, besides, when you're looking at something mighty like a 20mm machine cannon, it's still an impressive beast running at relatively low cyclic rate such as 1000rpm or even 850rpm. If they could reliably source surplus 20mm shells, I'm sure they'd be more keen to run it at a higher cyclic rate.

@badbadbadcat

Жыл бұрын

And how many innocent civilians have you murdered

Clearly a necessary gun for home defense.

@LEoX8933

3 жыл бұрын

Don't give DemolitionRanch any ideas

@calvinnickel9995

3 жыл бұрын

And then the guy kills you with a knife. Lol.

@effexon

3 жыл бұрын

american way of winning: go to enemy house, demonstrate your firepower. they are impressed. Then, tell price of that show. They will be humbled.

@effexon

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvinnickel9995 yeah, foreign soil, uber hardware, home soil: cheap 9mm or knife or baseball bat. and US military dont have authorization on home soil? well what a devious plan from that could be devised.

@noijze

3 жыл бұрын

Preforms even better at school

I need one of these for emotional support.

@stanimal8

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if you could afford one of those, you probably don't need financial support.

@TheSpartanKing

3 жыл бұрын

I have a medicinal M19

@Elijah-Bravo

3 жыл бұрын

Good stress reliever

@suze816

3 жыл бұрын

There's an idea ! Make any concealed, or open carry, your "Emotional support gun"... Perfect !

@JesusisLOVEJohn-

3 жыл бұрын

Emotional support gun.

The original Vulcan came out in 1968 and was mounted on a 113A1 Armored Personnel Carrier vehicle. I was an instructor of this weapon system at Fort Bliss Texas.

@lamaison1966

2 жыл бұрын

I was in 8/61 Artillery at Bliss using Chapparal / Vulcan equipment. Our whole unit shipped off to the DMZ in Korea. Thanks for your service.

@charleswayne4813

Жыл бұрын

I was at Fort Bliss in 1970 -1972, may you were my instructo, my MOS was 16R20

@steelionx9255

4 ай бұрын

Texas? I wonder how many illegals and cartel members were scared off or killed by this!

Spent 3 years of my life living in a M163A1 Self Propelled Vulcan, still suffering from PALD (post ammo let down) from not shooting one since 1986, about 6 weeks before I got out we were at the range qualifying and I was talking to our POL(petroleum, oils, lubricants) clerk who had been in our unit the whole time I was and was getting out within days of me, he mentioned that he never got to shoot one, we always tried to make sure all the support personal got a chance to fire one at least once because without them those guns couldn't be kept running, so I went and talked to the range officer and arranged for him to shoot my ammo allotment, a full 1,100 round drum, it didn't matter if I didn't qualify because I was getting out within weeks anyways, they agreed and he took my place in the firing rotation, when he came up out of that gun tub his face was lit up and he had an ear to ear smile that to this day I wish I had a picture of, it was worth giving up my last chance to shoot one just to see it.

@dukecraig2402

5 жыл бұрын

@Kenneth Boyer This video should be titled "The hammer of God".

@markfryer9880

5 жыл бұрын

That was a pretty good story and says a lot about you by default. You didn't have to forego your range shoot allotment but you did and in some ways you have a better story now because of it. It's also funny how we can get more enjoyment from seeing someone else having a good time than when we experience something ourselves. We are a funny species at times.

@dukecraig2402

5 жыл бұрын

@@markfryer9880 This video is not a very good representation of the power of one of these guns, it's firing extremely slow, it sounds even slower then when we would switch them to the "lo-no" rate of 1,000 per, there's a video on KZread of the Japanese military firing Towed Vulcans at 3,000 per, try entering "Vulcan live fire" and scroll around for it, you'll see how one of these puppies really runs, I'd post the link but I've never been able to figure out how to do it.

@markfonseca4641

5 жыл бұрын

Vary cool.

@Tom-qx5nl

5 жыл бұрын

Agree, it is firing slow. They sound like a loud continuous fart at normal rate of fire.

"Each round of the 20mm ammunition costs $27, so continuous firing for one second would cost $2,970." That first burst was fo six seconds. $17,820.00 So yeah, I would say it has a "Feeding Problem."

@darrellmartin3268

3 жыл бұрын

It does not have a feeding problem. It has an insatiable appetite!

@dukecraig2402

3 жыл бұрын

XrayxRich I was a Vulcan gunner in the Army back in the 80's, on the control panel of one is a round counter that works like the trip meter in an older car but in reverse, whenever you'd load the storage drum in the system however many rounds you loaded in it you'd turn a knob on the round counter to bring the number up to the corresponding amount of ammo you had in the system, then as you fired the gun it would count down to zero, that way you could keep track and see when your ammo started running low so you'd know you were coming up on time to reload and not get caught with your pants down with an empty system. Given how much that ammo cost I used to always joke around with my buddies and say they should have a dollar sign next to the round counter and it should run foreward from zero.

@demolitiondavedrillandblast

3 жыл бұрын

The armor piercing ones are $110 ea

@spdfatomicstructure

3 жыл бұрын

It costs $400,000 to fire this weapon... for 12 seconds

@dukecraig2402

3 жыл бұрын

@@spdfatomicstructure I can assure you it doesn't cost $400,000 dollars to shoot a Vulcan for 12 seconds. I see all kinds of wild myths about that gun on KZread and believe me not any of them are true. First one is the "Armor piercing" myth, although there is a round for it that's classified as armor piercing it only has the ability to puncture light armor and not the hull of a tank, not even a medium class tank, I've seen people run wild with that one in the comments sections of KZread videos, they see the words "armor piercing" and their imaginations run wild with it, remember, they made "armor piercing" ammo for M1 rifles that surely doesn't mean US troops were knocking out German tanks in WW2 with M1's. And the cost of shooting one, I can assure you whole heartedly that it doesn't cost almost 1/2 million dollars to shoot it for 12 seconds, in the 1980's it was something like $7,200 for a drum full of TPT ammo and a drum full was good for just under 30 seconds of firing time, as I recall a drum of HEIT/SD was around $11,000 dollars, and once again that's almost 30 seconds of firing time. I don't know where people get these outlandish prices for 20mm ammo but it couldn't possibly have gone up that much. If someone is selling live ammo on the internet and people are basing their math on that you can bet the government isn't paying that much for it.

Unfortunately, it's not available for concealed carry.

@sexXxys

3 жыл бұрын

🤣👍

@ronnie_5150

3 жыл бұрын

Jesse Ventura open carried his. :)

@comfortablynumb9342

3 жыл бұрын

Holsters are rare.

@datsuntoyy

3 жыл бұрын

actually if your pants are big enough, you can conceal it.

@datsuntoyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronnie_5150 only in the movies, he was a pussy in real life.

Dear Santa.........

@mr.potatoman9770

3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to turn my neighbors house into Swiss cheese

@sirgloom997

3 жыл бұрын

This is the most underrated comment I have ever seen lmao.

@pz3j

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.potatoman9770 Sounds like you need to move.

@yacobshelelshaddai4543

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@chenlee3240

3 жыл бұрын

you had better been really really good

“How many rounds you want?” “Absofknlutely.”

@kintsugifaithful2482

3 жыл бұрын

More.

@JimmieJoeSparky

3 жыл бұрын

All of em!

@paulwebb2851

3 жыл бұрын

400,000 rounds....That's about two hours of shooting.

@paulwebb2851

3 жыл бұрын

@Hashir Easa Only if you've been drinking and all you're doing is wasting ammo.

I was a Vulcan weapon crewmember. I was the senior gunner and I'm a expert firing at aerial targets as well as ground. I was with B btry 4/61 ADA in Fort Carson 1980 to 1981 and in Manheim Germany with The Big Red One B btry 2/67 ADA under the 32nd Air Defense Artillery Command . From 1981 to 1987 and later in Fort Riley Kansas. "IF IT FLIES, IT DIES" they called us "Duck Hunters"

I worked for G.E. Burlington, VT for 17 years and machined parts for the Minigun7.62mm, Vulcan 20mm and GAU-8 30mm. At one time, I broached the rifling in the Vulcan barrels and for a while machined the camtrack in the bolt housing. All these gatling type guns made by G.E. and its employees were and still are great weapons that our enemies fear and respect, and I'm proud to have played a small part in their manufacture and success in defending our country. My hat is off to those who designed and manufactured these fine weapons and the company that made them to keep our country free. Semper Fi.

I need this to protect against tyrannical governments and lawn pests.

@ir0nsight280

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta defend your backyard somehow against 30-50 supersonic hogs which you only get in your crosshair for a fraction of a second.

@GORT70

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget antifa......

@eemage9476

3 жыл бұрын

@@GORT70 And pride boys

@claytonpollock8524

3 жыл бұрын

Damn sucks we cant use it on our own government

@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356

3 жыл бұрын

@@eemage9476 they arent dangerous

When I was in the navy working intermediate maintenance that was my favorite weapon to do maintenance on. Everyone else was scared to death because of all the gauges involved with the usual maintenance and complexity of the weapon. Me being a gun guy it was a dream come true.

Much respect for the 20mm..... but the true "Hand of God" is the GAU-8 mounted in the warthog.

@RoyaltyFreeOnlineAnimeMusic

5 жыл бұрын

mk108

@keithrees4755

4 жыл бұрын

whats the rpm for that 30mm rotary cannon?

@BinoDK

4 жыл бұрын

@@keithrees4755 First there was a low/high fire rate of 2100 rpm and 4200. Something with one or two hydralic motor driven the barrels. Later they got a fixed rate of 3900.

@keithrees4755

4 жыл бұрын

@@BinoDK i forgot how many rounds does the a10 have?

@BinoDK

4 жыл бұрын

@@keithrees4755 max I think is 1180 but it's only get loaded with 1150 why I don't know.

"When they first built the vulcan, they put 'em on F-18s, F16s, almost all of the fighting aircraft." That kinda makes it seem like M61 has been around since the 80s, when in reality, it was first used in the f-104 Starfighter as early as 1958. The first Vulcan prototype was completed almost ten years before that. So don't understate the legacy of this beast! Also the rate of fire is significantly toned down on the gun used in the M163. In the video, it seems like they're firing at ~ 1,000 rounds per minute.

@naufal_su_bi_ng6936

2 жыл бұрын

True

@cliffords2315

2 жыл бұрын

Those were real acurate, the barrels were allot longer

@dutchgamerguy2446

2 жыл бұрын

That would decrease the velocity of the projectiles and it would take up more space

@Anvilshock

2 жыл бұрын

@@cliffords2315 That's spelt "a lot".

@dutchgamerguy2446

2 жыл бұрын

@Prime Artemis yeah you’re right, long barrel = more velocity and accuracy

it’s an honor to actually work on this gun in backshop. I’m an F-16 armament troop and my dream is to fire one of these bad boys. Being able to take out all 6 breech bolts and actually understanding how this weapon works is awesome. An absolute masterpiece to say the least.

@daubendiek

2 ай бұрын

we used to have to fire them in the F-4E for boresighting

I was a CIWS tech in the Navy, 83-89, onboard the USS Elrod out of Charleston. I loved working on this system but I truly enjoyed gun teardown twice a year. Our gun shoots against towed targets were amazing to watch, wish we had today's video technology then!

" it costs 400,000 dollars to fire this gun for twelve seconds"

@TheNamesArif

3 жыл бұрын

no way that's what it cost.

@kalwidorntheimmortalcaptai2435

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNamesArif heavy from tf2

@mhplayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNamesArif it doesn't but it is pretty expensive indeed, reason why USA isn't spamming A10s everywhere

@kjgoebel7098

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhplayer The A-10 doesn't have a Vulcan. You're thinking of the GAU-8 Avenger, which makes the Vulcan look like an airsoft rifle.

@wompstopm123

3 жыл бұрын

i was gonna type that so il just thumbs up

I loved going to Battlefield Vegas. They came to the Trump Hotel to pick us up in a camouflaged Hummer and despite the valet area being full of Bentley's, Rolls Royce's, and High end Mercedes, Everyone stopped what they were doing grabbed their cameras and started taking pictures and giving us a thumbs up. Two couples were in our group and we came from Kentucky and to have this kind of spontaneous reaction, man i'll just never forget it. Battlefield Vegas only employs former military which for me and my wife, former Marine and Army respectively, and our friend who is also a former Marine and his wife, just made this a super day. Loved Battlefield Vegas!!!

@Gunscom

3 жыл бұрын

They are great.

I was a 24M Vulcan System Mechanic. Awesome platform, was fun to work on. Live range time was even better.

Vulcan 20mm: I’m the “Hand of God” Gau-8 Avenger 30mm: S**t! I’ve spilled my beer

@JC130676

3 жыл бұрын

If the M61 is the hand of God then the GAU-8 is the fist of God. Or maybe the middle finger, your choice. ;-)

I spent almost 20 years doing Vulcan maintenance. I got mine the same way Radar O'Reilly got his jeep.

@chaddelong998

3 жыл бұрын

piece by piece, mailed home. HAHA. love it.

@uropygid

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaddelong998 Only trouble is the ammo. I did not mail my pieces home; I drove them out the main gate. I never realized that getting the gun was not the problem. Getting the ammo was the problem. I have the gun, but not the ammo to feed it. Still, it is nice to look at.

@chaddelong998

3 жыл бұрын

@@uropygid i guess that's better than the flipside. thousands of round of explosive ammo...and no gun. staring at unusable ammo can lead to creative ideas of trouble.

Engineers: so how fast do you want it to shoot? America: yes

The perfect addition to my daily commuter.

@deletingthis00

3 жыл бұрын

I did say that didn't I haha.

''this is a British apc and we made it good '' as a British person i 100% agree

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

3 жыл бұрын

If you Brits don't clean up your mess, we're going to have to save your ass again.

@keithcarpenter5254

3 жыл бұрын

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 please,feel free! Oh,and brinh plenty of 'tools' and ammo! Many thanks England.

@Gw0wvl

3 жыл бұрын

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Deam On Yank .

@Romeo_0ne0ne

3 жыл бұрын

@Evan Ramey most of your aircraft was designed in britain

@Romeo_0ne0ne

3 жыл бұрын

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 says the one whos country is fueling several wars and is 27 trillion in debt

My grandpa told me about one of his experiences in the Vietnam War when he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army (the only story he has ever told me, he doesn't talk about about it to anyone) when he was captain of a patrol boat, and had been ambushed by VC forces. He called in Puff the Magic Dragon, AKA a C-130 gunship mounted with a 20mm Vulcan, 40mm Bofors and a *edit 105mm* Howitzer. He said the targets were only a hundred yards or so away when the Vulcan started singing, and as the plane flew overhead it rained 20mm casings down on them and their boat. A couple soldiers were injured by 200+mph shell casings (the shells not having enough time to decelerate to terminal velocity from the plane's 300ishmph velocity), and there were were dents and dings all over the boat afterward. He said it was needless to tell everyone to take what cover there was. The ambush problem was solved though, a plane with a gun in its side flying circles like a predatory bird is kind of hard to avoid lol. Shitty situation, awesome gun.

@dukecraig2402

5 жыл бұрын

I was a Vulcan gunner in the Army in the 80's, my Sgt Major was on one of the 5 M163 self propelled Vulcans that was sent to Vietnam, they used them for convoy escort where they had problems with supply convoys getting ambushed, they would put one at the front of the column and one at the back, he said that when they would cut loose with one it would turn the jungle into tossed salad, the rounds they're shooting here are TPT (target practice tracer), the one's used in combat are explosive, I guess attacks on the convoys in his sector dropped off immediately, he was already in country on Duster guns (twin 40MM Bofor's) when the Vulcans were sent there, he said they used the Duster's for perimeter defense at firebases, they would load one barrel with the self destruct air defense rounds and when Charlie would attack they'd cut loose with that barrel and wait for them to move their mortars up to just outside of where the rounds would self destruct, then they would cut loose with the other barrel that didn't have self destruct rounds and "turn 'em inside out".

@capspik

5 жыл бұрын

Never get off the boat

@markfryer9880

5 жыл бұрын

Puff the Magic Dragon was initially a converted C-47 cargo plane used for the majority of the Vietnam war. Check out the doco on them on KZread.

@havoc3742

5 жыл бұрын

I think you mean 105, far as I know, the US military has never had a 120mm howitzer in it's inventory, let alone mounted it into an aircraft.

@TheExplosiveGuy

5 жыл бұрын

@@havoc3742 yeah my bad, did a little number switcheroo there...

Who needs a God particle when the Hand of God was already on your side.

This is why a minigun is called "mini"

@raptorjesus3894

3 жыл бұрын

Also see: Gau-8.

@BarrengerFynar

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a minigun its a 20mm rotary cannon

@firstbaldwin

3 жыл бұрын

@@BarrengerFynar QUOTE It's not a minigun its a 20mm rotary cannon UNQUOTE always make sure to respond detached from most current context/ out of context/ before you really know what is going on

@stanimal8

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty small next to a M114, 155mm howitzer.

@michael02munrolm29

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’s smaller than the hand of the real God

"look at this" Vulcan laughs in 20mm "but can you do this?" GAU goes "BRRRRRRRRRRRT" in 30mm

@SPSJ173

3 жыл бұрын

you realize they're firing at a low rpm considering both of those guns can very much go brrrrttt if need be

@flickedrandomly

3 жыл бұрын

Woooooosh

@tacticalmattfoley

3 жыл бұрын

CIWS shoots down a mosquito, "Can you do that?"

@flickedrandomly

3 жыл бұрын

A10 destroying tanks: "no but can you do this!?"

@serenade4926

3 жыл бұрын

@@flickedrandomly Actually using a wooooosh properly: "Well no, but can you do this?"

Somewhere the founding fathers are giving a high sign.

@Fister_of_Muppets

5 жыл бұрын

YES. Think about it, they had CANNONS on their front yards.

@bendover2684

4 жыл бұрын

No they dont , they would be ashamed of your character

@KingHalbatorix

4 жыл бұрын

@@bendover2684 no, they literally did own and display cannons that were at the time the most advanced ground-based military weapons...

@bendover2684

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingHalbatorix combat wise, whats the exact purpose of a minigun?

@ee214verilogtutorial2

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Dover the smaller caliber are made for suppressive fire anti personnel and anti vehicle. The 20mm Vulcan is mostly used against vehicles or ground based targets for which the “hit” should be guaranteed. And it is guaranteed when you are firing a ton of bullets in a second

TY for all your hard work and content contributions

I love the sound of Vulcan.

People win the lottery and by lambos. Kinda lame. Id buy this with a lifetime supply of ammo.

@a2thee270

5 жыл бұрын

Or you could save a fuck ton of money and learn to reload and cast bullets. That would be the wiser investment

@dougcarter1924

5 жыл бұрын

My neighbor would clean up his yard !!!!

@northernwoodsman

5 жыл бұрын

@@a2thee270 I already do that. but like I said. I would of won the lottery. So Fuck money. Not all of it. But partially fucked.

@northernwoodsman

5 жыл бұрын

@white zebra reload my own ammo.

@igorwojtyna2158

5 жыл бұрын

You would probably use all the ammo in a week

M61: *I'm the hand of god!* Gau-8: *Heavily laughs in the background*

@phalanx3803

4 жыл бұрын

Phalanx CIWS with a m61 vs an A10 with the Gau-8 who would win?

@aixaburlison4

4 жыл бұрын

@@phalanx3803 A-10 would

@phalanx3803

4 жыл бұрын

@@aixaburlison4 I was joking but if you want to be serious about this it's obviously the phalanx system it can hit missiles and mortar rounds with ease something like an A10 would be child's play for the system.

@aixaburlison4

4 жыл бұрын

@@phalanx3803 ok but it's a fixed system can it move 100 miles away and engage with the weapon?

@phalanx3803

4 жыл бұрын

@@aixaburlison4 actually yes it can there are systems mounted to semi trailers with their own generators. Though it is not practiced at all if one wanted to be unorthodox one could drive around what a phalanx system active. obviously that would be kind of pointless especially considering that the phalanx system is mostly a defensive system if one took remote control then you can use it offencely.

US is one place on earth completely save from the zombie apocalypse.

That is awesome. I'm in Australia, God lend me a ''Hand''

I was in the USAF in Germany 79-80 as a 462 Weapons Tech for the F-4E Phantom. I worked the gun shop so I saw a lot of these bad boys.

@jerrolhood513

4 жыл бұрын

Marc Wate 462 forever!!

I was an Air Force Armament Systems Specialist, many of our gun jams were because of the Chutes or the Feed, Entrance and Exit Units the Gun it self is very durable

@Tsamokie

3 жыл бұрын

Spuds, I was a Spec Ops gunner in the 20th SOS in Vietnam and I will concur with your observation. The majority of the jams I dealt with were in the feeder. Most often a problem with the links jamming before ejection.

"FREEEDOOOMMMM!!!!"

What an amazing innovation, pretty cool. 🌞❤️ Genius idea and engineering work lads and gals. Love y'all God bless

I think that Richard Gatling would be amazed at how his invention has developed over the years.

@ryanpennington9592

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on which side of the gun he’s on.

"Heavy metal plays from the distans" this is mine now

@williamdunhan341

3 жыл бұрын

Kar En Tuk

@theargonianmercenary184

3 жыл бұрын

I like to think this is what your chaingun is like (except you can carry it like a boss lol).

@thatcooldudeisawesome876

3 жыл бұрын

tf2 soldier this is a bucket reference?

@bryanbiltoft8141

3 жыл бұрын

distans?

@chasatch

3 жыл бұрын

Heavy metal? I assume you are referring to the depleted uranium projectiles? LOL!

One more for the bucket list. I've got to try that!

"This is my valken, there are many like it, but this one is mine....."

@michaelking3327

3 жыл бұрын

that one's for fighting, but this one is fun!

This is what I heard on the first day of class. Computer controlled, hydraulically driven and electrically fired. This is a maintenance intensive weapon.

Game Warden - "Having any luck?.....You get anything?" Me - "I got them all.........."

imagine seeing a Vulcan on its highest RPM setting, with 20mm HE. yea, hand of god.

@moxdonalds925

3 жыл бұрын

50 rounds in a half second burst is a thing. It also cycles into the clearing cam path so every burst that's fired sends 7 unfired rounds back into the drum. When I was in the Air Force working on F-16s weapons we'd laugh at pilots who did 100-120 bursts because they were holding on target too long.

@remy6978

3 жыл бұрын

@@moxdonalds925 i can imagine how much of a waste that would be, especially with any CAS. After 60 rounds they sure as shit are either dead or suppressed

@WILFRED1184

3 жыл бұрын

@@moxdonalds925 the most infuriating thing is when the G-suit insert flips the master arm mid fire. Although it it funny to watch EOD run when you start dropping rounds to clear a hung gun.

WHEN a gun guy wins the lottery. ALRIGHT TIME TO BUY 20 20MMers.

just looking when it shoots gives you an adrenaline rush, imagine using it

@dukecraig2402

3 жыл бұрын

I did, I spent 3 years on a Vulcan gun crew, and adrenaline rush is putting it lightly. And don't believe these idiots in the comments section about how much it costs firing one, I don't know where these idiots are getting their price per round from but none of them knows what they're talking about. Something else, this gun isn't running right, I can tell by the way it sounds it's firing slower than it should, they've got a problem with the power source or the drive motor or something.

@zeroturn7091

3 жыл бұрын

@@dukecraig2402 it’s modified, my guess is they don’t want to cook the barrels. I could be wrong.

@dukecraig2402

3 жыл бұрын

@@zeroturn7091 Well that's incorrect, the faster they fire the cooler they run, when we'd live fire at night if you continuously fired an entire drum on the Lo No setting which was 1,000 rounds per minute when you were done the barrels would be glowing red, conversely if you fired an entire drum on 100 rd bust, which is 3,000 rounds per minute and let go of the trigger and pulled it again as fast as you could in between bursts when the drum was empty the barrels were hot but they wouldn't be glowing red, and that way would empty a drum of ammo in about 1/3 the time it took to do it on Lo No. The faster it fires the better it cools because it's circulating more air through the barrel cluster. I'd lay odds this thing has a weak power source, when we'd fire ours on the battery power you could tell it was firing slower than if the chassis' engine was running, and if the driver revved the engine you could tell the gun would fire even faster than if the chassis' engine was idling, even the 1.5 kilowatt generator that was for powering the system in a defensive position when you'd have the chassis shut down didn't seem to power the gun to where it would run as fast as if the engine was running, especially if the driver revved it up, those puppies would really hunt then.

Incredible! This is can not even imagine here in Korea. What a great that can own like this gun even personally.

@jaylee5835

3 жыл бұрын

@Allsy Inguy Cool...

I was a RADAR systems engineer involved with PIVADS, Product Improved Vulcan Air Defense System. That was a lot of fun.

I was with the Vulcans in a battle in Nam. I was the commo man for them. I got to shoot one. They were mounted on an APC track. They were just in country for about 2 months TDY.. It is kinda like spraying down with a fire hose. Solid Red stream. You can put one every square foot and the explosive projectile has a killing radius of two feet. The battle was on Jan 11, 1969. It was an ambush of a road sweep in preparation for a convoy on Hwy 13. Lt Harrold Fritz was awarded the Metal of Honor for his actions during that fight. Nothing is mentioned about the Vulcans though.. but their fire-power carried the day. PS. you need a freight train to carry enough ammo for them though... they really burn through the ammo..

A10: *laughs in brrrrrt*

@Balstrome1

3 жыл бұрын

Ground Pigs Forever

The first aircraft to carry the M61A1 was the C model of the F-104, starting in 1959. A lighter version of the Vulcan developed for use on the F-22 Raptor, designated M61A2, is mechanically the same as the M61A1, but with thinner barrels to reduce overall weight to 202 pounds (92 kg).

@kingghidorah8106

2 жыл бұрын

thinner barrels? do they affect the bore size? or just the walls being narrower?

That is so freaking awesome!

WOW love it. thanks

Played with those back in 1970 at Ft Bliss TX. Lots of fun especially at night. Had to shoot banner towed behind a drone. Only rule: don't hit the drone.

@jimswieringa7094

3 жыл бұрын

I was in 1 of the62d air defense at fort bliss in 1970 and was a gunner on vulcan at white sands. Use to key the radio to cool down when it was 115 degress. In 72 was . We assiged to 25 infantry

@gordondorsey7034

Жыл бұрын

I was with B 1/62 Ada . Schofield Barracks. 74-75.

Shown this video to my wife and told her if she got me one these she doesn't have to get me anything else for the rest of my life.

@markfryer9880

5 жыл бұрын

Apart from plenty of ammo and a range to fire it at.

@peasantsarerevolting9343

5 жыл бұрын

@@markfryer9880 I'm sure I could make the opportunity present itself.

@markfryer9880

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe so but firing any weapon is that much sweeter if someone else is paying for it.

this beast give a whole new meaning to the hand of god...teach out and touch your enemies

Takes me back. Was an AO in VA146 A7E Corsairs this was our gun. 40 Day cleaning schedule. Drum held 1016 rounds 30 rounds a second gun Low 60 gun High. Had the pleasure of removing static rounds in a jammed rotor once big fun like the game Operation :)

Now this is a gun you would use if you wanted a person to have more metal in their body than flesh.

@williamdunhan341

3 жыл бұрын

I'll take five. Don't worry I'll share the Freedom Seeders with my fellow Patriots.

A great gun for Hog Hunting.

@floobertuber

3 жыл бұрын

No need to shred the pork after cooking it. Assuming there's any pork left to cook.

In civilian hands... dear God I don't want to see what a second civil war would look like.

Damn, that thing would undoubtedly cause severe trauma to whatever the hell it hits!😂

How they found room enough on the F-104's is beyond me. I mean, I thought the plane was all engine.

A perfect home defense weapon 🤣

@averageboi5195

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah for when that pesky T-rex tries to rob your home

@Johny40Se7en

4 жыл бұрын

You expecting a zombie apocalypse to happen anytime soon? 😅😛

@ee214verilogtutorial2

4 жыл бұрын

Johny40Se7en this thing won’t just kill zombies... it will literary liquify them

@josiahzabel8596

3 жыл бұрын

could protect your entire neighborhood with this

@igotzucced6829

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johny40Se7en it’s 2020. Why not?

I was a gunner with this ( GE Model) on an APC in 69 & 70. It was a monster. Only problem was keeping it fed when installed in the APC . The drum was complicated to load and too small. Much more efficient was the tripod model towed behind a jeep. I could hump thousands of rounds linking them from ammo box to ammo box. Most fun was the fire selector switch set to no burst no limit. Just pull the trigger and and it fired as fast as it could till the ammo was gone! Just be careful not to melt the barrels! Don't ask me how I know this.(:

The paperwork to own one must be super simple and straight forward.

@sexXxys

3 жыл бұрын

😂👍

0:29 “We’ve actually made it good by adding a US made 20mm Vulcan” Lmao based

@maths-monkey

3 жыл бұрын

I'm British and I thought that was very funny :)

@tacticalmattfoley

3 жыл бұрын

More 'Murica.

Shasha: FINNALY a WORTHY OPPONENET

@thatcooldudeisawesome876

3 жыл бұрын

nope, it fires 10,000 rpm shasha need new compition

@saucer8845

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatcooldudeisawesome876 damn

@saucer8845

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatcooldudeisawesome876 sasha still costs more to fire. 400,000 dollars to fire for 12 seconds

@thatcooldudeisawesome876

3 жыл бұрын

@@saucer8845 So it should it would beat this imposter

Crowd: DJ, what are you playing next? DJ: 20MM VULCAN 'HAND OF GOD!'

The hand of God is more powerful that this gun could ever be but I appreciate the effort.

20mm of "JAZZ" Music... The AC-130A and AC-130H "Spectre" Gunships had 2 of these on the left side and I could hear them firing just down the road from me. 1-800-GUNSHIPS, Toll FREE!

@tacticalmattfoley

3 жыл бұрын

This post needs more up-votes.

Me: 🖖 long live and prosper The vulcun in my room: you too **starts shooting rounds**

John wick: "Yes I will take this submachine gun"

Only in America can someone live their dream to fire such a monster. Great presentation and opportunity for enthusiasts.

That ROF was way slower than any M61 I've ever heard. In real military use, it would fire twice as fast or more. But that's the beauty of a Gatling-type weapon... it's ROF can be as slow as you want or as fast as you can engineer.

@Mikebumpful

3 жыл бұрын

Jeb Hoge From the sound, I’d say about 1,200 rpm in the video. Makes sense on a ground vehicle.

*Wait, did he say civilian owned? God I love my country!!!* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@jesse1073

4 жыл бұрын

God bless America

@jesse1073

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Davis many bad people in every country,that will never change

@jesse1073

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Davis idk anything about illuminati,is that even real?

@jesse1073

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Davis nah,is just a myth probably can't find proof just paranoid people

@jesse1073

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Davis anyone who believes in conspiracy theories

I absolutely love this. I got have one. Badass .

I was in Top Gun in 1974 for Plan captain training, and then deployed to Vietnam, with VF-1 on The Enterprise and we had 20mm Vulcans on the F-14's. I loved watching those thing fire; it sounded like a (really loud) fart as 50 rounds per second left the smoking gun barrels.

We need one of these in Portland👌🏽

When the “hand of god” points to you your time as a human has ended

Awesome loved it that’s cool 😎

Just in case the entire Greek pantheon tries to rob your house

The farmers of south africa needs a weapon like this to defend themselves 👊

@politicallyunreliable4985

3 жыл бұрын

Emigrate to Russia. They need smart farmers.

@justicewarrior9187

3 жыл бұрын

@@politicallyunreliable4985 Russia is fucking cold You can't plant anything there

@mazzyfrog9196

3 жыл бұрын

The silence of the world on what's happening in South Africa is shameful!

@politicallyunreliable4985

3 жыл бұрын

@@justicewarrior9187 You mean it has a climate like the northern US and Canada where you're insinuating that there is no ag? Check again. It's a big country with an arable land. They lack farmers.

@justicewarrior9187

3 жыл бұрын

@@politicallyunreliable4985 From what I have seen Russian soil isn't good for farming

dont know about the "hand of god" but it sure takes care of the problem right away

Gotta love the "electrified/Frankenstein" gats!

@akashkchandra

Жыл бұрын

do you know the soundtrack used in this ?

can't wait to get one

Imagine being in the frontlines and you hear this charging up...

I'm happy to know that civilians have stuff like this, even if it is very rare.

@soflodoug

3 жыл бұрын

cant be too safe these days😆

GE, we bring good things to life!

This how I'm going to get through traffic on my daily commute to work

One 20 mm bullet costs ~25$. That *thing* goes 6000 RPM. Immediately recalls the phrase machine gunner from the game TF2: "It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for twelve seconds."

@montanaplease

4 жыл бұрын

If the bullets cost $25 imagine how much the brass powder and primers cost also

@andylavorato1456

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't fire 6000rpm.... fires 3000rpm. I spent 9yrs on that system

@Why-ym8ch

3 жыл бұрын

@@andylavorato1456 Even at 6000 the math doesn't add up. 12 seconds (@ $25ea) would be $30k. Am I missing something?

That bad boi can wipe an entire hord of zombies with a single BRRRRT.

"there’s only two firing Vulcans in civilian hands in the USA" - would the other one be the Black Rifle Coffee Company Prius?

@jonellwanger7258

3 жыл бұрын

They better use that for acceleration on that prius!!

Very cool

Had these mounted on M113’s when I served in combat US Army 1st Cav Div

@dukecraig2402

5 жыл бұрын

I was a gunner on one, 2/67ADA, 1st Infantry Division.

@Tom-qx5nl

5 жыл бұрын

Used to watch and hear them firing out on the range at Ft. Hood frequently circa mid-late 70's. 1/82 FA 1st Cav Div.

@Living-The-Dream

4 жыл бұрын

Duke Craig Duke, what years were you with 2/67 ADA ?

@stevehintz3296

4 жыл бұрын

Dropped right in the big top plate on a 113. I was 24M (Vulcan systems repair) 82-85 4/61 ADA 4th ID Ft Carson.

@Living-The-Dream

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Hintz 16R 4/61 ADA Ft Carson 1975-1977 👍 Hoooah

Just imagine telling to you neighbor you need this for home defence.

@tacticalmattfoley

3 жыл бұрын

Anti-anarchist special.

This is an awesome gun.

The m61 was a very deadly weapon .I first saw one on the F4 D&C,IT WAS IN A GUN POD WE HUNG ON THE CENTER LINE ,ThefirstF4s came without a gun The F4E was the first F4 Phantom to come with the M61 canon built in the nose .