DA> SG> A minigun simply uses up too much ammo for my tastes.
DA> 
DA> Remember that scene in Predator where the guy with the minigun blows 
DA> away the entire jungle? Ever stop to think how much the ammo weighed?
Actually, I was rather more interested in finding out how much recoil was 
generated. I heard a rumor when I was in 'Nam that they had tested a 5.56mm 
version that hung out of the right door of a Loach (OH-6A). The story went 
on to say that the thing generated so much recoil that they could not 
control the yaw of the helicopter during firing. Also, the blast in the 
cockpit necessitated a front door that had the bottom half of its plexiglas 
replaced with an aluminum panel. As much as I loved flying the Loach, I 
knew that it was no gun platform. Rockets maybe, M-60's sure, but not a 
forward firing mini. (except maybe that fictional one that has been 
floating around this thread in .22lr.)
jackson
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