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JD>DA> SG> A minigun simply uses up too much ammo for my tastes.
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JD>DA> Remember that scene in Predator where the guy with the minigun blows
JD>DA> away the entire jungle? Ever stop to think how much the ammo weighed?
JD>Actually, I was rather more interested in finding out how much recoil was
JD>generated. I heard a rumor when I was in 'Nam that they had tested a 
.56mm
JD>version that hung out of the right door of a Loach (OH-6A). The story went
JD>on to say that the thing generated so much recoil that they could not
In high mode, supposedly the 30mm GAU avenger on the warthog provided 
about 70hp worth of rearward thrust.  Which does us a lot of good since 
jet engines are rated in pounds of thrust, and if you want to start 
converting prop driven horsepower to jet thrust, your going to open yet 
another big can o worms...  :-)
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