GShG-7.62 machine gun
| Glagolev-Shipunov-Gryazev GShG-7.62 rotary machine gun | |
|---|---|
 GShG-7.62 | |
| Type | Gatling-type Multiple-barrel firearm |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1970–present |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1968–1970 |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Produced | 1970–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19 kg (42 lb)[1] |
| Length | 800 mm (31 in) |
| Barrel length | 605 mm (23.8 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm |
| Barrels | 4 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 6,000 RPM[2] |
| Muzzle velocity | 850 m/s[1] |
| Maximum firing range | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
The Glagolev-Shipunov-Gryazev GShG-7.62 (Russian: Глаголев-Шипунов-Грязев ГШГ-7,62) is a four-barreled rotary machine gun designed in the Soviet Union, similar to firearms such as the M134 Minigun. It is a hybrid weapon using both propellant gas and an electric drive to rotate the barrels, in contrast with most other rotary guns which are often purely electrically driven.[3] It was developed in 1968–1970 for the Mi-24 helicopter together with YakB 12.7mm machine gun,[4] and is currently used in GUV-8700 gun pods, and flexible mounts on Kamov Ka-29.[5]
See also
[edit]- Fokker-Leimberger
- XM214 Microgun
- M197 Gatling gun
- Komodo Armament Eli gun
- Nordenfelt Gun
- Gast Gun
- Chain gun
- Gatling gun, the 1860s firearm that originated the rotating-barrel concept
- List of Russian weaponry
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20120707233750/http://www.kbptula.ru/eng/str/cannons/gshg.htm. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The old new Gatling: M134 Minigun, M61 Vulcan, GAU-8/A Avenger and others". Modern Firearms. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Красивая идея. Украинский противодроновый ГШГ". 17 June 2025.
- ^ "ГШГ-7.62 Четырехствольный 7.62-мм авиационный пулемет". www.airwar.ru.
- ^ "ГШГ-7,62, четырехствольный пулемет — ОРУЖИЕ РОССИИ, Информационное агентство" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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