GShG-7.62 machine gun

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, which is in contrast with most other rotary guns (that are often exclusively powered via an electric drive).^[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]

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)

See also

• Fokker-Leimberger
• Hua Qing Minigun
• 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