Watervliet Arsenal Museum - Aircraft Cannon Gatling Guns / 05M61Vulcan20mmCannon75mmT13Automatic20mmM39A2RevolverCannon
Bill Maloney
1/8/2014

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05M61Vulcan20mmCannon75mmT13Automatic20mmM39A2RevolverCannon

05 M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon, 75mm T13 Automatic Cannon, 20mm M39A2 Revolver Cannon

M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon Specifications:

Caliber: 20mm 6 barrel electrically driven Gatling Gun
Shell Weight: .22lbs
Shell Size: Overall - 6.62 inches, Projectile - 2.98 inches
Length: 6 feet, 2 inches
Diameter: 13 inches
Weight: 248 lbs
Action: Electrically driven Gatling Gun
Rate of Fire: 6,000 rounds per minute
Range: 1.1 miles air to air, 2.3 miles air to ground
Muzzle Velocity: 3,400fps
Magazine Capacity: 674 rounds in the F-14 Tomcat
Manufacturer: General Electric
Entered Service: 1959
Aircraft used on: F-104, A-7C, AC-47 Gunship, F-14, F-16, F-22, F-105, F-4E, AC-130 Spectre Gunship, F-15, F-18
Cost: $

Here's a Youtube video of the M61 Vulcan Cannon firing in an F-104 Starfighter

More M61 20mm Vulcan Gatling Gun Cannons at other Military Museums in the Northeast

An M61 Vulcan 20mm Gatling Gun at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum in Rio Grande, NJ	An M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon Gun at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT	An M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon Gun at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT

T13 75mm Automatic Cannon

Caliber: 75mm
Shell Weight: .lbs
Shell Size:
Length: feet, inches
Diameter: inches
Weight: lbs
Action:
Rate of Fire: rounds per minute
Range:
Muzzle Velocity: fps
Magazine Capacity:
Manufacturer: Watervliet Arsenal
Entered Service: 1942
Aircraft used on: B-25 Mitchell Bomber
Cost: $

A B-25 Mitchell Bomber with a nose mounted 75mm T-13 cannon (a hand loaded version) can be found at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT

M-39 20mm Gun Specifications:

Gun Type: 20mm 5 shot rotary cylinder, gas action, single barrel
Length: 6 feet,0 inches
Width: 8 inches
Height: 8.2 inches
Weight: 197 lbs
Muzzle Velocity: 3,300 feet per second
Rate of Fire: 1,500 rounds per minute
Accuracy: 15 inch circle at 600 yards
Armor Piercing Capacity: API - Penetrates 20mm armor plate at 25% angle
Magazine Capacity: 200 rounds per gun
Ammo: 20mm M50 Series - Armor Piercing Incindiary Tracer & High Explosive Incindiary, 3.5oz each, 6.6 inches long
Manufacturer: Pontiac Motor Division
Other Applications:
Entered Service: 1952
Aircraft used on: F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-5 Tiger
Cost: $

Another M-39 20mm Gun at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT