Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun
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The Yakushev-Borzov YakB-12.7 mm is a remotely controlled 12.7x108mm caliber four-barrel Gatling gun
developed by the Soviet Union
for the Mil Mi-24 attack gunship and low-capacity troop transporter with 1470 rounds, which can also be mounted in GUV-8700 machine-gun pod
s with 750 rounds.
It has a high rate of fire and is also one of the few self-powered guns of the Gatling type.
On the Mi-24 it is mounted in the VSPU-24 undernose turret, with an azimuth of 60° to either side, an elevation of 20°, and a depression of 60°. The gun is slaved to the KPS-53AV undernose sighting system with a reflector sight in the front cockpit.
It was replaced by fixed chin-mounted GSh-30K
or larger caliber flexible GSh-23L in the late mark of the Mi-24 helicopters due to not doing enough damage to dug-in or lightly armored targets that didn't necessitate a rocket attack.
Gatling gun
The Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun. It is well known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s, which was the first time it was employed in combat...
developed by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
for the Mil Mi-24 attack gunship and low-capacity troop transporter with 1470 rounds, which can also be mounted in GUV-8700 machine-gun pod
Gun pod
A gun pod is a detachable pod or pack containing machine guns or automatic cannon and ancillaries, mounted externally on a vehicle such as a military aircraft which may or may not also have its own guns....
s with 750 rounds.
It has a high rate of fire and is also one of the few self-powered guns of the Gatling type.
On the Mi-24 it is mounted in the VSPU-24 undernose turret, with an azimuth of 60° to either side, an elevation of 20°, and a depression of 60°. The gun is slaved to the KPS-53AV undernose sighting system with a reflector sight in the front cockpit.
It was replaced by fixed chin-mounted GSh-30K
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 or GSh-2-30 is a powerful dual-barrel autocannon developed for use on certain Soviet military aircraft....
or larger caliber flexible GSh-23L in the late mark of the Mi-24 helicopters due to not doing enough damage to dug-in or lightly armored targets that didn't necessitate a rocket attack.