M195 20mm Automatic Gun
The M195 was a short-barreled version of the six-barrel M61A1 Vulcan 20mm aircraft gun for use on the M35 armament subsystem used on the AH-1G "Huey" Cobra. The gun was basically a modified M61A1 Vulcan with shorter barrels and a declutching feeder. It automatically cleared itself of all live rounds at the end of each burst. The gun was pilot controlled, but controls were provided so either the pilot or gunner could fire the weapon. Two ammunition cans, containing 950 rounds of ammunition, were faired into the fuselage at the base of the stub wings. The M195 had a firing rate of 750-800 spm. The M195 was type classified Standard B (over 377 units were built).
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m195.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Saturday, January 09, 1999 10:27:01 AM
