According to Dillon Aero, they are in the final stages of developing a new .50 caliber Gatling gun, known as the 503D. This gun system
will be lighter, faster, and smarter than existing .50 caliber machine guns. The 503D will be capable of firing up to 1,500 rounds per minute, with the ability to adjust firing rate based on platform integration to optimize mission performance. The 503D’s design includes integrated immunity to internal component damage from ammunition feed jams.
The technology used within the gun system provides operators detailed information on weapon operations, maintenance data for possible failure prevention, and increased safety.
Saw one of these demonstrated at the live-fire demo at IDEX 2011. Awesome level of firepower, especially when every 3rd or 4th round is an APIT.
BRRT…
Wanted.. 338 norma
For training a .22 lr silenced version…please…
Does anybody have any experience of how stable it is during fire? With a regular mount one can fire an M2 or M3 at a vehicle 1 km away with some rounds on target. This can be improved greatly with a Konsberg stabilized turret that would allow for 50 % or more rounds on target at 1.5 km. An M134 minigun in .308 eats ammo like crazy and unstabilized requires a lot of skill to hit a vehicle at 500 m. I’m not bitching, this “megagun” thing will probably find it’s role, but just curious.
Plus, it looks freaking cool.