The M134 Minigun is an American rotary machinegun developed and manufactured by General Electric, a company better known for its home appliances. It is a scaled down version of the M61 Vulcan rotary autocannon in 7.62x51mm NATO, designed to be able to fit into helicopters and light vehicles. The Minigun was introduced in the Vietnam War and quickly gained a reputation amongst friendly and enemy troops for its unmatched firepower, being able to deliver a mind-numbing rate of fire of 2000-6000 RPM depending on the user's preferred setting.
General Electric M134 Minigun
Heavy Machinegun
Abilities
Common Attributes - Mechanical
Auto
This weapon is fully automatic, either inherently so or by the presence of a selective-fire mechanism.
EFFECT:
This weapon can fire more than one shot each time it is used. Each subsequent shot has a progressive penalty.
Automatic weapons are considered STABLE when they're mounted on a vehicle, tripod or turret. This is different from the Stabilised SA.
- Point Blank Range - No penalty.
- Close Range (≤10m / 2sq) -> -1
- Short Range (≤50m / 5sq) -> -2 (STABLE: -1)
- Average Range (≤200m / 10sq) -> -3 (STABLE: -1)
- Medium Range (≤500m / 20sq) -> -5 (STABLE: -1)
- Long Range (≤1000m / 50sq) -> -5 (STABLE: -3)
~ Beyond this point, automatic fire is unfeasible without a STABLE firing platform. ~ - Very Long Range (≤2000m) -> (STABLE: -3)
- Extreme Range (>2000m) -> (STABLE: -5)
Belt-Fed
EFFECT:
This weapon is not fed from fixed capacity magazines, but from belts which can be made as long or short as needed.
Most machinegun belts contain 50, 100, 200 or 250 rounds. Some vehicle belts, however, can be way longer.
Unless specified otherwise, assume all small arms belts to be of 100 rounds.
Common Attributes - National
Overmatch - American Small Arms (CW)
In the Cold War, American infantry doctrine prioritises locating, closing with and destroying the enemy by fire and manoeuvre. Their weapons are built to kill.
EFFECT:
This weapon always has a flat +2 DMG bonus.