"I am heavy weapons guy, and this is my weapon, she weights 150 kilograms and fires $200 custom tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute... it costs 400.000 dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds." ~Heavy
4:42 "So the next time you see an M134 in action-" Yeah um, I don't think I want to see a minigun in action particularly much. It probably has something to do with how I'd be turned into swiss cheese.
Some things are wrong here. First, the firing pins are mechanical, not electrical solenoids. They are actuated by the track in the housing once the round is seated and the barrel is in the correct position. Second, the feeder delinker doesn’t push rounds out of the links. It removes them by pulling them back by the rim of the casing. I had 2 of these on my first ship on my first deployment, and they were pretty much my responsibility.
Spent the majority of my first deployment back in '05 behind this beautiful feat of engineering. We were doing OILPLAT defense up in the XNAG off of Iraq. Bonus points that one of my HF RX antennas was mounted nearby so I could keep an eye on the desiccant and make sure that salty sea air stayed the eff out lol.
General Electric really goes like:" Would you like this 6 barreled behemoth that can turn humans into meat paste, this bigger 6 barreled behemoth that can turn buildings into gravel piles, or this microwave?"
It's expensive, but that's nothing compare to the cost of the damage done. And 7.62x51 NATO ammunition is more like $0.40 USD per round even at consumer retail pricing.
It doesn’t matter how it’s affected as long as they are all affected exactly the same way, which they are. But it’s actually pretty negligible, since each M80 NATO round exits the barrels at almost 2,000 miles an hour, whereas the barrels move laterally at only around 21 miles an hour at its very fastest rate of fire (if I’m doing the rough math right and guessing correctly at barrel spacing).
"The next time you see an M134 in action" Trying to think who would see one of these in action and either not know exactly how it works or be too busy trying not to get shot to care.
Gattling actually designed or built a prototype powered by an electric motor, the military didn't want "new complicated" technology, so he stayed with manual operation. We could have had these in WW1 or WW2.
Neat. I always assumed it was a single chamber and the extra barrels where to reduce overheating significantly. But now that I think about it, there's effectively no diffrance unless it's a Salvo gun, is there? Makes sense it would be a revolver.
Next video needs to be on the AN-94. Most other weapons work somewhat the same but the an-94 has a an interesting booster system to fire 2 rounds very close together. Check it out!
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6 barrels, 6 chambers, 6 bolts, 6 firing pins, all talking turns as they rotate around each other. Not like a revolver, which has 6 chambers, 1 barrel, 1 “firing pin” (hammer), and no bolt.
The M134 is not truly a machine gun, as it does not derive it operstion from the energy of the firing of the cartridge. Depending upon the opinion of various agencies. But by strict definition, a machine is powered by the firing of the cartridge. Otherwise its a rapid fire weapon.
The only problem I have with this gun is that the spinning causes the bullets to leave the gun with some sideways velocity, but with that many bullets at least one will hit
The GAU-8 doesn't delink the belt or eject casings. The belt passes through the gun and cycles back to the drum magazine with the casings still in place because their weight is still needed to keep the aircraft balanced. Vulcans are similar but are usually hydraulic or pneumatic powered
This thing fires 7.62mm, Vulcan fires 20mm, that's almost 3 times the size. Not impressed yet? The gau fires 30mm. As for the mechanical principle, they're almost the same. The gau kept the spent casing to maintain the overall weight of the plane.
What is the point in there being more than one barrel, given that only one fires at a time anyway? Why isn't it more like a revolver cylinder with one barrel?
Short amswer. Heat. The weapon fires hundreds of rounds at a time, and each round generates heat. If they come from a single barrel, then that barrel can overheat quite fast. As it does from standard machine guns. From those there are systems that allows the user to change barrels and continue firing. In a rotatory cannons machine gun like the Vulcan phalanx or the minigun, the heat is spread between all the cannons, and not only that, given the rotatory nature, it allows the air to flow and take away heat. Why heat is a big deal? Because at high temperatures can cause damage, hindering performance, even exploding and damaging the user.
In a single barrel gun the bolt needs to go back, fully eject the shell, and spring back to fire the next shot. If you have your six barrels all reloading while the other is firing by the second they do a full revolution they can fire again. So yeah on top of heat you can reload shots while still being able to fire.
@@backforblood3421 you only have to reload one barrel at a time if they rotate instead of having a mechanism of all six and relying on more mechanical complexity to time all barrels to die at the right time.
@@Rhino-hq1tf What I'm talking about would work exactly the same way because the only difference would be that it would be six chambers identical to the breach end of the barrels and only one barrel.
M134 irl: Haha! I will never overheat!
M134 in games: Woops, you fired for more than 5 seconds time to overheat.
uhhh....theres a mistake
you.
@@So.I.make.videos__your parents made a bigger mistake (you). And that's why condoms got invented
@@So.I.make.videos__wtf is bro on about get real kid.
@@Notfortommorow2141yeah kinda confused what this person talking
Tf you on about?@@So.I.make.videos__
Why does he sound so condescending?
Idk?
Hes making everything sound obvious, which it kind of is, but its making me feel dumb anyway
it's his exaggerated tone of voice, as if everything he says ends with a !
It’s because he’s reading it to a preschool class. Normal in America….
I can’t watch the full video without pausing for a mental breather after hearing this man.
Why does he sound like he’s gonna call me a “little shit”
he sounds like the guy from TDI
@@YayzayMc Chris McClean
Cause it’s AI, not a real person.
One of the rare examples where an AI voiceover voice would actually be the right thing to do...
"I am heavy weapons guy, and this is my weapon, she weights 150 kilograms and fires $200 custom tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute... it costs 400.000 dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds."
~Heavy
Wow! Do you like it so much?
@@workx_3d That was just a reference to a game called Team Fortress 2, but yeah your video was really good!
@@thiagoaurelio5761 Thank you so much, brother! What do you think next topics could be interesting? How UZI works or something else
@@workx_3d Sure, a video about the UZI would be perfect!
"Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe... maybe."
"I have yet to meet one that can outsmart BULLET."
This is the worst sounding annotation since the #15 foot lettuce video.
You mean intonation? Also Chills goes hard grfo
by the four minute mark it's really bad
Fascinating animation but... I just can't listen to this for more than thirty seconds.
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@@OffGriDDD no he's right
@@OffGriDDD bro was waiting for this and fumbled
@@OffGriDDDbro fumbled so hard
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thank you for this video mechanism, now i can make my own now!
huh ?
These 5 minute craft channels are getting out of hand
@@THEPIECRAB lol
4:42 "So the next time you see an M134 in action-"
Yeah um, I don't think I want to see a minigun in action particularly much. It probably has something to do with how I'd be turned into swiss cheese.
I want Huggbees to do his thing and make a “How the M134 Minugun Actually Works”
I thought this was just one of those goofy animations such as the “how a finger gun works”, “how a mosquito works”, and “how a cat works” videos
Some things are wrong here. First, the firing pins are mechanical, not electrical solenoids. They are actuated by the track in the housing once the round is seated and the barrel is in the correct position. Second, the feeder delinker doesn’t push rounds out of the links. It removes them by pulling them back by the rim of the casing. I had 2 of these on my first ship on my first deployment, and they were pretty much my responsibility.
Yeah there are WAY more accurate videos on this gun.
The rounds are pushed forward out of the links.
"It cost 400,000 dollar to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds"
Heavy weapons guy ❤
Source: trust me bro
@@dhairyasharma6243r/woosh
@@dhairyasharma6243it's a joke, the quote was used on C-RAM (25mm Anti air system) which is kinda like m134 but bigger
@@Pavzzz2503 isnt it TF2 reference?
Never let this child near a microphone again.
I am Heavy weapons guy… and _this,_ is my weapon
huh?
tf2
Who touched Sasha? 😂
Spent the majority of my first deployment back in '05 behind this beautiful feat of engineering. We were doing OILPLAT defense up in the XNAG off of Iraq. Bonus points that one of my HF RX antennas was mounted nearby so I could keep an eye on the desiccant and make sure that salty sea air stayed the eff out lol.
General Electric really goes like:" Would you like this 6 barreled behemoth that can turn humans into meat paste, this bigger 6 barreled behemoth that can turn buildings into gravel piles, or this microwave?"
Always wondered how they worked, thank you!
"So the next time you see a M134 in action, you'll know how it work"
Yeh I'd be dead before I even care about the gun
"I ain't got time to bleed"
0:47 BRO THE TRANSFORMERS TRANSFORMATION SOUND EFFECT OMG
With all the 400k jokes aside. How crazy expensive it must be to fire a minigun, even if a bullet costs something like 1$ thats 100$/sec. Wow.
It's expensive, but that's nothing compare to the cost of the damage done. And 7.62x51 NATO ammunition is more like $0.40 USD per round even at consumer retail pricing.
All law abiding Americans should own one
He started sounding madder in the middle of the video 😂😂
How much is the trajectory of the bullet affected by the barrel spin?
Edit: dang I’m curious now leaving a comment so hopefully I get notified when somebody bothers to do the math!
It doesn’t matter how it’s affected as long as they are all affected exactly the same way, which they are.
But it’s actually pretty negligible, since each M80 NATO round exits the barrels at almost 2,000 miles an hour, whereas the barrels move laterally at only around 21 miles an hour at its very fastest rate of fire (if I’m doing the rough math right and guessing correctly at barrel spacing).
"The next time you see an M134 in action" Trying to think who would see one of these in action and either not know exactly how it works or be too busy trying not to get shot to care.
Gattling actually designed or built a prototype powered by an electric motor, the military didn't want "new complicated" technology, so he stayed with manual operation. We could have had these in WW1 or WW2.
very informative! thanks!
Mini gun sound: BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Amazing video
Holy shit! This is amazing. I wish you rapid growth lol
Neat. I always assumed it was a single chamber and the extra barrels where to reduce overheating significantly. But now that I think about it, there's effectively no diffrance unless it's a Salvo gun, is there? Makes sense it would be a revolver.
the best part... no spin up delay
"Mates, Sheila. Sheila, mates."
Thanks for the explanation, but the narrator sounds like he's really annoyed that I don't already know all of this.
Very good
I’d like to see a video on the M79/M203.
Most irritating voice I’ve come across on UA-cam this year. Interesting content though!
Channel spent $250 on the video, and $2.50 on the voice over
Content 10, Animation 10. Script and narrator -1. I agree came off as very condescending. Might work for a kids video.
Next video needs to be on the AN-94. Most other weapons work somewhat the same but the an-94 has a an interesting booster system to fire 2 rounds very close together. Check it out!
This video should get at least a 1000 views.
it does now
at first i thought you were some million-subscribe ytber but i was shocked to see only 2k subs. you are severely underated, despite having great content !
loved this one
Hello bro love from India 🇮🇳
I can use a small clip of your video in my video and I will give you credit in the video 😢
marvel engineering!
How about liquid cooling it? Or liquid nitrogen
Maxing gun moment
"Now you know how an M134 works"
Not well enough. Go back to the delinking mechanism and proceed slowly.
I really want to watch this but the narration is grating.
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WHO TOUCH MY GUN
Can I use a short clip of this video for a education and informational video
What makes no sense to me is, how does the centrifugal force from the barrels rotating not cause the bullets to veer to the side?
How is it not shooting when it rotates only the barrel? How is the firing pin only activates if the trigger is pulled even if the barrel is rotating?
6 barrels, 6 chambers, 6 bolts, 6 firing pins, all talking turns as they rotate around each other. Not like a revolver, which has 6 chambers, 1 barrel, 1 “firing pin” (hammer), and no bolt.
Number fifteen, burger king foot lettuce
Next do how a Plumbus works
The ultimate weapon for pest control.
It's crazy that a gun so well engineered was designed to shoot and kill other humans.
WHO TOUCHED MY GUN!?
Does the A-10 warthog have this gun or theirs is a different machine gun?
Different gun. A-10 has a 30mm cannon, much, much bigger, for shooting at armour
A-10 has famous GAU-8, and this gun is way bigger than M134. The GAU-8 is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Interesting!
On another vid it says 50 rounds per second , can it really shoot 100 per second ?
If you turn it up all the way. (Usually it’s at more like 60-70 I believe.)
The M134 is not truly a machine gun, as it does not derive it operstion from the energy of the firing of the cartridge. Depending upon the opinion of various agencies. But by strict definition, a machine is powered by the firing of the cartridge. Otherwise its a rapid fire weapon.
Why movies doesn't show the battery...? or I missed to notice...!!
They’re hidden off-screen in the movies. A person can’t actually carry one of these into combat, not even Arnold or Jesse.
AI with attitude?
Narrated by the guy in Blue's Clues.
Gatling gun and M1911 45 ACP are the only worthy firearms that are made and invented in the USA.
How about the M-1 Rifle? And the Colt Single Action Revolver? And the Winchester lever actions were mighty well liked!
Its so powerful realy I like this weapons
The only problem I have with this gun is that the spinning causes the bullets to leave the gun with some sideways velocity, but with that many bullets at least one will hit
Whenever I think of this, I think of body armor- and how ineffective it really is against this
-Mounted on Helicopter or Toyata-
Mounted on a T-800 guided by Arnis biceps 💪
There are MANY inaccuracies in this video. Please do some research before posting stuff like this.
Calibre length size and full size ?
I thought it usually use 556 rounds
What’s the difference between this and a gau 8 avenger and a volcan
The GAU-8 doesn't delink the belt or eject casings. The belt passes through the gun and cycles back to the drum magazine with the casings still in place because their weight is still needed to keep the aircraft balanced. Vulcans are similar but are usually hydraulic or pneumatic powered
This thing fires 7.62mm, Vulcan fires 20mm, that's almost 3 times the size. Not impressed yet? The gau fires 30mm.
As for the mechanical principle, they're almost the same. The gau kept the spent casing to maintain the overall weight of the plane.
so it can speed at any speed...
Who else though it was gonna be another one of those videos where a cat is in side the gun
I hope I will never see one of these in action😅
thanks dude
free bird kick in
Os carros fortes deveriam ter uma dessas no teto que girace a 90 grau operado por controle remoto dentro do carro fortes
hehe gun go brrrrrr
You can build one
Thought the ammo was inside the gun but ok
very well video
is this what Quake 2's chaingun is based on?
Really nice video, but i hope, i will never see this in action
me explaining to the cashier how my 100% off coupon works
my favorite real life gun
Make me remembering film Predator 1987
S right every cavalry vehicle should have one as armement...
Tf2 heavy ne watching these
I have been played this type of weapons payback2 game and gta series games
Oh it's not a vid with just music and a gun that slowly turns into bio monstrosity as it gets described by parts
How is any zombie apocalypse possible with shit like this existing?
And you actually know how the Gun hits.
The forehead
This is bad teaching content guns? nah we need you CATS
Old Painless.
Unsatisfied.
The working mechanisms isn't well explained.
What is the point in there being more than one barrel, given that only one fires at a time anyway? Why isn't it more like a revolver cylinder with one barrel?
Short amswer. Heat.
The weapon fires hundreds of rounds at a time, and each round generates heat. If they come from a single barrel, then that barrel can overheat quite fast.
As it does from standard machine guns. From those there are systems that allows the user to change barrels and continue firing.
In a rotatory cannons machine gun like the Vulcan phalanx or the minigun, the heat is spread between all the cannons, and not only that, given the rotatory nature, it allows the air to flow and take away heat.
Why heat is a big deal? Because at high temperatures can cause damage, hindering performance, even exploding and damaging the user.
In a single barrel gun the bolt needs to go back, fully eject the shell, and spring back to fire the next shot. If you have your six barrels all reloading while the other is firing by the second they do a full revolution they can fire again. So yeah on top of heat you can reload shots while still being able to fire.
@@Rhino-hq1tf ...and how would that differ from there being five chambers as opposed to full barrels reloading while one was firing?
@@backforblood3421 you only have to reload one barrel at a time if they rotate instead of having a mechanism of all six and relying on more mechanical complexity to time all barrels to die at the right time.
@@Rhino-hq1tf What I'm talking about would work exactly the same way because the only difference would be that it would be six chambers identical to the breach end of the barrels and only one barrel.