The Profense PF 50 is a 12.7 mm electrically driven (non
gas-operated
Gas-operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high-pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to dispose of the spent ...
) chain gun produced by Profense LLC, with a maximum rate of fire of 650 rpm. This weapon is very similar to the
M2HB
The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. Its design is similar to Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, wh ...
machine gun, however it differs in operation system. It works with an electric motor as on the
Bushmaster gun produced by ATK. The Profense PF 50 features a digital, programmable, variable rate Gun Control Unit (GCU). It can also be configured to single shot
sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...
mode, with optical sight mount. It can be installed on
helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...
, naval vessels, wheeled vehicles,
unmanned vehicles, aircraft, and remotely operated weapon stations.
See also
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L94A1 chain gun
L94A1 is the British Ministry of Defence designation for the long-barrelled version of the Hughes EX-34 7.62 mm chain gun, which is fitted to several British Army armoured fighting vehicles, including the Challenger 2 and the Warrior. A second ver ...
, British 7.62 mm chain gun
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M242 Bushmaster
The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground ...
, US 25 mm chain gun
References
External links
Profense websitePF 50 brochure
Autocannon
Vehicle weapons
Machine guns
12.7 mm firearms
12.7 mm machine guns
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