Russian Vulcan style cannon demonstration

All the Russian web site says is that it is a very powerful weapon. It may be a Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30-2, a Russian 30 mm cannon used by Soviet and later CIS military aircraft. if anyone can identify this weapon, please leave a comment on the Rightardia blog.

The GSh-6-30, designed in the early 1970s and entering service in 1975, is a six-barreled Gatling gun similar in design to the Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23. It was based on the naval AO-18 used in the AK-630 system. Unlike most modern American rotary cannons, it is gas-operated rather than electric, allowing it to "spin up" to maximum rate of fire more quickly, allowing more rounds to be placed on target in a short-duration burst. Ignition is electrical, as with the smaller GSh-6-23.

The GSh-6-30 fires a 30x165 mm round with a hard-hitting 390 g (13¾ oz) projectile. With such a high rate of fire, it is a potentially devastating weapon, although its tactical usefulness is restricted by ammunition supply. That limitation may be why the cannon has seen few aircraft applications.

The principal application for the GSh-6-30 is the MiG-27 'Flogger and the SU-25 'Frogfoot.'It is also used as the gun component of the CADS-N-1 Kashtan air defense weapon.

http://izismile.com/2009/05/10/very_powerful_weapon_0_6_mb.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-6-30

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