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M61-A1 Cannon
The M61-A1 gun is a very short range weapon for close air-to-air combat or even for air-to-ground
gun runs. It can fire at a rate of about 6,000 rounds a minute - but not that it has only
ammunition for about 10 seconds!
Weight:
- Gun 252 lbs
- Drum Unit Empty 207 lbs
- Drum Unit Loaded 522 lbs
Suspension:
- Total 676 rounds
- Conveyer Ass. 100 rounds
- Drum Unit Ass. 576 rounds
The very early F-14 prototypes had a shorter gun fairing (below left) than fleet F-14s. Gun
gas purge vent holes changed slightly during the Tomcat's service life (left to right):
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All graphics Copyright © Torsten Anft
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