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 combat vehicles and various watercraft.

A chain gun is a type of autocannon or machine gun that uses an external source of power to cycle the weapon's action via a continuous loop of chain, similar to that used on a motorcycle or bicycle, instead of diverting excess energy from the cartridges' propellant as in a …

The XM913 is an experimental American chain gun produced at Picatinny Arsenal. [1] The cannon is a larger and more modern version of the 35 mm Bushmaster III chain gun, which itself is a larger version of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon.

Northrop Grumman recently introduced the first of its kind M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun. This 30x113mm medium caliber chain gun offers two ammunition feed paths to give operators first round select responses to unmanned aerial threats (C …

Sep 14, 2020 · The service has taken delivery of four XM913 50mm chain guns developed by Northrop Grumman, Janes reports, with plans to acquire seven more systems ahead of an “imminent” order of 10 additional...

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The M242 is the primary armament on the U.S. Army’s and allied Bradley Fighting Vehicle, as well as the U.S. Marine Corp’s Light Armored Vehicle, featuring dual-feed technology to fire 25x137 ammunition. It also adapts to many naval applications.

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 version with a shorter barrel, designated L95A1, was also procured in small numbers.

The 7.62mm EX34 / L94A1 "Chain gun" / “Bushmaster 7,62mm” weapon is an air cooled, belt feed, externally powered machine gun. It derives its name from the endless metallic chain that runs the perimeter of its compact receiver.

The M242 Bushmaster is a 25 mm (25x137mm) chain-fed autocannon. It is used extensively by the US armed forces, as well as by NATO's and some other nations' forces in ground vehicles and watercraft. It is an externally powered, chain driven, single-barrel weapon which may be fired in...