In service since the 1980s as an Army weapon, this electrically powered chaingun is now being proposed for a coax installation on the 25 mm Mark 38 Mod 3 platform. This chain gun is an open-bolt design with misfires automatically ejected. Empty cartridges are ejected forward.
Designation | 7.62 mm chaingun Mark 52 |
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Ship Class Used On | Surface ships |
Date Of Design | about 1980 (original design) |
Date In Service | Proposed for 2015 |
Gun Weight 1 | 30.2 lbs. (13.73 kg) |
Gun Length oa | 37 in (94 cm) with Flash Hider |
Barrel length | 22 in (55.9 cm) |
Rifling Length | N/A |
Grooves | N/A |
Lands | N/A |
Twist | N/A |
Chamber Volume | N/A |
Rate of Fire 2 | 500 - 600 rounds per minute cyclic |
Type | Fixed |
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Weight of Complete Round | N/A |
Projectile Types and Weights 1a | M80 Ball - 147-grain (9.5 g) |
Bursting Charge | Solid bullet |
Projectile Length | N/A |
Propellant Charge | N/A |
Cartridge | 7.62 mm x 51 NATO |
Muzzle Velocity | 2,809 fps (856 mps) |
Working Pressure | N/A |
Approximate Barrel Life | N/A |
- ^Available rounds include the M80 Ball, M62 Tracer, M276 Dim tracer and the M118 Special Ball (long range).
Designation | See 25 mm Mark 38 Mod 2 datapge |
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15 June 2014 - New datapage
10 August 2016 - Converted to HTML 5 format
06 June 2018 - Reorganized notes
22 January 2019 - Corrected typographical error