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| [[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]] ||  ||  || Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II, non-playable || 2001
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| [[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]] ||  ||  || Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II, non-playable || 2007
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| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]]'' || GAU-12/U Equalizer ||  || Mounted on AC-130 Gunship || 2010
| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]]'' || GAU-12/U Equalizer ||  || Mounted on AC-130 Gunship || 2010
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| [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]] ||  ||  || Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II || 2011
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || 25mm || AC-130 gunner || Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky II" || 2011
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || 25mm || AC-130 gunner || Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky II" || 2011

Revision as of 20:58, 27 November 2011

The General Dynamics GAU-12/U is a 25mm 5-barrel rotary gun mounted on British and American Harrier strike aircraft and the AC-130U "Spooky II" gunship. A four-barrel variant, the GAU-22/A, is the planned armament of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

Specifications

(1970s-present)

Type: Rotary gun

Calibre: 25x137mm

Capacity: Varies depending on mounting

Fire modes: GAU-12/U: Auto (3,600 RPM normal, 4,200 RPM max; reduced to 1,800 RPM on AC-130U) GAU-22/A: Auto (3,300RPM)

The GAU-12/U and variants have been used in the following movies and videogames by the following actors:

GAU-12/U

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General Dynamics GAU-12/U with unfired rounds - 25mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
True Lies Arnold Schwarzenegger Harry Tasker Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II 1994
True Lies US Marines Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II 1994

Video Games

Game Title As Character Notes Date
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II, non-playable 2001
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II, non-playable 2007
Medal of Honor GAU-12/U Equalizer Mounted on AC-130 Gunship 2010
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Mounted on AV-8B Harrier II 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 25mm AC-130 gunner Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky II" 2011


GAU-22/A

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General Dynamics GAU-22/A - 25mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Live Free or Die Hard F-35B pilot Mounted on F-35B Lightning II, aircraft incorrectly shown with two guns 2007

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Note Date
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Mounted on F-35C Lightning II 2004
Battlefield 2 Mounted on F-35B Lightning II, incorrectly mounted on the nose 2005
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Mounted on F-35C Lightning II & ADFX-02 Morgan 2004
ArmA II Mounted on F-35B Lightning II 2009
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Mounted on F-35B Lightning II 2011
Battlefield Play4Free Mounted on F-35B Lightning II, incorrectly mounted on the nose 2011
ArmA III Mounted on F-35B Lightning II 2012