M134 Minigun

[SandMartin]

Some pictures on the Internet suggest the possibility of mounting the M134 on a Kiowa. It would be fun to see this legendary machine gun on our helicopter

 

 

 

[R0NiN]

Tesla Industries designed a power supply unit specifically designed to implement the M134 to the OH-58, but I think the army retired it before that ever became a possibility. I  know Tunisia had requested the OH-58 for a foreign sale and on the request was an M134 system, but as far as implementation, I do not know if that ever came to fruition. Based on the picture posted, it looks like it did somewhere. I highly doubt PC will incorporate it, though. But I would love to be proven wrong. 

Edited June 8, 2024 by R0NiN

[cgrxman]

Not the M-134, but I think the folks over at Fulcrum Concepts had a contract to integrate the GAU-19, but then the Army retired the aircraft.

[jubuttib]

Mmm... With how underpowered the 7.62mm rounds in DCS are I feel like it'd be pretty pointless. .50 BMG is a lot more useful.

Cool, tho, but not very useful.

Edited June 8, 2024 by jubuttib

[Mücke]

Austrian airforce is flying the older  Kiowa OH58B with the minigun

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Edited June 9, 2024 by Mücke

[NeedzWD40]

The M134 subject has come up before and post-US Army service Tunisian aircraft do have the capability to use the weapon, but it was never used in US Army OH-58Ds. It was only rarely used on A/C models.

Given the current status of .30cal weapons (outside of Yvengi out the back of the Mi-8's rear end, dude is a killer with that PKM), unless you're looking to make a pretty light show, the .50 really can't be beat. I'd rather have the option for the older M296 to capture the 90s and 00s configuration prior to the M3P (same core weapon) as well as the ability to remove pylons to capture the 80s era. Asking for removal of the toilet bowl (aka intake fairing) would probably be too much.