General Dynamics GAU-19/A

General Dynamics GAU-19/A - .50 BMG. Here pictured with fighter pilot, helicopter pilot, and PASGT helmets, and belt of .50 BMG ammo.

GD GAU-19/A with flash hider and mount - .50 BMG.

GD GAU-19/A on door gun mount- .50 BMG.

GD GAU-19/B with tripod mount - .50 BMG.

Originally designed by General Electrics (GE) as the GECAL 50, this gun was designated by the US military as the General Dynamics GAU-19. Though otherwise similar to the GE M134 Minigun, the GAU-19/A is an electronically fired, three-barrelled Gatling Gun built to fire the .50 BMG round. The weapon can selectively fire 1,000-2,000RPM while the version mounted on the AM General HMMWV fires at a fixed rate of 1,300RPM.

The General Dynamics GAU-19/A has been used in the following films, video games, and anime:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Doomsday			Mounted on Super Frelon helicopter	2008
Avatar			Appeares as MBS-9M "Hydra"; mounted on SA-2 Samson helicopters	2009
The Tomorrow War			mounted on drones in 2059	2021

Anime

Film Title	Character	Note	Date
Akira		Mounted on the flying platform	1987
Appleseed		Mounted on the patrol helicopters	1988
Patlabor: The Movie 2		Door-mounted on JGSDF helicopter	1993
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG		Part of JGSDA combat suits	2004-2005
Flag		Mounted on the mecha	2006
The Skull Man	American Garo soldiers		2007

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Date
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories			Depicted as man-portable	2005
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories			Depicted as man-portable	2006
Clive Barker's Jericho			Depicted as man-portable	2007
Resident Evil 5			Turret machine guns	2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves			Mounted on Hind gunships	2009
Army of Two: The 40th Day			Portable	2010
Homefront			Mounted on Humvees and AH-700 helicopters	2011
F.3.A.R.			Part of the E.P.A. - Enhanced Power Armor	2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Death Machine	Futuristic Look	Depicted as man-portable	2012
Insurgency Sandstorm			Mounted on UH-60	2018