Changes: M134 Minigun

Revision as of 22:36, 27 July 2019

Overview	Vietnam	BF2	BC	Heroes	BC2	P4F	BF3	BF4	Hardline

The M134 "Minigun" is a 7.62mm NATO, multi-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (up to 6,000 rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source.

It is featured in several installments of the Battlefield series as a mounted machine gun on vehicles.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Classification}}
-{{classification|standard}}
+{{Weapon Nav|bfv=1|bf2=1|bfbc=1|bfh=1|bfbc2=1|bfp4f=1|bf3=1|bf4=1|bfhl=1}}
+{{Infobox/image
+|image1 = [[File:Minigun.jpg]]
+|caption1 = The M134 in reality.
+|game = [[Battlefield Vietnam]]<br>[[Battlefield 2]]<br>[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]<br>[[Battlefield Heroes]]<br>[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]<br>[[Battlefield Play4Free]]<br>[[Battlefield 3]]<br>[[Battlefield 4]]<br>[[Battlefield Hardline]]}}
+The '''M134 "Minigun"''' is a 7.62mm NATO, multi-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (up to 6,000 rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source.
+It is featured in several installments of the ''[[Battlefield series]]'' as a mounted machine gun on vehicles.
-[[File:Minigun.jpg|300px|thumb|The M134 in reality.]]
+===Appearances===
-The '''M134 "Minigun"''' is a 7.62mm NATO, multi-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (up to 6,000 rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source.
-==Battlefield Vietnam==
+*[[M134 Minigun/Vietnam|M134 (Battlefield Vietnam)]]
+*[[M134 Minigun/Battlefield 2|M134 (Battlefield 2)]]
-The '''Minigun '''appears in [[Battlefield Vietnam]] mounted on several aircraft. The [[AC-47 Spooky]] gunship features two Miniguns on its right side, while both the [[UH-1 Iroquois]] and [[OH-6 Loach]] have two miniguns mounted on each side and can be remotely controlled by the co-pilot on the Huey and the pilot on the Loach.
+*[[M134 Minigun/Bad Company|M134 (Bad Company)]]
+*[[M134 Minigun/Heroes|M134 (Heroes)]]
-==Battlefield 2==
+*[[M134 Minigun/Bad Company 2|M134 (Bad Company 2)]]
-{{Sound|1=<youtube align="right" width="200" height="25">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG3rDPapIp0</youtube>|2=Firing the ''M134 Dillon Minigun''}}
+*[[M134 Minigun/Play4Free|M134 (Play4Free)]]
-The '''M134 Minigun''' appears in ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' aboard the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]]. It has an extremely fast rate of fire, making it a very suitable weapon to neutralize groups of infantry as well as other soft targets such as other aircraft and light vehicles. However, it must be spun up before it can fire at its fullest potential. Because of this, it is recommended to keep the M134 spooled up at all times. This can be performed by pressing the fire button (MOUSE1 or Spacebar on default controls) in rapid succession.
+*[[M134 Minigun/Battlefield 3|M134 (Battlefield 3)]]
+*[[M134 Minigun/Battlefield 4|M134 (Battlefield 4)]]
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+*[[M134 Minigun/Hardline|M134 (Hardline)]]
-px-BF2Minigun.JPG|The M134 in ''Battlefield 2''.
-</gallery>
-{{Vehicles/BF2}}
-==Battlefield: Bad Company==
-The '''Minigun''' is mounted on the [[Russia]]n [[Mark V patrol boat]] Bad Company uses to travel through the Caspian Sea. It is never available to the player and is only manned by Haggard for that brief moment. It is also mounted on both sides of the UH-60 Black Hawk seen in the beginning of [[Par for the Course (singleplayer)|Par for the Course]].
-<gallery captionalign="left">
-px-BFBC1-M134-1.jpg|The M134 mounted on the Black Hawk in ''Battlefield: Bad Company''.
-</gallery>
-==Battlefield: Bad Company 2==
-{{Sound|1=<youtube align="right" width="200" height="25">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTPwN2EeA2M</youtube>|2=''Firing the ''M134 Dillon Minigun''}}
-This weapon makes an appearance in ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' aboard the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]]. It has an extremely high rate of fire and surprisingly good accuracy, however, it is far easier to shoot someone when out of zoom to account for the movement of the helicopter. Also, the miniguns are capable of destroying every destructible piece of cover in the game, allowing the use of [[Destruction 2.0]] with relative ease. Surprisingly these miniguns can damage and even destroy light tanks like the [[BMD-3 Bakhcha|BMD-3]] or [[Bradley]].
-<gallery captionalign="left">
-M134 Minigun BFBC2.jpg|The M134 Minigun being fired in the singleplayer mission [[Crack the Sky]].
-M134 Minigun BFBC2 iOS.jpg|The M134 Minigun being fired in the iOS version of ''Bad Company 2''.
-</gallery>
-{{Vehicles/BFBC2}}
-==Battlefield Play4Free==
-The '''M134''' returns in ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' as the weapon system for seats two and three on board the [[UH-60 Black Hawk#Battlefield_Play4Free|UH-60 Black Hawk]]. It fires 1200 rounds per minute and holds 200 rounds. It takes eight seconds to reload. It is also the primary weapon on the [[AH-6 Little Bird]], in a fixed forward-firing mounting operated by the pilot. The M134 must spin up before being able to fire, this could give the enemy enough time to find cover.
-<gallery captionalign="left">
-px-BFP4FMinigun.JPG|The M134 in ''Battlefield: Play4Free''.
-</gallery>
-{{Vehicles/BFP4F}}
-==Battlefield 3==
-The '''M134 Minigun''' returns to make an appearance in ''[[Battlefield 3]]''. It is seen in [[Kaffarov (Mission)|Kaffarov]] mounted on his personal KA-60 Kasatka. It is usable in multiplayer, mounted on the [[UH-1Y Venom]] and [[Ka-60 Kasatka]]. It does not need to be spun up to fire and is a good weapon to use against infantry, but it can overheat if fired too long. It fires 2000 rounds per minute and causes moderate damage to other helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. It is also capable of damaging ground vehicles, including armor.
-[[File:Battlefield-3-huey-7.jpg|thumb|400px|The M134 mounted on the UH-1Y Venom]]
-{{Vehicles/BF3}}
-==Battlefield 4==
-{{construction|section}}
-The '''M134 Minigun''' is featured in ''[[Battlefield 4]]'', and functions similarly to its appearance in ''[[Battlefield 3]]''. It is mounted on the [[UH-1Y Venom]] Transport Helicopter in addition to the [[RCB]] Patrol Boat and [[RHIB]]. It is the American equivalent of the Chinese [[CS/LM12]]. However, unlike in ''Battlefield 3'', they are incapable of damaging armored ground vehicles, such as [[Main Battle Tank|Tanks]] and [[Infantry Fighting Vehicle|IFVs]]. This might be due to balancing or realism issues.
-{{vehicles/BF4}}
-==Trivia==
-===Battlefield: Bad Company 2===
-*In the features list on EA's ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' homepage, the miniguns mounted to the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] are referred to as 'railguns' which is extremely inaccurate and misleading.
-*If a player gently squeezes the RT Trigger on Xbox 360, or lightly taps the R1 button every 2 seconds on PlayStation 3, the gun will 'spool up' and begin firing but the gun itself will spin very slowly. This has no effect on the gun's capabilities, but can be used to lessen the time required to fire the gun.
-===Battlefield 4===
-*If the player has the Defense [[Field Upgrades]] package, they will do four times the regular damage with the minigun. This was fixed a few months after ''Battlefield 4'''s launch.
-[[Category:Vehicles]]
-[[Category:Vehicles of Battlefield 2]]
-[[Category:Vehicles of Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]
-[[Category:Vehicles of Battlefield 3]]
 [[Category:Emplaced Weapon]]
-[[Category:Vehicles of Battlefield Play4Free]]