Here the SF Examiner looks at the new armed MH-65C CG Helicopters.
Link: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Coast-Guard-adds-machine-guns-to-helicopters38843302.html
Link: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Coast-Guard-adds-machine-guns-to-helicopters38843302.html
- Belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine guns
- 4-feet long and 27.6 pounds
- Fire 7.62 mm bullets up to 2.5 miles
- Can fire 200 rounds per minute in 10- to 13-second bursts with 2 to 3 seconds between bursts
- A heat shield protects the gunner’s hand from the hot barrel
