Minigun: Difference between revisions

One of the most powerful weapons in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, the '''minigun''' is based off various US minigun models, appearing in various forms in the following games:

For [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], the minigun was planned to be the second heavy weapon, the first one being the rocket launcher, but it was dropped in the end, due to it being too "un-realistic".  By using the remaining datas in-game, it appears to carry a 750-bullet load and to be able to kill any person (armored or not) with one shot, making it the most powerful weapon in the game. Miniguns are also mounted on [[Annihilator]] and [[Buzzard]] helicopters. Both fire normal 7.62×51 millimeter cartridges, but the Annihilator fires about 1,000 rounds per minute, which is ''unrealistically slow'', by about 5,000 rounds per minute. This is probably to prevent helicopter pilots from being able to literally shred players and vehicles. In [[The Lost and Damned]], the helicopters' top speed is increased and the minigun ammunition is replaced by highly explosive cartridges that make mince meat out of pedestrians, cars, motorcycles, and even other helicopters and boats. On the Buzzard, which only appears on the [[Ballad of Gay Tony]], there are 2 miniguns mounted, which do not overheat or need to reload and fire about 4-6,000 rounds per minute.