The Six-Pak consisted of the XM214, the power module, and the ammunition module consisted of two 500-round, factory packed, and disposable cassettes mounted to a holding rack. Sighting was usually by optical telescope. Width (including ammunition case) is 44.4 cm. Length overall is 104.1 cm, gun only is 68.6 cm long.
The system could be carried by a team of two soldiers and mounted either to an M122 tripod or a vehicle's pintle mount. The basic gun in the Six-Pak weighed 27 pounds, or 12.2 kg. The complete Six-Pak system weighed 85 pounds (38.5 kg) with 1,000 rounds of ammunition, comparable in weight to some heavy machine guns. Later General Electric developed it into a man-portable weapon system, known as the GE Six-Pak. The XM214 was first developed for aircraft applications. The XM214 was a scaled-down smaller and lighter version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56×45mm ammunition.
It was designed and built by General Electric. The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. Six-Pak: 0.6 kW at 4,000 rpm bursts from 3 to 1,500 rounds Prototype and gun pod for aircraft: variable from 400 to 10,000 rpm (1,000 10,000 rpm were available) Unknown 10 Six-Paks delivered to WECOM/ US Air Forceġ0.2 kg (22 lb) gun body 38.6 kg (85 lb) complete with tripod, integral battery unit, feed chute and 1,000 rounds of ammunition in container
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