Weapons

The Most Useless (Yet Totally Cool) Ballistics Test You’ll Ever See: 20mm Vulcan Prius vs Ballistic Gel

Published on January 14, 2020

What’s the point you might ask…well there is no point, it’s just a really cool thing to watch is all. I mean, using ballistics gel to see what a 20mm round will do to it is a given, but when you mount a 20mm Vulcan on one of the most sissy-ass cars ever made, it kinda makes that car one of the most bad-ass vehicles on the road. I mean, if you’re driving a Toyota Prius with a 20mm Vulcan attatched to it down the freeway, ain’t N-O-B-O-D-Y gonna say SQUAT to you.

This is still a pretty cool thing to watch and it’s less than three minutes long…so it’s a ‘win-win’ for all.

About the 20mm Vulcan:

The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate.

Caliber: 20 mm

Rate of fire: M61A1: 6,000 rounds per minute; M61A2: 6,600 rounds per minute

Feed system: Belt or linkless feed system

Barrels: 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)

Cartridge: 20×102 mm

Manufacturer: General Dynamics

In service: 1959–present

Now that you’re up to speed, enjoy the video