Minigun

A minigun is a multi-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire, employing Gatling-style rotating barrels. It was a standard military weapon before the Great War, with Rockwell's CZ series being the most popular choice in the United States of America.

It is widely used by many factions such as the super mutants, Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave, due to its extraordinary firepower at close range.

CZ25 military minigun


A Rockwell CZ25 military minigun firing .223 rounds with an ammunition capacity of 54. A multi-barreled weapon capable of firing large quantities of ammunition with minimal heal issues. 

CZ53 personal minigun


 A Rockwell CZ53 personal minigun is capable of firing 5mm rounds at over 60,000 RPM with an ammunition capacity dependent on the type of feed mechanism. (120 round unknown, 200 round belt-fed drum , and 240 box – with accompanying extra belt backpack ) The CZ53 personal minigun makes up for the small 5mm round by sending a hail of bullets toward its target. Its sheer size, coupled with its trademark sound, is enough to send anyone in its path running for cover. It's a great weapon for suppressing fire, letting others flank the unsuspecting enemy. When the Great War struck, it was already an aging design and was slowly being replaced by the more advanced CZ57 Avenger minigun. The minigun was the favorite weapon of the Mariposa super mutant during the Unity's time, and allowed many of the super mutants to wield them effectively with only one arm. 
 * For the unique minigun in Fallout 3, see: Eugene.
 * For the world object minigun in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Jammed minigun.
 * For the unique minigun in Fallout 4, see: Ashmaker.
 * For the unique minigun in Fallout Shelter, see: Lead Belcher.

CZ57 Avenger minigun (5mm)
 Rockwell designed the 5mm CZ57 Avenger as the replacement for their aging CZ53 personal minigun. The Avenger's design improvements include improved gel-fin cooling and chromium plated barrel-bores, giving it a greater range and lethality. It also has an ammo capacity of 120x 5mm round like the earlier versions of the CZ53 model. 

CZ57 Avenger minigun (5.56mm)
A variant model of the regular CZ57 Avenger minigun seen in the Midwest which is more compact, completely black, less powerful and chambered for 5.56mm rounds with an ammunition capacity of 120.

K9000 cyberdog gun


This Big MT experimental weapon is controlled by a dog brain, which can help sniff out hostile personnel. When fired, its three barrels reciprocate one after the other, throwing .357 Magnum rounds downrange at a rapid speed. The gun is also fitted with a telescopic scope.
 * For the unique cyberdog gun found in Old World Blues, see: FIDO.

Shoulder mounted machine gun


The shoulder mounted machine gun is a scaled down minigun: a multi-barreled machine gun built to offer a dramatic fire rate without the risk of overheating, but with a easy-to-use design thanks to its significantly reduced weight and padded shoulder mount. As the name suggests, the weapon is mounded on the shoulder, much like a missile launcher and accepts common 10mm ammunition.

Vindicator minigun (4.7mm)


Representing the pinnacle of Teutonic engineering, the Vindicator is a Rheinmetall AG 4.7mm minigun, capable of firing over 90,000 caseless shells per minute down its six carbon-polymer barrels. Standard load is 100 bullets. 

Vindicator minigun (7.62mm)
A variant model of the regular Vindicator minigun seen in the Midwest with a completely new design, a display screen that show the remaining ammunition and chambered in 7.62mm bullets with an ammo capacity of 100x 7.62mm round. 

MEC Gauss minigun


<section begin="GaussMini" />An extremely rare minigun, the MEC Gauss minigun was designed by the Chinese. Atypical for an automatic weapon, it uses Gauss technology, multiple electromagnetic fields to firing 2mm ammunition at over 90,000 rounds per minute to relativistic velocities, with an ammo capacity of 80x 2mm round. <section end="GaussMini" />

Vault-Tec minigun


<section begin="Vault-Tec 9mm minigun" /> A post-War minigun designed by Vault-Tec Industries in the Secret Vault. The Vault-Tec minigun has a lower rate of fire than a general minigun but, unusually for a minigun, chambered in common handgun ammo. It has five barrels and it was used by the Attis army in Texas. <section end="Vault-Tec 9mm minigun" />

Behind the scenes

 * The Avenger might be named after the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling-type rotary cannon mounted on the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
 * The CZ designation could possibly be a reference to the real-world weapon manufacturer, Česká zbrojovka (famous for the CZ-75 pistol and Škorpion submachine gun).