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For this blogger, ever since the movie Stripes, there have been recurring automotive fantasies that began with "Wouldn't it be cool if there was a remote-controlled gun turret on this car?" The folks at Dillon Aero, however, were probably watching the evening news as opposed to cinema when they came up with the Dillon Aero SUV: a government-issue GMC Yukon XL equipped with a Dillon Gatling gun.
The vehicle looks like every other typical VIP G-man SUV, except instead of a leather bench in the back, there is a mounted mini gun and a gunner. When the kind of threat is detected that needs a dose of 30,000 rounds of hot lead every minute, the gunner pops up through the roof. The split hatch forms side protection for the gunner, who can swivel 360 degrees while firing. And then, well, the target is toast as bullet casings rain down on the professional grade SUV like in a John Woo movie. Now if Dillon could just work on rocket launchers... Thanks for the tip, Travis!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
James @ Apr 16th 2008 9:32AM
Is it just because I'm not American that I don't find this remotely exciting? A car designed to kill people? Oh yeh. Sure. Now I get it. Woohoo. Let's go murder some folk in comfort.
Rafer @ Apr 16th 2008 10:41AM
I wouldnt wanna be that camera man... Especially in the Copter.
8up1977 @ Apr 16th 2008 11:38AM
Wahh wahhh
Bleed your softie heart to death.
This isn't for average people, you tool.
Korona @ Apr 16th 2008 12:00PM
I'm not american and I find this very interesting for defensive purposes, good job.
hydrogenvodka @ Apr 16th 2008 6:46PM
You need only to be stupid to find this amusing. Nothing to do with being American.... but then again...
And,
Defensive purposes? WTF!
Probably, you might need this if another American has another Dillon...
Soccer Mom @ Apr 16th 2008 9:35AM
What a useless POS. Given the amount of ammunition it can carry it should be enough to shoot what? a donkey? before rounds run out.
Good for show and for transferring money using these business scheme called "War of Terror" from Joes' pockets in Dubia's friends bank accounts, through the important companies like "Blackwater".
Shawn @ Apr 16th 2008 9:41AM
I think you guys are missing the point. This isn't something your average Joe drives around. It is meant to be a part of an motorcade that protects a VIP. No different than a bodyguard carrying a gun.
Mostly likely these things end up in South America or Africa where kidnapping is an industry with heavily armed professionals that can knock out the typical armor vehicles.
This type of vehicles would be illegal to drive in the USA.
Soccer Mom @ Apr 16th 2008 9:47AM
Thank you for clarifying. Otherwise I kept looking over my shoulder on the way to work.
The point is it shoots too many rounds/minute to be effective. By the time a gunner finally aims at the intended target, he will be out of ammo and 100 of by-standers will be gunned down.
John R @ Apr 16th 2008 9:48AM
"This type of vehicles would be illegal to drive in the USA."
Really? Damn. I could use that for my commute.
Jared @ Apr 16th 2008 10:08AM
Soccer Mom:
The security professionals who protect dignitaries are far better at determining their tactical needs than you are. When a convoy is ambushed, they need to use a lot of firepower to get out of the ambush before they are all killed. They've actually protected dignitaries and been ambushed. You have not.
As for the accuracy of this gun, I think you will find that it is more accurate and more reliable than traditional gas-operated or recoil-operated machine guns.
The Dillon machine gun is an update of the old GE M134 minigun that has been used by the US military for more than three decades. In particular, it has been used on many helicopters (including variants of the UH-1, AH-1, OH-6, OH-58, HH-3, MH-53, and UH-60). GE stopped supporting the M134 and spare parts were difficult if not impossible to find. Dillon began initially providing support for the existing GE guns, and now more recently has begun producing entirely new guns. Dillon produces the gun in several versions, suitable for mounting in helicopters, armored vehicles, and ships. Dignitary protection vehicles is undoubtedly a very, very small fraction of the market for the gun.
Your concern about the rate of fire is specious. The rate of fire is selectable by the operator. Since this gun has been used effectively by the US DOD in the Vietnam war (and every conflict since them), it is clear that the rate of fire is not an issue.
This is a very specialized weapon, that is only for sale to organizations by approval of the US government -- primarily military and state security organizations (foreign equivalents of the Secret Service).
Individuals in the US are forbidden from purchasing new production machine guns and the sale to individuals of machine guns built before 1986 is very, very tightly controlled by the US government. Furthermore, individuals can not drive around with a machine gun mounted in a vehicle.
Your arguments are entirely unfounded, illogical, and specious.
Shawn @ Apr 16th 2008 9:47AM
The Dillon Aero guys say their M134 fires 3000 round per minutes, not 30,000.
3,000 is still nuts, but its not 30,000!
Here's a youtube link for the SUV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOyt6imlgLo
Shawn @ Apr 16th 2008 10:14AM
It's the same gun Jesse Ventura carried in the Predator movie... LOL It's been around for awhile
John B @ Apr 16th 2008 12:13PM
"The Dillon Aero guys say their M134 fires 3000 round per minutes, not 30,000."
That does it. I don't want one now.
Shawn @ Apr 16th 2008 9:48AM
Oops, vid already there!
jb @ Apr 16th 2008 9:49AM
What makes you think this vehicle does not travel down the GW Parkway on the way to Camp David on the weekend?
It won't knock out armor vehicles...7.62 API at the most.
John R @ Apr 16th 2008 9:51AM
Harrison Ford probably could have used one of these...
CompWizrd @ Apr 16th 2008 9:51AM
I wonder what kind of wiper blades they use to get the spent casings off the windshield.
MikeW @ Apr 16th 2008 10:34PM
Bosch Icon probably.
They have the taller and more rigid spoiler than the Valeo Ultimate (series 900)
That is why on certain sizes, there is a plastic clip to help the spoiler retain its shape (for when people are too lazy to remove snow)
and anyway the OEM wipers on the GMC Yukon should already be the aero style
Joe K. @ Apr 16th 2008 9:52AM
"Such a truck would be good for picking up girls in Minsk"
Love the reference... I understand why they would want to build this, but wouldn't the damaged paint from shell casings and the big slit in the roof call out which one you have to steer clear of? Also the gunner is completely exposed from above, don't snipers hid in building or rooftops too?
hli33 @ Apr 16th 2008 9:52AM
it looks like something that came out of Robocop's OCP advertisements..