30mm GE EX-83

History

The EX-83 was a mounting for the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun. The mounting was never fitted on any ships in it's original form, but 4 different derivations of it were proposed. Of these versions, the Signaal/Thales Goalkeeper was the only one actually operational.

Used on

• Ghiradella Spruance

Affiliated systems

• 30mm Thales Goalkeeper
• 30mm VSEL Sea Dragon
• 30mm SAGEM SAMOS
• 30mm Thomson-CSF SATAN

Part description

The part has the below deck installation drawn in. Red lines show deck heights.