Culiacán, capital of the state of Sinaloa, woke up on January 5 with a hail of bullets and a sea of fire as a result of the operation to capture Ovid Guzman Lopez, The mouseson of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman.
One of the most shocking scenes of the clashes between the Armed forces and alleged members of the cell of the little boysof Sinaloa cartelwas a helicopter-mounted machine gun attack.
The bursts from the artillery vehicle of the Mexican Air Force They were captured on video by some inhabitants of the city who were surprised by the brutal weapons.
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The curtain of “red lines” that was recorded in the recordings corresponded to a brutal discharge of bullets from a Vulcan M134 Minigunaccording to sources specialized in analysis of military arsenal.
It is an artifact that is usually used both in aircraft and in maritime operations and land units.
It is a machine gun with six rotating barrels (electrically driven) that uses 7.62 by 51 mm ammunition.
During the early hours of Thursday, January 5, members of the Air Force activated this machine gun in Jesús María, in Culiacán, from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
With about 80 centimeters in length and a weight of more than 75 kilograms, it is a favorite instrument for high intensity confrontations.
The Vulcan M134 Minigun has an average rate of between 3,000 and 6,000 rounds per minute.
The maximum speed it can reach is up to 850 bullets per second.
Although it has been an element in high demand by criminal groups in recent years, Mexican security corporations have shown, on at least two occasions, that it is part of their inventory for highly relevant operations.
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This machine gun, weighing more than 75 kilos, can fire up to 850 bullets per second
During the early morning of Thursday, January 5, 2023, members of the Air Force activated this machine gun in the town of Jesus Mariain culiacanFrom a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
The videos about this event revealed the moment when the gusts were heading to a point with several houses around it.
At first it was rumored that the target was the address where Ovidio Guzmán was arrested, but so far, due to the secrecy that has prevailed on the part of the Armed Forces, there is no official record of the location where the attack occurred. . Similarly, it is unknown if this action caused injuries or casualties of alleged criminals.
The powerful Minigun, developed for the armies of the North Atlantic Treaty countries, he had already stolen the spotlight of public opinion in 2017 during Operation Barcina in Nayarit.
On February 9 of that year, the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) received information on the whereabouts of Juan Francisco Patron Sanchezalias the H2leader of Beltran Leyva cartel.
He was in a house in the Lindavista neighborhood, in the state capital, shielded by the weapons of his hit men. After a first approach by land, the uniformed officers called for reinforcements and a Mil Mi-17 helicopter gunship, of Russian origin, belonging to the Special Forces, arrived at the scene.
From the aircraft, the military eliminated those who were protecting the criminal boss, who died moments later in that same place, after the elite body of the institution entered the home.
Although the operation in which El Ratón was apprehended did not culminate in the death of the leader of Los Chapitos, it was confirmed that at least five elements of the Army lost their lives.
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