30 mm caliber
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30 mm caliber ammunition refers to one of several autocannon rounds: the 30 x 173 mm, 30 x 113 mm or 30 x 164 mm; the first two of which are used by the armed forces of NATO, the latter by former Warsaw Pact nations; these rounds are used by the armies of export customer nations as well.
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[edit] Usage
Unlike the smaller 25 mm round, the 30 mm is not typically an anti-personnel weapon round. Instead, the 30 mm round is generally either an anti-materiel or armor-piercing round. Rounds of this size can be effective against armored vehicles as well as fortified bunkers.
The U. S. Military uses 30 mm weapons only in their A-10 Thunderbolt II. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use their 30 mm weapons in a variety of vehicles, including the Su-25 attack aircraft, Mi-24 helicopter and the BTR-90 infantry fighting vehicle.
[edit] Examples
- Hughes M230 Chain Gun (US)
- Bushmaster II (US)
- GAU-8 Avenger (US, aircraft)
- Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon (UK, aircraft))
- RARDEN high velocity gun (UK, vehicle)
- GIAT 30 revolver cannon (France)
- GIAT DEFA 550 revolver cannon (France)
- GIAT M781 autocannon (France)
- Rheinmetall RMK30 recoilless cannon (Germany)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1(Russia, Aircraft)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 (Russia, aircraft)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 rotary cannon
- Oerlikon Contraves KCB (Switzerland)
[edit] Types of 30 mm ammunition
30 mm ammunition generally comes in three varieties: Armor Piercing, High explosive, and Training rounds. Armor Piercing and High Explosive cartridges usually also possess incendiary characteristics.
[edit] See also
- 5.56 mm caliber
- 7.62 mm caliber
- .50 BMG
- 12.7 x 107 mm
- 14.5 x 114 mm
- 20 mm caliber
- 25 mm caliber
- 40 mm grenade
- Caliber
