30×173 mm rounds
30 mm rounds
The 30 mm caliber is a specific size of autocannon ammunition. Such ammunition includes NATO standard 30×173 mm and 30×113 mm B rounds and Soviet 30×165 mm rounds which are widely used around the world.
Usage[]
The depleted uranium penetrator of a 30×173 mm round used in the GAU-8
30 mm ammunition is typically not used against personnel, but rather as an anti-materiel or armor-piercing round. Rounds of this size can be effective against armored vehicles as well as fortified bunkers.
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, Mi-28 attack helicopter, Ka-50 attack helicopter, and the BMP-2, BMP-3, and BTR-90 infantry fighting vehicles. The most modern anti-aircraft gun systems in use by Russia are in 30mm. The U.S. military uses 30 mm weapons in their A-10 Thunderbolt II and AH-64 Apache helicopter. It was going to be used in the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle until the project was cancelled.
Types of 30 mm ammunition[]
30 mm ammunition generally comes in three varieties: armor piercing (AP), high explosive (HE), and training rounds. Armor piercing and high explosive cartridges usually also possess incendiary characteristics.
Examples of weapons using 30mm ammunition[]
30 × 113 mm rounds being loaded into an AH-64D Apache Longbow
30 × 90mm RB
- MK 108 cannon (German, aircraft, WWII)
30 × 92mm RB
- 30mm Type 2 cannon (Japanese, aircraft, WWII)
30 × 113mm B
- Hughes M230 Chain Gun (US, 1975–)
- Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN revolver cannon (UK, aircraft, 1954–)
- GIAT DEFA 550 series of revolver cannon (France, 1954–)
- Nexter 30 M 781 revolver cannon (France)
30 × 114mm
- Ho-155 cannon (Japanese, aircraft, WWII)
30 × 122mm
- 30mm Type 5 cannon (Japanese, aircraft, WWII)
30 × 150mm B
- 30M791 revolver cannon (France)
30 × 155mm B
- Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 (Russia, aircraft)
30 × 165mm
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 (Russia, aircraft)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 (Russia, aircraft)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 rotary cannon (Russia, aircraft)
- AK-630 CIWS
- 2A38 (Russia, anti-aircraft autocannon)
- 2A42 (Russia, IFV autocannon)
- 2A72 (Russia, IFV autocannon)
30 × 170mm
- L21A1 RARDEN high velocity gun (UK, vehicle, 1970s–)
- Oerlikon KCB (Switzerland)
30 × 173mm
- Oerlikon KCA (Switzerland)
- GAU-8 Avenger (US, aircraft)
- Bushmaster II (US)
- Rheinmetall Mk30-2 (Germany, IFV)
- Rheinmetall Mk30-1 (Germany)
- Denel Land Systems EMAK 30 (South Africa, IFV)[1]
- Maadi Griffin 30mm (US, rifle)
30 x 184mm B
- MK 101 cannon (German, aircraft, WWII)
- MK 103 cannon (German, aircraft, WWII)
30 × 210mm B
- AK-230 (Russia, naval anti-aircraft)
30 × 250mm Caseless
- Rheinmetall RMK30 recoilless cannon (Germany)
See also[]
- 20 mm caliber
- 23 mm caliber
- 25 × 137 mm
- 40 mm grenade
- List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle
References[]
External links[]
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