30 mm caliber
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The 30 mm caliber is a standard size of heavy machine gun (specifically autocannon) ammunition used by NATO forces and former Warsaw Pact nations. The round itself has a length in the range of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 305 mm) while the projectile is 4 to 6 inches (100 to 150 mm) in length.
Usage
Unlike its cousin the 25 mm round, the 30 mm is not typically an anti-personnel round. Instead, the 30 mm round is generally either an anti-material or anti-armor round. It is capable of taking out targets ranging from armored vehicles and Main Battle Tanks to fortified bunkers.
The U. S. Military uses 30 mm weapons in their A-10 Thunderbolt II, AH-64 Apache, LAV-25, EFV, and as a standard ship-based munition in the upcoming Mark 46 autocannon.
30 mm caliber weapons
- the American Hughes M230 Chain Gun
- the American GAU-8 Avenger
- the British Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon
- the British RARDEN high velocity gun
- the French GIAT 30 revolver cannon
- the French GIAT DEFA 550 revolver cannon
- the French GIAT M781 autocannon
- the German Mauser/Rheinmetall RMK30 recoilless cannon
- the Russian Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1
- the Russian Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
- the Russian Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 rotary cannon
- the Swiss Oerlikon KCB
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.See also
- 25 mm caliber
- Caliber
- 5.56 mm caliber
- 7.62 mm caliber
- .50 BMG
- List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle
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