The 30 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition. It includes the NATOstandardized Swiss 30×173mm (STANAG 4624), the Soviet 30×155mmB, 30×165mm and 30×210mmB, the Czechoslovak 30×210mm, the Yugoslav 30×192mm, the British 30×113mmB, and the French 30×150mmB and 30×170mm cartridges.
Size comparison between 30×170mm and 5.56x45mm NATO
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 chambered in 30 mm.
30 mm calibre weapons are used in a variety of roles. As a result, ammunition in 30 mm comes in several varieties: armor-piercing (AP), high-explosive (HE), airburst, and target practice (TP) rounds. Both AP and HE cartridges commonly possess incendiary or tracer elements, which may be noted in its designation; API and HE-T are Armor-Piercing Incendiary and High-Explosive Tracer respectively.[5]
Weaponsedit
Examples of 30 mm rounds and cannons
Swiss 30×173mm
Soviet 30×165mm
The DUpenetrator of a 30×173 mm round used in the GAU-8
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^Ong, Peter (2022-04-21). "USGC's Polar Security Cutters to Receive Mark 38 Mod 4 Guns". Naval News. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 30 mm caliber news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 30 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition It includes the NATO standardized Swiss 30 173mm STANAG 4624 the Soviet 30 155mmB 30 165mm and 30 210mmB the Czechoslovak 30 210mm the Yugoslav 30 192mm the British 30 113mmB and the French 30 150mmB and 30 170mm cartridges Size comparison between 30 170mm and 5 56x45mm NATO Contents 1 Usage 2 Types of ammunition 3 Weapons 3 1 Current weapons 3 2 Historical weapons 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksUsage editAmmunition in 30 mm is typically not used against personnel but rather as an anti material or armor piercing round Rounds of this size can be effective against lightly armored vehicles as well as fortified bunkers It is also a popular caliber for shipboard close in weapons systems CIWS such as the Russian AK 630 and Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS 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 chambered in 30 mm The U S military uses 30 mm weapons in their A 10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft AC 130 gunship AC 130J Ghostrider variant and AH 64 Apache attack helicopter It was going to be used in the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle until the project was canceled The United States Navy uses 30 mm weapons on the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock and on Freedom and Independence class littoral combat ships as part of the surface warfare SuW package 1 2 In 2012 the Navy decided to replace the Mk 110 57 mm cannons on Zumwalt class destroyers with the Mk 46 GWS 3 The United States Coast Guard plans to install 30 mm weapons on the Polar Security Cutter 4 Types of ammunition edit30 mm calibre weapons are used in a variety of roles As a result ammunition in 30 mm comes in several varieties armor piercing AP high explosive HE airburst and target practice TP rounds Both AP and HE cartridges commonly possess incendiary or tracer elements which may be noted in its designation API and HE T are Armor Piercing Incendiary and High Explosive Tracer respectively 5 Weapons editExamples of 30 mm rounds and cannons nbsp Swiss 30 173mm nbsp Soviet 30 165mm nbsp The DU penetrator of a 30 173 mm round used in the GAU 8 nbsp French 30 150mmB nbsp 30 113mmB rounds being loaded into an AH 64D Apache LongbowCurrent weapons edit Cartridge Weapon Country of origin Designer Type Example platforms30 29mmB AGS 17 nbsp Soviet Union OKB 16 Automatic grenade launcher BMD 3 BTR 90 BTR DAGS 30 nbsp Russia KBP Instrument Design Bureau Automatic grenade launcher BTR T GAZ 2975 Tigr M2020 tank 30 113mmB M230 nbsp United States Hughes Chain gun Boeing AH 64 Apache Oshkosh M ATVADEN nbsp United Kingdom Royal Small Arms Factory Revolver cannon English Electric Lightning Hawker Hunter Saab Draken SEPECAT JaguarVENOM LR 30 nbsp United Kingdom AEI Systems Revolver cannon Midgard 300 RWS electro optic systems EOS R400 ROWS prototype DEFA 550 series nbsp France Direction des Etudes et Fabrications d Armement Revolver cannon Dassault Mystere Mirage series Etendard series SEPECAT Jaguar Fiat G 91 AMX International AMX30 M 781 nbsp France GIAT Chain gun Eurocopter TigerXM188 nbsp United States General Electric Rotary cannon Bell AH 1 Cobra prototype 30 150mmB 30 M 791 nbsp France Nexter Revolver cannon Dassault Rafale30 155mmB NR 30 nbsp Soviet Union Nudelman Rikhter Short recoil autocannon MiG 19 MiG 21 Su 7 Su 17 J 730 165mm GSh 30 1 nbsp Soviet Union Gryazev Shipunov Short recoil autocannon Sukhoi Su 27 Sukhoi Su 30 Sukhoi Su 35 Sukhoi Su 57 Mikoyan MiG 29GSh 30 2 nbsp Soviet Union Gryazev Shipunov Twin autocannon Sukhoi Su 25 Mil Mi 24PGSh 6 30 nbsp Soviet Union Gryazev Shipunov Rotary cannon MiG 27 Kortik CIWSAK 630 nbsp Soviet Union TsKIB SOO Rotary cannon A 213 Vympel A CIWS2A42 nbsp Soviet Union KBP Instrument Design Bureau Gas operated autocannon BMP 2 BMD 2 BMD 3 BMD 4 Kurganets 25 T 15 Armata Mil Mi 28 Kamov Ka 50 BTR 90Shipunov 2A72 ru nbsp Soviet Union KBP Instrument Design Bureau Long recoil autocannon BMP 3 also in BRM 3K version BMD 4 BTR 82A Uran 92A38 nbsp Russia KBP Instrument Design Bureau Twin anti aircraft gas operated autocannon 2K22 Tunguska Pantsir SCRN 91 nbsp India Ordnance Factory Medak Light naval gun Trinkat class patrol vessel Kumbhir class landing ship Car Nicobar class fast attack craftType 730 1130 nbsp China 713th Research Institute Gatling gun Type 052C destroyer Type 001A aircraft carrier LD 200030 170mm HS 831A nbsp France Hispano Suiza Gas unlocked delayed blowback autocannon AMX 30 DCAHS 831L Oerlikon KCB nbsp France nbsp Switzerland Hispano Suiza Oerlikon Falcon anti aircraft system DS30B rapid fire ship protection systemL21A1 RARDEN nbsp United Kingdom Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Long recoil autocannon FV721 Fox FV107 Scimitar FV510 Warrior30 173mm STANAG 4624 KCA nbsp Switzerland Oerlikon Revolver cannon Saab 37 ViggenGAU 8 Avenger nbsp United States General Electric Gatling gun Fairchild Republic A 10 Thunderbolt II Signaal Goalkeeper CIWSMk44 Bushmaster II nbsp United States Alliant Techsystems Chain gun KTO Rosomak CV9030 M1296 Stryker Dragoon Lockheed AC 130J Hateruma class patrol vesselMk30 nbsp Germany Rheinmetall Automatic cannon Boxer CRV ASCOD SPz Puma 30mm 82 Compact Lynx KF41EMAK 30 nbsp South Africa Denel Land Systems Linkless cam gun BadgerMaadi Griffin nbsp United States Robert Stewart Prototype anti materiel rifle Maadi GriffinWotan 30 nbsp Germany Rheinmetall Automatic cannon Lynx KF4130 210mmB NN 30 nbsp Soviet Union Tulamashzavod Twin revolver cannon AK 230 light naval gun CIWS30 210mm vz 53 59 nbsp Czechoslovakia Praga Hostivar Twin anti aircraft autocannon M53 59 Praga30 250mm caseless RMK30 nbsp Germany Mauser Recoilless revolver cannon Wiesel AWC experimental Eurocopter Tiger UH experimental Historical weapons edit Weapon Country of origin Designer Cartridge Type Example platformsMK 108 nbsp Nazi Germany Rheinmetall Borsig 30 90mmRB Autocannon Messerschmitt Bf 109 G 6 Messerschmitt Bf 110 G 2 Focke Wulf Fw 190 A 8 R2 Messerschmitt Me 262Type 2 nbsp Japanese Empire Dai Nippon Weapons Co Ltd 30 92mmRB Blowback autocannon Mitsubishi J2M prototype Ho 155 nbsp Japanese Empire Nagoya Arsenal 30 114mm Autocannon Nakajima Ki 84 I Hei Kawasaki Ki 102c HeiType 5 nbsp Japanese Empire Nihon Tokushuko 30 122mm Autocannon Yokosuka P1Y Kyushu J7W Mitsubishi J2M planned NR 30 nbsp Soviet Union A E Nudelman and A A Rikhter 30 155mmB Autocannon MiG 19 MiG 21 Sukhoi Su 7 Sukhoi Su 17MK 101 nbsp Nazi Germany Rheinmetall Borsig 30 184mmB Autocannon Henschel Hs 129 Heinkel He 177A 1 U2 experimental MK 103 nbsp Nazi Germany Rheinmetall Borsig Electrically primed autocannon Focke Wulf Fw 190 Flakpanzer IV KugelblitzMK 303 nbsp Nazi Germany Krieghoff 30 210mm Anti aircraft autocannon Type XXI submarineSee also edit20 mm caliber 23 mm caliber 25 mm caliber 37 mm caliber 40 mm grenade Table of handgun and rifle cartridgesReferences edit Mk 46 GWS Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Seaforces org Navy Orders Six More General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship MK46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon Systems Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Guns com 21 March 2013 Navy Swaps Out Anti Swarm Boat Guns on DDG 1000s Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine News USNI org 5 August 2014 Ong Peter 2022 04 21 USGC s Polar Security Cutters to Receive Mark 38 Mod 4 Guns Naval News Retrieved 2022 04 24 Medium calibre ammunition rheinmetall com Rheinmetall Retrieved 26 September 2023 External links editFAS 30 mm Ammunition ATK Products M230 ATK Products M230LF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 30 mm caliber amp oldid 1177115365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
