a b Donald, David and Daniel J. March, eds. "A-10 Fighting Warthog", p. 20. Modern Battlefield Warplanes. Norwalk, Connecticut: AIRtime, 2004. ISBN 1-880588-76-5.

Left) There is a control console for each weapon on either side of a Type 23 frigate’s bridge. (Right) There are also identical consoles in the operations room (HMS Somerset, 2010). The controls are very different to the gunner’s panel on the mount as this is integrated with the Electro-optical director (EOD) which provides TV images to the operator.Rosomak APCs for Ukraine. USA Confirms the Numbers". defence24.com (in Polish). 22 September 2023 . Retrieved 11 November 2023.

The MK II will also be fitted to the Type 26 frigates, probably using refurbished mounts removed from Type 23s as they decommission. The Mk 1 mount is fitted to the Type 45 destroyers, the minehunters and some RFAs. Although there is space available, it seems unlikely the Type 31 frigates will be fitted with either 20 or 30mm cannons as they will have two automated Bofors 40mm Mk4 mounts. Vessel a b c d e f g h Saab 105, Flyghistorisk revy. Sweden: Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening. 2013. pp.80, 81.

30mm x 173 GAU-8/A Ammunition

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w AMKAT, Ammunitionskatalog, Data och bilder, Flygvapnet. Sweden: Försvarets materielverk, FMV. 1984. An inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. The inch is usually the universal unit of measurement in the United States, and is widely used in the United Kingdom, and Canada, despite the introduction of metric to the latter two in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively. The inch is still commonly used informally, although somewhat less, in other Commonwealth nations such as Australia; an example being the long standing tradition of measuring the height of newborn children in inches rather than centimetres. The international inch is defined to be equal to 25.4 millimeters. The 30mm is often used in military aircraft for its high-explosive capabilities, while the 50 caliber is commonly used for sniper rifles due to its long-range capabilities. The decision between the two depends on factors such as the intended use, the target type, and the circumstances under which it will be used. In this article, we will examine the differences between 30mm and 50 caliber bullets, their purposes, and how to determine which is the best option for a particular situation. British Hawker Siddeley Harrier and BAe Sea Harrier, as well as the US Marine Corps AV-8A/Cs, carried two 30 mm ADEN gun pods below the fuselage of the aircraft.

dtic.mil (PDF) http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a522397.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 2022-04-03. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help) The GAU-8/A ammunition feed is linkless, reducing weight and avoiding a great deal of potential for jamming. The feed system is double-ended, allowing the spent casings to be returned to the ammunition drum. [15] Additionally, returning empty cases to the drum has less effect on the aircraft's center of gravity than ejecting them. The feed system is based on that developed for later M61 installations, but uses more advanced design techniques and materials throughout, to save weight. [8] Firing system [ edit ] Accuracy [ edit ]

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