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.

The threaded bottom portion of the DU rod is used to attach the fins. The 30mm round with the red cap is employed by the U.S. Air Force's A-10 (aka the "Warthog.") Fired by the plane’s GAU-8 canon at a rate of up to 4,800 rounds per minute, its primary function is to destroy enemy tanks.

2011年7月7日 · When manufactured as 30mm rounds, each DU projectile contains approximately 4,650 grains [0.66 pounds (lbs)] of extruded DU, alloyed with 0.75 weight percent titanium. The projectile is...

The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same parts as the M242 while increasing the firepower by as much as 50% with the 20% increase in caliber size. The barrel is chromium-plated for extended life.

When manufactured as 30mm rounds, each DU projectile contains approximately 4,650 grains [0.66 pounds (lbs)] of extruded DU, alloyed with 0.75 weight percent titanium. The projectile is encased in a 0.8 mm-thick aluminum shell as the final DU round.

The 30mm x 173mm family includes armor-piercing, anti-personnel, airburst and low cost training ammunition providing enhanced accuracy, penetration and lethality necessary to defeat a spectrum of threats on the battlefield. MK258 and MK264 are produced in …

2019年3月1日 · I was surprised to find this DU marked shell casing, I have only seen 30mm training and practice rounds, obviously because the Air Force highly restricts DU use in the states. Marked PGU 14/B, AJD 81A...which I believe is a 1981 January manufacture date....now the hunt is on for a matching projec...

The Army uses small amounts of DU as an epoxy catalyst for two anti-personnel mines: the M86 Pursuit Deterrent Munition and the Area Denial Artillery Munition. The Air Force uses a 30mm DU round in the GAU-8 Gatling gun on the A-10.

The 30mm x 173 GAU-8/A ammunition has combat-proven performance against all targets, including tanks, armored and light vehicles. PGU-13/B – High Explosive Incendiary (HEI): Provides fragmentation and incendiary effects for use against personnel, trucks, ammunition storage, and many other targets.

Urankern eines panzerbrechenden DU-Geschosses Kaliber 30 mm. Uranmunition, auch DU-Munition (von englisch depleted uranium), ist panzerbrechende Munition, deren Geschosse abgereichertes Uran enthalten. [1] Aufgrund der hohen Dichte (≈19,1 g/cm³) des Urans entfalten diese beim Auftreffen auf das Ziel eine große Durchschlagskraft.