Kaliber 30 mm

30 mm rounds
30 mm rounds

30 mm caliber ammunition refers to one of several autocannon rounds: the 30 x 173 mm, 30 x 113 mm or 30 x 164 mm; the first two of which are used by the armed forces of NATO, the latter by former Warsaw Pact nations; these rounds are used by the armies of export customer nations as well.

Usage

Unlike the smaller 25 mm round, the 30 mm is not typically an anti-personnel weapon round. Instead, the 30 mm round is generally either an anti-material or armor-piercing round. Rounds of this size can be effective against armored vehicles and include some capability against Main Battle Tank armor as well as fortified bunkers.

The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round

The U. S. Military uses 30 mm weapons in their A-10 Thunderbolt II, AH-64 Apache, AC-130 gunships, Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, and as a standard ship-based munition in the upcoming Mark 46 autocannon. 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 and the BTR-90 infantry fighting vehicle.

Examples

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