In early 2015, the U.S. Army approved an upgrade for 81 Stryker vehicles of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed in Europe to be upgunned with the Mk44 30mm Bushmaster cannon to increase their lethality against other light armored vehicles used by Russia in the theater. [16] The cannons will be installed by 2018, and may be the first step in adding the Bushmaster to the entire active fleet of about 1,000 Strykers; [17] the XM813 variant will be used with the Strykers. [18] The XM813 has a demonstrated firing ability out to 3,000 metres (1.9mi) for precision firing, nearly twice as far as the M2 .50 caliber machine gun that has a maximum effective range of 1,830 metres (1.14mi) as an area suppression weapon. The first upgunned Stryker, known as the "Dragoon" for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment the vehicles will be part of, was delivered in October 2016, [19] [20] and the first Infantry Carrier Vehicle - Dragoon (ICVD) was delivered to the 2CR in Germany in December 2017. [21] Bolt operation. Probably the greatest benefit of a chain gun is the fact it can fire both open and closed bolt. You get the benefit of open bolt operation, better cooling and rate of fire or you can switch to closed bolt operation for more accurate fire. Mk 51 MAWS" (PDF). National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA): Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015 . Retrieved 13 October 2013. Yes, it certainly is supposed to be better- although not sure how much better than a 40 mm Bofors equivalent. Aden 30mm Gun Installation". Hawker Hunter. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017 . Retrieved 4 February 2011.

a b c d e "Trademark Assignment Abstract of Title". United States Patent and Trademark Office. 12 November 2018 . Retrieved 28 April 2019. The 20mm Phalanx CIWS and the 30mm combination provides a formidable additional line of anti-aircraft defence. (HMS Duncan, 2018). 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.News, Taiwan (30 May 2019). "Taiwan's army repulses simulated Chinese beach assault | Taiwan News | 2019-05-30 17:01:00". Taiwan News . Retrieved 11 November 2023. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help) On 28 February 2018, the US Army announced that Stryker vehicles would be modified with sensors and weapons to fulfill an interim Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) requirement. This is in response to a capability gap identified in Europe against Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Both the 30mm and the 50 cal are powerful ammunition used in defense and military operations. Although there are distinct features and specifications between these two rounds. The 30mm is commonly used for air-to-ground operations, while the 50 cal is used for long-range shooting.

The development of new technology will continue to transform the 30mm and 50 caliber rounds, leading to increased efficiency and effectiveness. Here are some predictions about the future usage and development of these two types of ammunition: 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) Indonesian army to receive Pandur II Cobra IFVs". www.armyrecognition.com . Retrieved 29 October 2019. New Boeing Apache Ammunition Loading System Enters Service – December 15, 1998". boeing.mediaroom.com. 2013 . Retrieved 13 October 2013. The Mk.44 is a great weapon and it saddens me to see the Army not adopting it for their AFV fleet. I have spent the last 15 years working with chain guns of differing calibres and uses but they all look virtually identical on the inside.The Bushmaster II cannon is also used in the Turkish made Aselsan SMASH stabilized weapon station. [3]

a b c d Lennox, Duncan (2001). "Guns: ADEN 30 mm cannon (United Kingdom)". Jane's air-launched weapons. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-0866-6. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. GIAT also introduced their version of the design as the DEFA cannon; the two weapons are very similar. [5] ADEN 25 [ edit ]a b "GAU-8/A Avenger". National Museum of the USAF. Archived from the original on 2010-04-16 . Retrieved 2009-09-14.