TOW-2 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 What is the Mk.44's 40mm cartridge size? Tony has these numbers: 40 x 164 44.0 USA HE / 680 1,000 2000s exp Super 40 HE prototype 40 x 180 44.0 USAHE / 670APFSDS / 2301,0501,475current exp Super 40 common case 40 x 218 44.0 USA APFSDS / 230 1,3502000s exp Super 40 APFSDS prototype http://quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable6.html same rim diameter of 44 mm as 30 x 173 mm cartridge case. edit: I dont know why it jumbled the pasted table. in the preview it looked good. No worries; thanks so much Panzermann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermann Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 another news on the Super40 shoot. With video! News Orbital ATK Demonstrates BUSHMASTER Flexibility In a BUSHMASTER User Conference at Big Sandy Range, AZ, Orbital ATK recently demonstrated the firepower and flexibility of its MK44 BUSHMASTER chain gun firing both 30 and 40mm ammunition. Marty Kauchak reported from the event here, here and here. Attendees saw the weapon, mounted on a Kongsberg PROTECTOR turret on a General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), engage a variety of targets in 30mm configuration using high-explosive incendiary ammunition. Additionally, the MK44 was set up with the company’s proprietary air-bursting munition fuze-setting equipment, to demonstrate the gun’s ability to precisely fire several rounds in rapid succession with point-bursting accuracy, both horizontally and vertically across the target. In addition to the air-bursting capability, Orbital ATK is developing other precision technologies for its medium-calibre ammunition, including proximity detonating and command guidance compatible with its medium-calibre cannons: capabilities that will be demonstrated in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The MK44 BUSHMASTER is available new as a 30mm or 40mm weapon. At the completion of the 30mm demonstration, the system was easily “upgunned” in roughly one hour and readied to fire 40mm ammunition. The demonstration in 40mm configuration showed the resulting increased firepower and also fired the newly-developed 40mm Programmable Air Burst Munitions (PABM), with dramatic effects on a replicated target set in a combat-defilade position. Industry partners GDLS, Kongsberg and Orbital ATK are upgrading the US Army’s Second Cavalry Regiment’s STRYKER fleet with a similar system integrating the PROTECTOR MCT-30 turret and a variant of the MK44 30mm BUSHMASTER, designated the XM813. Once fielded, the complete STRYKER system will offer combat crews greater protection as they will be able to fight under armour with a leap ahead in firepower, reliability and effectiveness through the addition of a vehicle main gun. Orbital ATK is developing and qualifying an entire Super 40mm family of ammunition to include Target Practice with Tracer, High Explosive (HE) Incendiary with Tracer and an Armor Penetrating Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer round, as well as the PABM showcased during the Bushmaster User Conference. “The MK44 is quickly becoming the most sought-after medium-calibre cannon…. Today’s battlefield call for greater standoff and increased firepower is driving new combat vehicle platforms to include larger guns and advanced ammunition types. The same is true for upgrade programmes,” Dan Olson, Vice President and General Manager of the Armament Systems Division of Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group, commented. For an interview with Dan Olson, please go here. Tim Mahon http://www.monch.com/mpg/news/14-land/1784-bushmaster2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Gunny is getting old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermann Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I think this is the msot recent Stryker topic. The Strykers in Germany are being fitted with new nav systems: ROSE BARRACKS, VILSECK, Germany — Members of Project Manager Positioning Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) landed in Germany in early September with a mission: outfitting Soldiers’ Stryker vehicles with the latest in Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) equipment. That equipment is the Mounted Assured PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) System (MAPS) Generation 1, (MAPS GEN I), a powerful suite of new hardware and software that will ensure Soldiers have assured position and timing to navigate in a GPS degraded and denied environment. As adversaries across the spectrum field new capabilities to disrupt and degrade GPS, Soldiers will need more fortifications and assurances in those systems. bonus points for an easily understandable title for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 'Willie Nelson'...he probably had an interesting childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Estes Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 From Army Times A 30mm Stryker infantry carrier vehicle conducts a tactical road march from Arad to Cincu in Romania on June 14, 2019, in support of Saber Guardian 19. (1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo/U.S. Army) https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/10/07/reforger-redux-defender-2020-exercise-to-be-3rd-largest-exercise-in-europe-since-cold-war/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 So basically they reinvented the BTR82A with refinements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermann Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 So basically they reinvented the BTR82A with refinements? Ehrm, no. Yes it is an 8x8 armored box on wheels with a 30 mm cannon. A BTR has more dismounts and is a battle taxi. But I would rather comapre it to the old LAV-25 of the USMC. Or its role to the M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighitng Vehicle, because it is intended as a recce vehicle that can also carry a few dismounts for scouting on foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Oh im sorry, I thought they intended this as a replacement for all the section vehicles. OK, as a recce vehicle its got a lot going for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Other than being huge and with questionable mobility on the poor ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Picky, picky picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermann Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Other than being huge and with questionable mobility on the poor ground. Picky, picky picky. Well, the basic Stryker APC is already not so great on soft ground. Didn't manic ride Strykers for some time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Even a Saracen is probably better on Soft ground. But you just have to use what you have, the days of throwing away good (or at least, potentially useable) kit, as was done in the war on terror, are now over. Edited November 12, 2019 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolas93TS Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Wait, wasn't reconnaissance component of the FRES programme won by Ajax? Hence Boxer should only replace troop transports like Saxon and FV432. EDIT: nevermind, I just realised you were talking about Stryker. I should fully wake up before posting anything. Edited November 12, 2019 by Nikolas93TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Dont feel bad, everyone is confused about what im trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Werb Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 My understanding is the turret is unmanned and barely penetrates the hull, so there should be no reduction in troop capacity over a normal infantry RWS equipped Stryker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 My understanding is the turret is unmanned and barely penetrates the hull, so there should be no reduction in troop capacity over a normal infantry RWS equipped Stryker.That's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 A Stryker Dragoon during Exercise Bullrun 13 in Poland: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tan Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That is a very yuge RWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Simon Tan said: That is a very yuge RWS. Big boolits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Edited March 12, 2021 by Dark_Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariete! Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Decent vid on the SBCT, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Yeah. It gave a good intro into the unit type and what its good for. It helped me understand things I hadn't been clear on before, so i though that the group would like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfng3569 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 At what point does it make sense to just remove the turret, go back to RWS, and build a dedicated 'gun truck' to work with the Strykers? How friggin tall is that thing now with the turret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) That turret is RWS. 30mm + coax + ammo load + splinter protection. Advantage over standard turret is that it is isolated from a crew compartment and does not take space inside.. Edited March 15, 2021 by bojan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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