I guess the Army still believes that it needs weapons with a 30 mm cannon!
Army recon targets Apache helicopter cannon for Humvee replacement | Fox News
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“Having an exploding bullet is good when you’re facing enemy soldiers who are in a vehicle or behind a wall,” he said. ....The M230’s 30-mm. rounds also cause much greater damage over long distances than the M2’s 12.7 mm bullets. Whereas the .50-caliber bullet can pierce just 7/8ths of an inch of armor at 100 meters, the 30-mm. round can penetrate 1.37 inches of armor at 500 meters, according to Nuckols. “At 1,500 meters, it actually goes up to [penetrating] 1.7 inches [of armor],” he added.
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Last edited by Por_sha911; 09-03-2016 at 05:57 AM..
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