Left) There is a control console for each weapon on either side of a Type 23 frigate’s bridge. (Right) There are also identical consoles in the operations room (HMS Somerset, 2010). The controls are very different to the gunner’s panel on the mount as this is integrated with the Electro-optical director (EOD) which provides TV images to the operator.

The new gun is expected to increase the rate of fire that is seen now on the Apache. The company is taking experience from its suite of advanced ammunition technologies, like the 30mm ammunition line, to develop 20mm projectiles “with significantly improved lethality against a range of targets including troops, [unmanned aerial vehicles], rotary- and fixed-wing assets, and other assets in the deep battlespace,” Canole said. As it was already alluded to, you can change the rate of fire of a chain gun by changing the amount of power going to the drive motor, this is a useful option when switching between ground and air targets. This can also be done with a conventional gun but its a pain in the ass to add artificial friction to the gun mechanism.a b "Trademark Assignment Abstract of Title". United States Patent and Trademark Office. 12 November 2018 . Retrieved 28 April 2019. 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. Despite its name, the Chain Gun is not actually a chain gun, but a rotary cannon due to the fact that it possesses multiple barrels in a presumably Gatling-style configuration. It still being referred to as a chain gun despite this fact could make it a reference to the Chaingun from the video game series Doom, which is also not an actual chain gun. Chlorophyte Bullets pair well with the Chain Gun, as their homing ability negates the gun's singular weakness of accuracy. The L94A1 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of two Armour Piercing (AP) bullets, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 13 mm), however, the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.

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. Because of its extremely high rate of fire, the Endless Musket Pouch should be used in regular combat to save more valuable shots for important boss fights. I remember reading how the small size of the ammunition would allow much more to be carried and thinking space due to cost would never ever be a problem.

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The successor to the Mk7, the Oerlikon 20mm/85 KAA cannon GAM-BO1 mounting. In service since 1983, this simple, manually-aimed weapon has a rate of fire of up to 1,000 rounds per minute and remains in use, fitted to the LPDs, the survey vessels and Batch 1 OPVs. (HMS Chatham, 2010) The L94A1 performs nearly identically to the L8A1 and FN MAG, having the same rate of fire and ballistic performance.

The mount has a modular central yoke which and it can be configured for use with cannons between 25-40mm. It is a highly flexible design that can be customised with different ammunition arrangements, gunner’s cabin, sights, sensors or co-mounted weapons such as small missiles or other light guns. MSI-DSL markets the mount as the ‘Seahawk DS’ family but this designation is not officially used by the RN which instead refers to the whole system as the Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) or more commonly, “the 30mm”. To replace the rather motley collection of Bofors 40mm, Oerlikon 20mm and the GCM-AO3 with their differing ammunition, training and logistic requirements, the RN opted for modern single 30mm cannon. The LS-30B mount was designed by Laurence Scott Ltd and entered service with the RN in 1989 carrying the Oerlikon KCB 30mm cannon, the system was designated in service as the DS-30B (Laurence Scott having been taken over by MSI Defence Systems Ltd). This mounting and it’s modified descendent, the DS-30M Mk II remain in service today. SeahawkChinn, George M. (Lt.Col., USMC, Retd), ed. (1987). The Machine Gun: History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons (PDF). Vol.V. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edward Brothers Publishing Co . Retrieved 19 March 2019. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list ( link) The weapon was originally intended as a replacement for the coaxial weapon in the American M60 tank. The weapon was evaluated by both the US Army and the US Naval weapon center, who reported that the performance of the weapon was outstanding during all phases of testing. [2] However, neither chose to adopt the weapon. Crystal Bullets also can deal large amounts of damage to larger, stationary enemies and bosses such as Golem. How much money could the Army have saved for its woeful vehicle programmes by being more pragmatic? (Saying that I am still trying to fathom why the refurbished Warrior needs a cannon. Why not a RWS with a HMG and / or 40mm grenade launcher and no turret?) But we buy woeful Ajax instead……….Again as I often with naval matters I look to the wonderfully conducted Australian vehicle programmes. They will probably end up buying Lynx to compliment their Boxers… Spitting fire – The Type 45 Destroyers carry two DS-30B mounts on dedicated platforms, port and starboard. The mount weighs 1,200 kg with ammunition and can fire up to 650 rounds per minute. There is stowage for 160 rounds on the gun – just under 15 seconds continuous firing.