PLA Anti-Air Gun systems
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Why are using fn6 instead of Fb10A and I know the 30 mm version has ahead rounds by does the 25mm version have ahead rounds?
The 25mm gatling gun (what has been called Type 625, I forget if that is its actual PLA name), has 25mm AHEAD rounds. There was a CCTV7 program on it a year or two back, this is a screencap of that program stating it as so.
I remember the program also had clips of the AHEAD rounds in action but I don't have the video link on me
Programming airburst ammunition, but not strictly AHEAD.The 25mm gatling gun (what has been called Type 625, I forget if that is its actual PLA name), has 25mm AHEAD rounds. There was a CCTV7 program on it a year or two back, this is a screencap of that program stating it as so.
I remember the program also had clips of the AHEAD rounds in action but I don't have the video link on me
It operates on a principle similar to Orbital ATK's programmable airburst fuse, data is loaded while the ammunition is still in the breech, fuse calculates the number of spins the projectile makes to determine detonation
That's true, I suppose AHEAD makes the calculations at the muzzle of the barrel rather than the breech.
Though I've read varying things about the Orbital ATK product (I assume you mean Mk310) about whether its round is programmed at the muzzle or the breech...
Fuze principle is the same, where the data is received can be adjusted according to the needs. Muzzle programming will be more accurate because it will not be affected by factors such as initial velocity and charge temperature, but it is obviously not suitable for 625.
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