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Why ATAK does have 20 instead of a 30mm cannon?
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Why ATAK does have 20 instead of a 30mm cannon?
Ammunition is lighter.....and they must have thought it was sufficient for purpose - i.e to be used against terrorist PKK.
How does a 20mm ammunition actually works? Will it also deliveres damage to a target in a range of 1 to 2 meters?
Ammunition is lighter.....and they must have thought it was sufficient for purpose - i.e to be used against terrorist PKK.
actually 30mm is great for pkk. as you can see in apache videos its very effective. but t-129 need more power for 30mm because it cant carry enough 20mm. 500x20mm not enough.
Why ATAK does have 20 instead of a 30mm cannon?
20mm is the optimal variant for the design of the helicopter right now. You must make the balance between firepower and performance while the performance is crucial for our environment in the operational areas.The cannon is there for "soft targets" and the 20mm is great as it'll easily cut people in half and destroy unarmored vehicles, which is what it is for... For heavy armored vehicles (like tanks) it has the UMTAS and for anything in between it has Cirit laser guided rockets.
20mm is the optimal variant for the design of the helicopter right now. You must make the balance between firepower and performance while the performance is crucial for our environment in the operational areas.
You dont need more then 500 rounds when the cannon is accurate enough.. But is it accurate enough to hit at least with 1 of the 5 rounds you fire..