Mk44 Bushmaster II
Mk44 Bushmaster II — ланцюгова гармата калібру 30 мм виробництва Alliant Techsystems. Є подальшим розвитком 25 мм гармати M242 Bushmaster і на 70 % використовує такі самі частин як і M242 зі збільшенням вогневої потужності на 50 % з лише на 20 % збільшеним калібром.
У Вікіпедії є статті про інші значення цього терміна: Bushmaster.
Для продовження терміну придатності ствол хромовано. Гармата використовує стандартні боєприпаси від гармати GAU-8 Avenger які включають у себе ББ (бронебійні), ОФ (осколково-фугасні) та БОПС (бронебійні оперені підкаліберні) снаряди.
Гармату можна переробити під калібр 40 мм, що передбачає заміну ствола та кілька основних частин, для використання снаряда Super 40. Її можна також модернізувати для використання зі снарядом 30×170 мм RARDEN.
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The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same parts as the M242 while increasing the firepower by as much as 50% with the 20% increase in caliber size. The barrel is chromium-plated for extended life. The gun uses standard GAU-8 Avenger ammunition that is available in API (Armor-Piercing Incendiary), HEI (High-Explosive Incendiary) and APFSDS-T (Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer) variants. The gun can be converted to a caliber of 40x180 mm, which involves changing the barrel and a few key parts, to use the SuperShot 40 cartridge. It can also be converted to use the 30x170 mm RARDEN cartridge.
History
The Bushmaster II is the standard primary armament of the Bionix-II AFV currently in service with the Singapore Army, the KTO Rosomak in Polish service, and the CV90 AFVs in Finnish, Norwegian and Swiss service. Although the United States Air Force selected this cannon to replace the 25 mm GAU-12 Equalizer and Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 guns on its fleet of AC-130U gunships in 2007, this plan was later canceled.[1] The United States Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, which has been canceled, was expected to be armed with this cannon as well. Some United States Navy vessels, such as the new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock are armed with the Bushmaster II for surface threat defense.
The Bushmaster II cannon is used in the DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) point defense system that is fitted to the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates.[2]
The Bushmaster II cannon is also used in the Turkish made Aselsan SMASH stabilized weapon station.[3]
The USAF had experimented with installing Bushmaster II cannons on their AC-130U gunships in place of the GAU-12 and Bofors 40 mm cannons. On 11 August 2008, the effort was canceled because of problems with the Bushmaster's accuracy in tests "at the altitude we were employing it." There were also schedule considerations that drove the decision.[4] On 9 July 2012, the Air Force type classified a new version of the Bushmaster called the GAU-23/A. The cannon will be used on the AC-130W and the AC-130J gunships.[5]
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The U.S. Navy uses the Mk44 Bushmaster II in the Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The GWS is produced by General Dynamics to give warships protection against small, high-speed surface craft. A Mk 46 turret consists of the 30 mm chain gun, a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor, a low light television camera, and a laser rangefinder. The guns fire at 200 rounds per minute and are fed by a 400-round magazine through 200-round dual feeds. Effective range is 2,200 yd (2,000 m) for full-caliber high-explosive or armor-piercing ammunition, which can be extended when using sub-caliber rounds. The Mk 46 GWS is permanently installed on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and can be installed on Freedom and Independence-class littoral combat ships as part of the surface warfare (SuW) package.[6][7] In 2012, the Navy decided to replace the Mk 110 57 mm cannons on Zumwalt-class destroyers with the Mk 46 GWS.[8]
Orbital ATK developed a modified version of the Bushmaster II, known as the Mk44 STRETCH, which can fire the 30x173mm Mk310 PABM-T airburst round.[9][10]
In January 2020, Northrop Grumman revealed the development of proximity airburst rounds for the LCS' 30 mm gun modules to destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Since the modules feature dual feeders, different types of rounds could be fed for different targets.[11]
XM813
The XM813 Bushmaster is based on the Mk44 and is offered as an upgrade for U.S. Army M1126 Stryker and M2 Bradley vehicles, as well as having been a contender to be the primary armament of the Ground Combat Vehicle. Improvements include a 2.54 cm (1 inch) longer barrel, integral mount to increase first round hit probability by up to 10%, a dual recoil system to enhance accuracy and cope with future hotter propellants, and a Meggitt linkless dual feed ammunition system.[12] The 30 mm chain gun can fire Mk310 Programmable Air Burst Munition rounds to attack targets in defilade. The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command helped enhance the XM813 mainly for safety and turret integration. By changing five parts, the gun caliber can be increased to 40 mm. As of November 2013, the XM813 was being tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground over three months to ensure reliability levels of 40,000 mean rounds between failures. Long-term plans are to equip vehicles with the Bushmaster III 35mm/50mm cannon.[13][14]
The XM813 was demonstrated in September 2014 at the ARDEC Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex. The gun was mounted on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and fired at targets up to 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) away. An enhanced fire control system improves long-range accuracy to kill targets with fewer bursts, sometimes as few as two or three rounds instead of 10. The XM813 30 mm cannon is intended to replace the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun, and can be mounted on vehicles other than the Bradley. Two capabilities not demonstrated were its linkless ammunition with airburst capabilities; airburst rounds increase lethality by enabling engagement of targets in defilade when they would otherwise only be suppressed by fire.[15]
In early 2015, the U.S. Army approved an upgrade for 81 Stryker vehicles of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed in Europe to be upgunned with the Mk44 30 mm Bushmaster cannon to increase their lethality against other light armored vehicles used by Russia in the theater.[16] The cannons will be installed by 2018, and may be the first step in adding the Bushmaster to the entire active fleet of about 1,000 Strykers;[17] the XM813 variant will be used with the Strykers.[18] The XM813 has a demonstrated firing ability out to 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) for precision firing, nearly twice as far as the M2 .50 caliber machine gun that has a maximum effective range of 1,830 metres (1.14 mi) as an area suppression weapon. The first upgunned Stryker, known as the "Dragoon" for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment the vehicles will be part of, was delivered in October 2016,[19][20] and the first Infantry Carrier Vehicle - Dragoon (ICVD) was delivered to the 2CR in Germany in December 2017.[21]
The ATK MK44-ABM variant of the Bushmaster was selected in 2018 by the Spanish Army to equip the Tizona turret of the Line version (IFV) of the Dragón IFV, the replacement of the Pegaso BMR.[22]
Users
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AC-130U with a trial installation of two Mk 44 weapons.
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Taiwan CM-34 with 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannon
Polish KTO Rosomak with 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster
Argentina- Navy: Gowind-class design
Brazil- Army: VBTP-MR Guarani[23]
- Navy: Amazonas-class corvette
Czech Republic- Army: Pandur II CZ
Finland- Army: CV9030FIN
Indonesia- Army: Pindad Cobra IFV[24]
- Navy: Mamuju-class, Pari-class patrol vessel, Pollux-class research vessel and Clurit-class fast attack craft
- Coast Guard: Tanjung Datu-class and Pulau Nipah-class offshore patrol vessel
Ireland- Army: Mowag Piranha
Japan- Coast Guard: Hateruma-class patrol vessels, Kunigami-class patrol vessels (later ships), & Iwami-class patrol vessels
Lithuania- Army: IFV Vilkas[25][26]
Netherlands
Norway- Army: CV9030N
Philippines
Poland- Army: KTO Rosomak
Portugal- Army: Pandur II
Romania- Army: Mowag Piranha V
Singapore- Army: Bionix II
- Army: Hunter AFV
Spain- Army: Dragón IFV
Switzerland- Army: CV9030CH
Taiwan- Army: CM-34 (IFV variant)
Thailand- Navy: Tachin-class frigate, Naresuan-class frigate, Krabi-class offshore patrol vessel, Leamsing-class patrol craft (gun), T.991-class coastal patrol craft, T.994-class coastal patrol craft, Angthong-class amphibious transport dock and Ladya-class mine countermeasure vessel
United Kingdom- Navy: Type 23 frigate, Type 45 destroyer
United States- Army: XM1296 Stryker Dragoon
- Navy: San Antonio-class transport ship, Littoral combat ship and Zumwalt-class destroyer
- Air Force: AC-130W, AC-130J (GAU-23/A)
- Coast Guard: Polar Security Cutter[27]
Munitions
| name | short description | notes |
|---|---|---|
| MK238 | High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer (HEI-T) | This round self-destructs if it misses its target.[28] |
| MK239 | Target Practice Traced (TP-T) | training ammunition, ballistically matched with the MK264.[29] |
| MK258 | Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) | The round is designed to be "supercavitating" to increase its effectiveness when fired at targets like underwater mines.[30] |
| MK264 | Multi Purpose Low Drag-Tracer(MPLD-T) | Light armor-piercing capability with a delayed explosive reaction using a chemical fuze. It is available with and without Self Destruct (SD). |
| MK266 | High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer (HEI-T) | An update to an earlier round, with enhanced range.[31] |
| MK310 | Programmable Air Burst Munition-Tracer (PABM-T) | Can be programmed to explode in the air above target to wound or kill enemies behind cover.[32] |
| MK317 | Target Practice Discarding Sabot-Tracer (TPDS-T) | A training round.[33] |
| PGU14/B | Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) | A relatively lightweight projectile with a core of dense depleted uranium penetrator.[34] |
| PGU13D/B | High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) | Aircraft mounted cannons use the round against personnel, trucks, ammunition storage, and other targets.[35] |
| PGU15A/B | Target Practice (TP) | A training round with the same ballistic properties of PGU13D/B.[36] |
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Equipment of the United States Air Force
Alliant Techsystems
| Designation: | BUSHMASTER III 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Alliant Techsystems Inc. - ATK | |
| Product type: | Weapons & Weapon Systems | |
| Name: | Gun |
The 35mm Bushmaster cannon incorporates all of the battle-proven features of the 25mm Bushmaster Chain Gun cannon. The weapon is capable of being converted to fire 50mm Supershot ammunition.
Late in 1989, the then McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems, today The Boeing Company, announced that it was developing, as a private venture, a new 35 mm weapon which would capitalise on technology developed for the 25 mm M242 Chain Gun® cannon. This weapon is currently in service with the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps and with Australia (LAV-25), Canada (LAV-25), Colombia, Kuwait (Desert Warrior), Singapore (Bionix) and Saudi Arabia (LAV-25 and M2 Bradley).
The result of this programme is the 35 mm/50 mm Bushmaster III automatic cannon, which can fire 35 mm or 50 mm ammunition with minor modifications, including a barrel change. The weapon was first fired in May 1990 using standard Oerlikon Contraves 35 mm ammunition.
The 35 mm/50 mm Bushmaster III automatic cannon will have ammunition interoperability with the German Rheinmetall 35 mm/50 mm cannon which is covered in detail in a separate entry.
The initial development firing of this system is now complete and vehicle integration trials have been taken place with the weapon installed in a Bradley M2A2.
According to the manufacturer, initial testing has shown that the Bushmaster III has the same outstanding reliability and durability as the 25 mm M242.
Possible future applications for this weapon are as the Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Future Scout Cavalry System/Tactical Reconnaissance Combat Armoured Equipment Requirement, Bradley fighting vehicle as well as naval applications.
By early 1997, the first prototype of this weapon had undergone company trials both from a hardstand and as installed in a standard Bradley M2A2 turret. Several vehicle manufacturers are now conducting installation studies of this weapon system.
The weapon has been selected as primary armament for export version of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) currently in service by the Danish, Dutch and Estonian armies.
The U.S. Army is testing the Bushmaster 50 mm cannon as a counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and counter unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) weapon. Initially developed under the Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID), it has been successfully tested in tracking distant moving targets using interferometric radar as a sensor, fire control computer, and radio frequency transmitter and receiver to launch a course-correcting projectile. The command guided interceptors have a thruster that receives commands for maneuvering and warhead detonation, with a tantalum-tungsten alloy liner to form forward propelled penetrators to defeat C-RAM targets, and steel body fragments to destroy UAVs. The systems can destroy UAVs at a range of 1 km (0.62 mi) and at a height of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
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