Americans will equip helicopter guns "smart" store

The plans of the United States Army are to equip the M230 helicopter guns with a unique shop. The uniqueness of the “smart” store will be in its ability to produce a certain type of ammunition, depending on the specific purpose. Now the American armed forces have automatic cannons, which have a double-sided supply of cartridge tape, and also mechanized ammunition on ship guns, which make it possible to choose one or another type of ammunition. However, the principle of operation of all these devices is based on two, maximum three types of ammunition. In addition, they all have a lot of weight.

The new store will be able to produce several types of projectiles and ensure the shooting of up to three hundred shots per minute. The capacity of this store will be less than that of the modern - 400 shells instead of 1200. This will mean a threefold reduction in the AH-64 Apache helicopter ammunition, but the effectiveness of the helicopter gun will increase due to the high lethality of the projectiles and reduced side effect.

The new store will be able to provide instant switching to a certain type of ammunition: armor-piercing, subcaliber, high-explosive fragmentation, high-speed, inert, cumulative, with a remote undermining, controlled by a laser beam, etc. At the same time, all ammunition will be in one projectile box, which will lead to economy of dimensions and weight of the entire installation. Thus, the pilot will be able to select the desired type of ammunition and most effectively hit the infantry in the trenches, car, armored personnel carrier, motorcyclist, terrorist, among civilians, etc.

This military development can be used not only on armored vehicles and helicopters, but also in other various areas. So, smart sorting machines are required by agriculture to sort and package various products, as well as medicine, to work with a variety of samples.

Comments

[AK-74-1]

The topic is interesting but for a helicopter in my opinion is unpromising.

[snek]

The idea, of course, is interesting, but, in my opinion, reducing the amount of ammunition by 3 times is too much. Moreover, all of a sudden you will need a hundred armor-piercing ammunition, and in a store with such a variety of them there may simply not be so many.

[Joker]

Another cut The idea is cool, but very raw, each new development should in some way surpass the previous one, and this one is better in some ways, and worse in some ways, respectively, doomed to failure. What normal pilot wants to have a choice of ammunition when they are reduced as much as 3 times? Yes, I’m better 3 ordinary comin than one armor-piercing.

[AER_69]

It would be better to make each type of shell 400

[755962]

Quote: snek

3 times reduction in ammunition

One of the reasons why the Indians ended up from our Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters in favor of the "Apaches" in the 2011 tender. The article is interesting, but an accurate calculation is needed, and not only of a technical nature.

[Redpartyzan]

I completely agree. Moreover, it still doesn’t have time to fly to Tunguska.

[Speedy]

The goal-motorcyclist especially smiled ... But seriously, how I touched the future, the topic is interesting, only you need automatic recognition and target selection, people really do not have time ... Yes, and ammunition is embarrassing ...

[Antipov]

I completely agree with you. Reducing the ammunition load by 3 times does not justify the gain at all. Moreover, when planning a combat flight of a helicopter from the account of typical targets, the BC is usually equipped with ammunition that will be most in demand during the flight. For example, to escort columns in conflicts of low intensity, it is absolutely not necessary to equip the store with such a huge assortment)))) 80% of HE and 20% of armor-piercing are quite enough.))) So, as a rule, there are enough 2 belts with ammunition of different types, which was successfully implemented on our helicopters. It is more difficult for Amers, they have only one supply of ammunition, so they have to implement a "smart store" or how to alternate ammunition now, which is very uneconomical ...

[warrior]

Motorcyclists - a driver and one with RPGs and motorcyclists - a driver and one throwing a makeshift mine, are typical targets in the big cities of Iraq, Aftanistan, etc.

[ymNIK1970]

The level of agitation and horror stories of the Yankees below the baseboard. Wild, feverish delirium for whom, frankly, I do not understand. Grandfather Goebels is crying. It’s necessary to put a negro-dwarf roofing felts in a drum, felts in a clip so that he remembers the shout of a white pilot officer quickly loading a gun. PS Lord of those. specialists please explain what you wanted to tell us. Thanks in advance.

[Zlu]

Some nonsense

[warrior]

The idea is an idea, but for a helicopter layout with a movable bow gun is not very successful. However, if this is applied to helicopters with a fixed gun, where the ammunition store is in the center of the hull, then you can get rid of the problem with a shortage of space for ammunition. Paradoxically, the idea is more applicable for the modification of Russian-built helicopters than for those that are armed with the United States.

[dred]

The idea is old. I remember trying to put such a smart system on the Ka-50

[black_eagle]

With the modern development of technology, I think it would be wiser to think about the creation of a "smart" ammunition, which will change depending on the target, I understand that this is still a fairy tale, but still it makes sense

[Black Colonel]

And there will be ammunition to argue between themselves in a smart store before rattling - which is now more important and significant. BUT ALSO BEFORE ...

[Honory]

Probably America will improve the system and increase ammunition.