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The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS), officially Gun, Air Defense Artillery, Self-Propelled 20-mm, M163, is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was primarily used by the United States Army. The M163 provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
The two versions of the Vulcan Air-Defense System, the towed M167 and self-propelled M163 VADS, were developed by the United States Army Weapons Command at Rock Island Arsenal in 1964. They were accepted as a replacement for the M45 Quadmount in 1965, and first production M167s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1967.
The M61 is also the basis of the US Navy Mk 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system and the M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defense System, using the M168 variant. [43] On 13 December 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed a F-16 shot down 6 Russian cruise missiles. Two were shot down with “medium-range missiles”, another two with “short-range missiles ...
One major difference between the land- and sea-based variants is the choice of ammunition. Whereas naval Phalanx systems fire tungsten armor-piercing rounds, the C-RAM uses the 20–mm HEIT-SD (High-Explosive Incendiary Tracer, Self-Destruct) ammunition, originally developed for the M163 Vulcan Air Defense System.
20x102mm: Baher [1] Iran: 2015 23x152mm Shaher Iran: 2012 Bolt action 14.5×114mm Type 97 Empire of Japan: 1935 Semi-automatic 20×125mm Wz. 35 Poland: 1935 Bolt action 7.92×107mm DS: WKW Tor Poland: 2005 Bolt-action .50 BMG KSVK Russia: 1997 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm OSV-96 Russia: 1990 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm SV-18 Russia: 2019 Bolt-action ...
Pages in category "20x102mm" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anzio 20mm rifle;
The Machbet (Hebrew: מחבט, meaning "racquet") is an Israeli upgrade of the M163 Hovet self-propelled automatic anti-aircraft gun, based in turn on the M113 armored personnel carrier. In addition to the 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon it is armed with four FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile launch tubes. The Machbet comes equipped with an ...
M163 carrier, self-propelled, Vulcan gun, f-t, armored, (M113) M164 semitrailer, office van, 6-ton, (G751) XM166 AA gun (from M42 Duster) mounted on M548;