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The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military , such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle , as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground combat vehicles and various watercraft.
The primary component of the Mk 38 is the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster. It is an externally-powered, chain-driven gun. The Bushmaster uses an electric motor to drive the moving parts for ammunition feeding, loading, firing, extraction, and cartridge ejection. [2] The mass of the M242 on the Mark 38 MGS is 109 kg (240 lb). [3]
The Bushmaster IV is a 40 mm chain-driven autocannon designed and built by Alliant Techsystems, based on the M242 Bushmaster, Bushmaster II and Bushmaster III. [1] [2] The Bushmaster IV fires 40×365mmR 3P (Prefragmented, Programmable, Proximity-fuzed), APFSDS-T Mk I, and APFSDS-T Mk II rounds. The 3P round will provide air burst capability and ...
The M242 is a single-barrel chain gun with an integrated dual-feed mechanism and remote feed selection. [ 5 ] [ unreliable source? ] The cannon carries 300 rounds of ammunition in two ready boxes (one of 70 rounds, the other of 230 rounds), with an extra 600 rounds in storage for the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle variant or 1,200 stowed rounds ...
A M242 Bushmaster chain gun is fitted on a LAV III's gun turret, with a machine gun placed atop the turret. The LAV III is fitted with a two-man turret, armed with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm caliber chain gun and a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. One more 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm machine guns is positioned on top of the turret.
The cannon is a larger and more modern version of the 35 mm Bushmaster III chain gun, which itself is a larger version of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon. Although its shells, 50 x 228 mm, are twice the diameter of the 25×137mm cartridge of the M242, the 50mm cannon is not much longer than the smaller weapon. [ 2 ]
Rebox from kit 351xx with new parts 35143: Hummer with M242 Bushmaster: 1989-Rebox from kit 351xx with new parts 35144: German 8ton Semi Track 3.7 cm Flak 37 (Sd.Kfz.7/2) Armored cab type Armored Cab Type: 1988-Rebox from kit 351xx with new parts 35145: German 3.7cm Flak 37 Anti-Aircraft Gun mit Sd.Ah.52: 1989-New tool 35146
The Bushmaster III is a 35 mm automatic/semi-automatic cannon designed and built by Alliant Techsystems, based on the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster. The weapon has been selected as primary armament for the CV9035 export versions of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) currently in service with the Danish , Dutch and Estonian armies.