M576 Cartridge, 40mm, Multiple Projectile (Buckshot)
2011年7月7日 · A moderately common round with multiple potential uses, the M576 is a buckshot-loaded grenade. This makes it the equivalent of a sawed-off 40mm shotgun -- wide …
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - Wikipedia
The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, [3] [4] see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the …
Bofors 40 Mk4 - Wikipedia
The Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system is a lightweight multi-purpose naval cannon. [1][2][3][4] It fires programmable Bofors 40 mm 3P all-target ammunition to engage ships, aircraft, anti-ship …
Less Lethal 40mm Options Better Than 12 Gauge
2015年4月1日 · A key advantage of the 40mm over the 12 gauge is that its large size allows dispersion of the impact energy (reduced energy density) over a greater area. Distributing the …
The Bofors 40MM Revolutionized Anti-Aircraft Combat
2022年1月24日 · Anti-aircraft guns when first introduced didn’t focus on hitting aircraft with precise accuracy and instead relied on sheer volume to bring down planes. This was the case with the …
M576 40 mm grenade - Wikipedia
The M576 is a US Army designation for a 2.646 in (67.2 mm) long and 0.254 lb (0.12 kg) heavy US 40mm grenade buckshot load used in the M79, M203, M320, and M32 MGL grenade …
40mm Bofors - Museum of American Armor
2020年6月13日 · Perhaps one of the most ubiquitous weapons systems of the Second World War, the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun was used on all sides of the conflict. Developed in the …
The L-60 40mm gun was first considered for AC-130 use in 1969 during the Vietnam War. It was meant to increase stand-off distance and improve overall combat effectiveness. Contrary to …
A Gun That Fought For All Sides | Naval History Magazine
The Swedish-designed rapid-fire Bofors 40-mm gun was the most widely used antiaircraft weapon of World War II. In the 1939–45 conflict, the Bofors was in the arsenal of most Allied and Axis …
37mm & 40mm: ALSTAC-40 - Less Lethal
The ALSTAC-40 is a double action/single action, single shot, 40MM launcher. It is designed to fire standard 37/40MM and 40MM less-lethal ammunition 1 including the ALS4006D REACT, …