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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on September 23, 2018, 01:10:20 pm
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September 22, 2018
M230: Could This Gun Be the U.S. Military's Ultimate Weapon?
As the military considers ways to enhance the firepower of ground vehicles, the M230 is attracting attention again as a lightweight solution to add heavy firepower to a ground vehicle. But can it be easily adapted to the ground role?
by Charlie Gao
The M230 is probably one of the definitive weapons of the Global War on Terror. Mounted on the belly of Apache gunship helicopters, the M230 has provided critical fire support to U.S. troops in almost every theatre they’ve engaged in combat in.
But now as the military considers ways to enhance the firepower of ground vehicles, the M230 is attracting attention again as a lightweight solution to add heavy firepower to a ground vehicle. But can it be easily adapted to the ground role? How does it compare to the larger 30mm Bushmaster cannons?
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/m230-could-gun-be-us-militarys-ultimate-weapon-31762