September 9, 2020
The U.S. Army’s New Bradley-Replacement Cannon Is Massive
Northrop Grumman’s XM913 cannon is double the diameter of the Bradley’s main gun—and can hit targets twice as far away. Here’s all you need to know about the massive 50mm cannon.
by Caleb Larson
Jane’s Information Group, an open source intelligence company, reported that Northrop Grumman delivered several prototype guns to the U.S. Army for their Bradley replacement vehicle—and what they delivered looks like a beast.
Previous photos released by Northrop Grumman show the XM913 50mm cannon outdoors, silhouetted against the sky. The massive 50mm main gun is said to have two types of ammunition, a fin-stabilized armor piercing sabot round, as well as a high explosive tracer round. To offset some of the no doubt massive recoil the massive gun would generate, the XM913’s barrel features a prominent four-baffle muzzle brake—though a quick google search shows that the main gun still has lots of recoil.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-army%E2%80%99s-new-bradley-replacement-cannon-massive-168615
