20 mm-series
The 20 mm x 102 Multipurpose Low-Drag (MP LD) round is the superior aircraft ammunition, designed to defeat multi-spectrum target types up to light armored vehicles. The projectile’s low-drag design maintains higher velocity and reduces the time of flight, compared to the M50 series. Lower flight time increases hit probability, and higher impact velocity improves lethality. The round is initiated by pyrotechnics and has a natural delay, ensuring delivery of the incendiary, blast and fragmentation effects inside the target. The Multipurpose technology is the same as used in the PGU-28 A/B round, and the round has similar design and performance characteristics. They are available with both copper (MP LD M70) and sintered iron (MP LD M70 A1) rotating bands, and comply with STANAG 3585 requirements.
The 20 mm x 102 Multipurpose ammunition is designed to defeat targets ranging from all kinds of aircraft to light armored vehicles. The round has ballistics equal to M50 series rounds and is used on both fighter aircraft and attack helicopters. It is initiated by pyrotechnics and has a natural delay, ensuring delivery of the incendiary, blast and fragmentation effects inside the target. The round complies with STANAG 3585 requirements.
This training ammunition is for use on aircraft equipped with 20 mm Vulcan guns. It is available with or without a tracer, and both variants comply with STANAG 3585 requirements.
The 20 mm x 102 TP LD M12 is training ammunition with design and performance characteristics equal to the PGU 27A/B. With its low drag design, it has a ballistic match to the 20 mm MP LD M70 A1. The 20 mm x 102 TP-T LD M13 is a training ammunition with a tracer, equal to the PGU 30A/B. Both rounds comply with STANAG 3585 requirements.
20 mm x 102 TP-Marker (TP-M) is a training ammunition with a marker/spotter function. The round has an inert TP body, with a pyrotechnic-filled nose cap providing a flash effect when hitting the target, giving the same visual effect as firing live Multipurpose rounds. This provides the shooters with a realistic training scenario, without using combat rounds. It has an M50 series design and a ballistic match to the 20 mm MP M70 A2, and complies with STANAG 3585 requirements.
The 20 mm x 102 TP-RRR LD ammunition is designed for training purposes and has a Reduced Ricochet Risk (RRR) effect. The projectile disintegrates when impacting the target, creating high drag fragments with no ballistic properties which are unable to reach the aircraft flight path, providing a reduced surface danger zone. The rounds are successfully used as suppressive fire in offensive missions when low collateral damage is of importance. With its low drag design, they have a ballistic match to the 20 mm MP LD M70 A1. The rounds are available with both copper (TP-RRR LD) and sintered iron (TP-RRR LD M2) rotating bands, and comply with STANAG 3585 requirements.
Traced Armor Piercing/Incendiary (API) round for anti-aircraft use on 20 mm Oerlikon guns.
Highly efficient High Explosive/Incendiary (HEI) rounds for anti-aircraft use on the Oerlikon guns.
Armor Piercing/High Explosive/Incendiary (SAPHEI) round for anti-aircraft use on 20 mm Oerlikon guns.
Training ammunition for use on Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns. Ballistically matched to the HEI/SD, HEI-T/SD, API-T and SAPHEI/SD combat rounds.
The 20 mm x 139 Multipurpose ammunition with tracer and self-destruct device is designed to defeat a broad spectrum of targets, ranging from all kinds of soft skinned air and ground targets up to light armored and semi-hard targets. The tracer gives the shooter target correction information and the self-destruct device minimizes the risk for collateral damage. The hardened steel body with explosive filling gives significant penetration, blast, incendiary and fragmentation effects. The pyrotechnical initiation chain gives a natural delay ensuring all effects are delivered inside the target.