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Anon · 09-02-2003, 22:32 PM

Besides, that millenium STUPIDLY forces one to buy a whole new caliber of ammunition.

There is nothing else in the entire NATO arsenal that fires the 35mm except the German Gephard AAA vehicle.

The 30x173mm cartridge is already used by the A-10, there is the USAF 30mm GAU-13 3bbl rotary cannon pod that uses it, the ASP 30mm Hv chaingun uses it, and of course, the Goalkeeper(already in service with 3 NATO countries)uses the 30x173.

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Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	Besides, that millenium STUPIDLY forces one to buy a whole new caliber of ammunition. There is nothing else in the entire NATO arsenal that fires the 35mm except the German Gephard AAA vehicle. The 30x173mm cartridge is already used by the A-10, there is the USAF 30mm GAU-13 3bbl rotary cannon pod that uses it, the ASP 30mm Hv chaingun uses it, and of course, the Goalkeeper(already in service with 3 NATO countries)uses the 30x173.