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Aircraft Platform Systems – UH-1 Plank Modular Helicopter Weapon System / Universal Ammunition Loading System (UALS)
The shell can just be seen leaving the barrel – travelling at approx 1,000m per second. This is HMS Kent in 2008, like all Type 23 frigates she was subsequently retrofitted with the DS-30M Mk II mount.dtic.mil (PDF) http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a522397.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 2022-04-03. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help) The 50 caliber is used in heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-materiel rifles, and vehicle-mounted weapons. It is good in open terrain and against targets protected by light cover. ADEN development" (PDF). Flight (28 January 1955): 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018 . Retrieved 27 May 2021.
Stop-gap: the BMARC GCM-AO3-2 mount for twin Oerlikon 30mm, each capable of 650 rpm. These were fitted across the fleet in the mid-late 1980s to replace the 40mm Bofors and provide better close in air-defence or until more Phalanx CIWS mounts were available.In military situations, these ammunitions are used primarily to take down vehicles, fortifications, personnel, and aircraft. Their high power and destructive penetration force make them lethal weapons in combat.