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*'''ADEN 30 MM GUN''' | *'''ADEN 30 MM GUN''' | ||
**'''Mk.1''' – ''1945:'' ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.1 barrel chambered for the 30 x 86 mm A Low Velocity (LV) cartridge | **'''Mk.1''' – ''1945:'' ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.1 barrel chambered for the 30 x 86 mm A Low Velocity (LV) cartridge | ||
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== Abbreviations == | == Abbreviations == | ||
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* HE = High Explosive | * HE = High Explosive | ||
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* HV = High Velocity | * HV = High Velocity | ||
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* sk ptr = skarp patron (live cartridge) | * sk ptr = skarp patron (live cartridge) | ||
* mgr = mingranat (high explosive, high capacity shell) | * mgr = mingranat (high explosive, high capacity shell) | ||
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* ö k sar = ögonblickligt känsligt spetsanslagsrör (instant, sensitive, nose contact fuze) | * ö k sar = ögonblickligt känsligt spetsanslagsrör (instant, sensitive, nose contact fuze) | ||
| − | === | + | == Sources == |
| + | === Manuals === | ||
| + | ==== SAF ==== | ||
| + | *G AMKAT, Gemensam ammunitionskatalog, Data och bilder, 2001 års upplaga | ||
| + | *AMRÖJ, Ammunitionsröjning, FV akanam. Data och bilder, kursutgåva 1975 | ||
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| + | ==== RAF ==== | ||
| + | *Air Publication, 110L-0201-1, 30mm ammunition and fuzes, (Aden Gun), General and technical information. Ministry of Defence, Prepared by the Ministry of Technology. 1970 | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
| + | *Volume 2, Part 3, Hunter Weapons, The 30mm ADEN Gun, Rocket Projectiles, Air To Air Missiles, Bombs, etc. | ||
| − | * | + | === Internet links === |
| + | *[https://drive.google.com/file/d/18G5YDEealZT0E2DBoawLjoxscFUpkDW9/view?usp=sharing 30 MM ADEN/DEFA AMMUNITION FAMILY] | ||
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This is a user made article on the 30 mm ADEN autocannon. It is WIP with no end. |
The ADEN autocannon (acronym for of Armament Development ENfield) is a basically a German 30 mm MK 213 revolver cannon reworked to be produced in British factoriers.
History
Britain, along with the allies, captured the prototypes of the WIP 30 mm MK 213 in Germany at the end of the war and decided to finish the development for their own use. The US developed the gun into the 20 mm FMC T-160 (later redesignated to 20 mm M39) and the French developed it into the 30 mm DEFA series.
The British ADEN was originally more or less just a 1-1 copy of the German 30 mm MK 213, even using the 30×90mm RB cartridge but in the end it entered service with a 30×86mm cartridge (later with the suffix A).
Variants
- ADEN 30 MM GUN
- Mk.1 – 1945: ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.1 barrel chambered for the 30 x 86 mm A Low Velocity (LV) cartridge
- Mk.2 – 1952: ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.2 barrel chambered for the 30 x 86 mm B Low Velocity (LV) cartridge
- Mk.3 – 1954: ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.3 barrel chambered for the 30 x 111 mm J High Velocity (HV) cartridge
- Mk.4 – 1957: ADEN 30 fitted with Mk.4 barrel chambered for the 30 x 113 mm B High Velocity (HV) cartridge (export variant)
- Mk.5 – 198_: ADEN 30 Mk.4 with raised rate of fire up to 1700 rounds per minute
- Mk.6 – 198_: ADEN 30 Mk.5 with unknown changes
- ADEN 25 MM GUN
- Mk.1 – 199_: Improved variant chambered for the 25 x 137 mm NATO STANAG 4173 cartridge (cancelled 1999)
Specifications
| [Expand]25-30 mm ADEN autocannon specifications |
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Ammunition
30 × 86 mm A (Low Velocity)
30 × 86 mm B (Low Velocity)
30 × 111 mm J (High Velocity)
| [Expand]30 × 111 mm J (HV) – explosive shell cartridges |
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| [Expand]30 × 111 mm J (HV) – solid projectile cartridges |
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30 × 113 mm B (High Velocity)
| [Expand]30 × 113 mm B (HV) – solid projectile cartridges |
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Ammunition poster
Abbreviations
English
- HE = High Explosive
- HEHC = High-Explosive, High-Capacity (Mine shell, aka Minengeschoß)
- AP = Armor Piercing
- APCR-BC = Armor-Piercing, Composite Rigid, Ballistic Cap
- P = Practice
- TP = Target Practice
- FP = Fuze, Percussion
- LV = Low Velocity
- HV = High Velocity
Swedish
- sk ptr = skarp patron (live cartridge)
- mgr = mingranat (high explosive, high capacity shell)
- pprj = pansarprojektil (armor piercing projectile)
- övnprj = övningsprojectil (practice projectile)
- ö k sar = ögonblickligt känsligt spetsanslagsrör (instant, sensitive, nose contact fuze)
Sources
Manuals
SAF
- G AMKAT, Gemensam ammunitionskatalog, Data och bilder, 2001 års upplaga
- AMRÖJ, Ammunitionsröjning, FV akanam. Data och bilder, kursutgåva 1975
RAF
- Air Publication, 110L-0201-1, 30mm ammunition and fuzes, (Aden Gun), General and technical information. Ministry of Defence, Prepared by the Ministry of Technology. 1970
Books
- Volume 2, Part 3, Hunter Weapons, The 30mm ADEN Gun, Rocket Projectiles, Air To Air Missiles, Bombs, etc.
