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30mm GAU-8/A PGU-13/B HEI - PGU-14/B API - PGU-15/B TP

The document discusses 30mm ammunition produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, including the PGU-13/B HEI, PGU-14/B API, and PGU-15/B TP rounds. The PGU-13/B is a high explosive incendiary round, the PGU-14/B is an armor piercing incendiary round for use against tanks, and the PGU-15/B is a lower cost target practice round. These rounds have been used in weapons like the GAU-8/A Gatling gun and are effective against a wide range of targets.

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30mm GAU-8/A PGU-13/B HEI - PGU-14/B API - PGU-15/B TP

The document discusses 30mm ammunition produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, including the PGU-13/B HEI, PGU-14/B API, and PGU-15/B TP rounds. The PGU-13/B is a high explosive incendiary round, the PGU-14/B is an armor piercing incendiary round for use against tanks, and the PGU-15/B is a lower cost target practice round. These rounds have been used in weapons like the GAU-8/A Gatling gun and are effective against a wide range of targets.

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30MM

GAU-8/A
PGU-13/B HEI - PGU-14/B API - PGU-15/B TP

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems 30mm GAU-8/A ammunition was the most effective ammunition used in Operation Desert Storm. Performance has been proven against all targets, including tanks, armored and light vehicles. - Not only combat effective, but cost effective, the PGU-15/B is the lowest cost target practice cartridge of this caliber in the world. - The 30mm x 173 family has been used in the GAU-8/A Gatling Gun, the Goalkeeper CIWS, and the Bushmaster II. Derivatives of the 30mm X 173 GAU 8/A family are developed and qualified by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for use in the 30mm Mauser Model F Gun Systems.

30MM GAU-8/A

PGU-14/B API - PGU-15/B TP - PGU-13/B HEI

- TP round is ballistically matched to the API and HEI and provides for cost-effective training for Goalkeeper and other 30mm X173 cartridges. - More than 100,000,000 rounds produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. - PGU-13/B - High Explosive Incendiary (HEI): Provides fragmentation and incendiary effects for use against personnel, trucks, ammunition storage, and many other targets. - PGU-14/B - Armor Piercing Incendiary (API): The high density penetrator provides excellent armor penetration capability and after-armor effects against tanks and armored personnel carriers.

- PGU-15/B - Target Practice (TP): A ballistically matched, low cost TP cartridge for use in training, weapons testing, and aircraft systems checkout For over a century, our customers have been receiving more than a product. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems provides quality, service, reliability, performance and technology development. In fact, we are the U.S. leader in multi-purpose and kinetic energy medium caliber ammunition technology. Our medium caliber research and development programs push the state-ofthe-art in ballistics, performance and cost effectiveness in production.

PGU-13/B HEI

PGU-14/B API

PGU-15/B TP

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