Tank Ammunition
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306 Tank Ammunition INVESTMENT COMPONENT Modernization MISSION PRODUCTION4HE- WITHITSREDUCED SYSTEM INTERDEPENDENCIES Provides overwhelming lethality range, simulates tactical trajectory to )NTHIS0UBLICATION Recapitalization overmatch in tank ammunition. METERSANDTHE-SIMULATES None Maintenance the M830A1 size, weight, and nose switch. To support the Stryker force, /THER-AJOR)NTERDEPENDENCIES DESCRIPTION THEMM-OBILE'UN3YSTEMUSES The Abrams Main Battle Tank fires The current 120mm family of M1040 canister cartridges. The 120mm ammunition, the Stryker tank ammunition consists of M1040 canister cartridge provides -OBILE'UN3YSTEMlRESMM fourth-generation kinetic energy rapid, lethal fire against massed ammunition. (KE), multipurpose, and canister assaulting infantry at close range, ammunition. KE ammunition lethality and is also used in training. The PROGRAM STATUS is optimized by firing a maximum- MM-!%ISAREDUCEDRANGE s#UURENTM829A3, M830, M830A1, weight sub-caliber projectile at the training cartridge intended to provide M1002 and M908, M1028, M1040, greatest velocity possible, defeating the Soldier the training capability -! -!ARElELDED advanced threat armor. The M829A3 to maximize the effectiveness of the kinetic energy cartridge provides TACTICALMM-+%CARTRIDGE PROJECTED ACTIVITIES armor-defeat capability. The M829E4, which provides armor defeat capability. s&9-INPRODUCTION- the next-generation KE cartridge, 4HE-!%ISABALLISTICMATCHFOR M831A1 in recapitalization is currently in the Engineering, the M900 KE cartridge. The cartridge s&9-!%-ILESTONE# Manufacturing, Design (EMD) Phase will be used in the Stryker Mobile Gun s&9-%-ILESTONE# of the acquisition cycle and Milestone System (MGS). The MGS employs the #ISSCHEDULEDFOR&9-ULTIPURPOSE -!!MMRImEDGUNTUBEWITH ammunition uses a high-explosive a Muzzle Reference System (MRS) warhead to provide blast, armor and an autoloader for storage and penetration, and fragmentation effects. HANDLINGOFITSMMAMMUNITION The shotgun shell-like M1028 canister 4HEMM-!TRAININGCARTRIDGE cartridge provides the Abrams tank is a ballistic match to the M393A3 with effective, rapid, lethal fire against tactical round, both of which completed massed assaulting infantry, and is also PRODUCTIONIN&9 used in training. The 120mm family has dedicated training cartridges in ACQUISITION PHASE Technology Development Engineering & Manufacturing Development Production & Deployment Operations & Support UNITED STATES ARMY 307 Tank Ammunition FOREIGN MILITARY SALES M831A1 and M865: Iraq KE-WA1: Kuwait CONTRACTORS M1002, M865 and M829E4: Alliant Techsystems (Plymouth, MN) M1002, M865, and KEW: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (St. Petersburg, FL) M1040: L-3 Communications (Lancaster, PA) WEAPON SYSTEMS 2013.