DEFA are a French lot by the way!!
As far as I know Radway Green were the only makers of Aden rounds 30 x 113B. I think the Aden cannon was a BAe developed weapon & RG became part of BAe?
DEFA are a French lot by the way!!
As far as I know Radway Green were the only makers of Aden rounds 30 x 113B. I think the Aden cannon was a BAe developed weapon & RG became part of BAe?[/Q
Sorry was going to say the same as TonyE,missed his answer on the second page:tinysmile_cry_t2:
Tony
This might help a bit. It also backs up my point about interchangeability/compatibility.
http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/30mm cannon.htm
We should keep in mind that interchangeability is not based on the shape of the case. A wide spread error.
Indeed. This not only applies to the Aden/DEFA/M230 trio, but also the Oerlikon KCA/GAU-8 30x173 rounds and the three different ranges of Russian 30x165 ammo (one for each service).
This can lead to some oddities, for instance in Russian helicopter guns. The Mi-24P carries a twin-barrelled GSh-30K, while the Mi-28 (and Ka-50 family) has a single-barrel 2A42. Both use 30x165 ammo, but the GSh-30K is an air force gun and therefore uses electrically-primed ammo, while the 2A42 is an army gun with percussion-primed ammo.