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Thread: 30MM AAI experimental shell.
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30th March 2011, 06:37 AM #1
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30MM AAI experimental shell.
A 30 x 160. Plastic hull w/alloy base. Not sure what it was to be used in, gun wise.
Shell, 30mm AAI Experimental sectioned 004 (Small).jpg Shell, 30mm AAI Experimental sectioned 001 (Small).jpg Shell, 30mm AAI Experimental sectioned 003 (Small).jpg Shell, 30mm AAI Experimental sectioned 002 (Small).jpgIt's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal the
neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
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30th March 2011, 01:17 PM #2
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1st April 2011, 03:58 AM #3
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One of many in the run up to the GAU 8 . The proj from another series
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1st April 2011, 04:09 AM #4
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Yea. Somewhere along the line, somebody glued that projectile in the case. Anybody got a pic of what a "real" one looked like?
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal the
neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
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24th December 2011, 12:33 PM #5
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Rick, attached some photos of "a real one".
Originally Posted by Slick
According to Dale Davis book "Historical development summary of automatic cannon caliber ammunition: 20-30mm" they were used extensively in single shot firings at AAI. At the time these were made neither the Ford or General Electric GAU 8 cases had been designed and built so AAI built their own.
Dave.
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17th April 2012, 10:53 PM #6
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I noticed in Slicks first post, the TP projectile had the Lot number showing Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, laPort, IN. Was this the projectile that came with the cart case? I know KOP had a rea where Armor Research, (think that is the right name) did a lot of testing. Even after the plant closed they kept their area open and last time I was there they were doing blast overpressure tests on a couple Italian land mines.
KOP also did a lot of loading of the Beano grenades, we found their bodies all over while doing some UXO surveys.
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17th April 2012, 10:57 PM #7
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"Was this the projectile that came with the cart case?"
Yes. Glued in, apparently.It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal the
neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
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