MK 30-2/ABM (30 mm)

The 30 mm MK 30-2/ABM on the PUMA gun mantlet.

Description

The 30 mm MK 30-2/ABM is a gas-operated autocannon with a dual feed system developed by Rheinmetall Defense for the PUMA IFV.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• PUMA
• KF41

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: APDS
• MK266: HEI-T*
• PMC308: Ahead
• PMC287: APFSDS

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
APDS	87	86	81	75	70	65
HEI-T	9	8	6	5	3	3
Ahead	44	42	34	26	20	16
APFSDS	121	119	111	97	93	83

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
APDS	1,480	0.19	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°
HEI-T	1,080	0.36	0.1	0.1	54.4	79°	80°	81°
Ahead	1,100	0.36	0.2	1.5	0.8	79°	80°	81°
APFSDS	1,405	0.16	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

• M242 (25 mm): an American autocannon with a similar rate of fire and that can fire M919 APFSDS
• 2A42 (30 mm): a Soviet/Russian autocannon of the same calibre that has a higher rate of fire
• Oerlikon KDE (35 mm): an autocannon found on the Type 89 IFV with similar penetration performance

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has access to APFSDS rounds
• Has Ahead (HE-TF) rounds to deal with air targets
• Plenty of ammo
• Good muzzle velocity
• Overheats slowly

Cons:

• Slow rate of fire rate
• Ahead (HE-TF) can be hard to use against faster air targets
• Stock belt is subpar for destroying ground units

History

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See also

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Italy tank cannons
20 mm	Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm	Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm	Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm	47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm	Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm	75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm	90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm	Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm	Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm	Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm	OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm	M6 (USA)
75 mm	KwK37 (Germany) · KwK40 L48 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) · StuK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm	M1 (USA) · QF 17-pounder (Britain)
90 mm	M3 (USA)
105 mm	L7A3 (Germany) · M68 (USA)
155 mm	M126 (USA)
	Hungary
20 mm	Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm	37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm	41.M · 43.M
105 mm	MÁVAG 40/43M
	Foreign:
30 mm	2A72 (USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM (Germany)
88 mm	KwK36 (Germany)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
122 mm	2A31 (USSR)
125 mm	2A46 (USSR)