MK 30-2/ABM (30 mm)

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

General info

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Available ammunition

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

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	87	86	81	75	70	65
MK266	3	3	3	3	3	3
PMC308	47	44	36	28	22	17
PMC287	121	119	111	97	93	83

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
MK266	HEI-T*	1,080	0.36	0	0.1	54.4	79°	80°	81°
PMC308	HEI-T	1,100	0.36	0.2	1.5	0.8	79°	80°	81°
PMC287	APFSDS	1,405	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	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 HE-TF rounds to deal with air targets
• Plenty of ammo
• Good muzzle velocity
• Overheats slowly

Cons:

• Slow rate of fire rate
• 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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