The Bushmaster IV is a 40 mm chain-driven autocannon designed and built by Alliant Techsystems, based on the M242 Bushmaster, Bushmaster II and Bushmaster III. [1][2] The Bushmaster IV fires 40×365mmR 3P (Prefragmented, Programmable, Proximity-fuzed), APFSDS -T Mk I, and APFSDS-T Mk II rounds.

Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle armour.

Bofors has developed an improved 40 mm L/70 APFSDS-T Mk II IM round that can defeat all AFVs and penetrate the side armour of MBTs. APFSDS-T Mk II IM can be fired at maximum rate of fire and is constructed of a tungsten penetrator, stabilized by four fins and a …

Our 40mm Cased Telescoped Ammunition. Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) This tungsten projectile can penetrate more than 140mm of Rolled Homogenous Armour (RHA) at 1,500m and is designed to overcome light armoured vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles, including those heavily protected with advanced add-on armour.

The Swedish CV9040 infantry fighting vehicle features the 40mm Bofors L/70 automatic cannon, capable of firing APFSDS projectiles. The simulation presents one of these projectiles impacting the...

These values give the 40-mm CTAI APFSDS a high velocity at the target for typical engagement distances. The measured shock to the vehicle and overpressures within the vehicle during firing all appear to be at acceptable levels for these initial tests.

Breda claims that a twin Fast Forty, firing 900 rounds per minute, can kill an incoming supersonic missile flying in a straight line at ranges as great as 3,280 yards (3,000 m). The mount automatically switches from the lighter HE round to the heavier APFSDS when the missile reaches a range of 1,100 yards (1,000 m).

Apr 28, 2024 · By the end of 1996, ammunition natures planned for the 40 mm CTAS included Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T), General Purpose-Tracer (GP-T), Training Practice-Tracer (TP-T), Reduced Range Training Round-Tracer (RRTR-T), and Frangible Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer (FAPDS-T).

Bofors has developed an improved 40 mm L/70 APFSDS-T Mk II IM round that can defeat all AFVs and penetrate the side armour of MBTs. APFSDS-T Mk II IM can be fired at maximum rate of fire and is constructed of a tungsten penetrator, stabilized by four fins and a …

Discarding Sabot Tracer (APFSDS-T) and High Explosive Air Burst Tracer (HEAB-T) rounds has been performed using Internal Research and Development (IRAD) funding. This ammunition family functions in the Mk44 automatic gun system built by …