120mm "Shotgun" Cannister Round

Vince · Last edited by Vince on Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:05 am; edited 1 time in total

Here ya go Eric....take this duck huntin' mate.

120mm Shotgun Round

Its a Cannister round fired from a 120mm gun in a tank. Take note right towards the end when it shows a single round fired at multiple targets on a range....the sound of the round being fired is enough to make me want one, but the down range performance is to say the least awesome. Very Happy

You wouldn't be shooting a single duck mate....you'd be chasing whole flocks of the buggers. wtf

Cheers, Vince

whittling

No wonder why terrorists never fight us in the open

PaulS

Heck with two rounds you could clear the forest with the first shot and kill everyone left standing (or crawling) with the second round.

Vince

PaulS wrote:

Heck with two rounds you could clear the forest with the first shot and kill everyone left standing (or crawling) with the second round.

And you say that like its a bad thing Paul. Very Happy

Cheers, Vince

phill21

I am with you vince i want one of those Very Happy

phil

Bushmaster

Anyone for deforestation?

SwampFox

Looks a bit like a Bee Hive round. Vince, when A btry of 319th of the 173 Abn was overran in the Ashau Valley, B & C turned their 12 guns on A's 6 guns and fired point blank untill all movement ceased. We got the 6 guns from A in at the 2/319th of the 101st Abn at Ft Campbell. It was amazing what the projectiles will make holes in, including several inch thick cannon barrels.
Best,
Ed

ElyBoy

Shoot-em-then pluck-em--no fuss--no muss-- Very Happy

Vince--I have stories that I would only tell you by direct email of the stuff that I did while hunting in my single and wilder days.

That cannister is child's play compared to some of the things that I used to do. Evil Devil

Eric

Vince · Last edited by Vince on Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:58 am; edited 1 time in total

SwampFox wrote:

Looks a bit like a Bee Hive round.
Best, Ed

Not sure what you guys in the US Artillery call a Bee Hive round, but a Bee Hive in the Aussie Army is actually a "stand off" shaped explosive charge used to punch holes in things.

Shaped Charges

Back on topic...how many days now Eric?

Cheers, Vince

phill21

Sampfox not trying to be smart here but i thought the beehive round was made up of hundreds of Flechelets ( dart like things ) i know they where deverstating.

Smile

phil

Vince

Phill....in the Aussie Army its the Canister round that is loaded with flechettes, fired from either a tank, artillery gun or a 40mm Grenade Launcher (M79 or M203).

The Tank Cartridge, 120mm, Canister, XM1028, is a tank round comprised of 1150 (est.) tungsten balls, which are expelled upon muzzle exit. There is no fuse on this round.

The 40mm canister cartridge provides a short range anti-personnel capability from muzzle to a maximum effective range of 100 metres.

The Beehive is what I've posted above, a Shaped Charge Demolition Charge...I've actually used them. Maybe some Armies call the Canister round a Beehive round...dunno.

Cheers, Vince

Vince

Anywayz....I'll give myself a bagful of uppercuts Bang Head

for posting an Off Topic thread...sorry guys.

Cheers, Vince

Pumpkinslinger

Vince, what we refer to as a "bee hive" round is similar to canister but contains flechettes instead of round projectiles. A cousin of mine served in an USMC Ontos unit in Viet Nam, including the Tet Offensive in Hue, and told me stories about how effective they were.

You know, with a round like this I might be able to hit some Sporting Clays...

Vince

Punkin wrote:

You know, with a round like this I might be able to hit some Sporting Clays...

Me too mate...but think of the recoil and cost of reloading. wtf

Cheers, Vince

Northern Canuck

My luck all the tungsten balls would miss me and I would get hit by that wad. Jaw Drop