M168 VADS

m168 cannon  cannon M168, gun carriage M42A1, sight M61 TEXT The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most combat aircraft since the 1960s

-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon  gun that has been used by the United States Army since the 1960s The main armament of the VADS was the M168 gun which was the standard cannon

The M168 gun is a modified M61 Vulcan aircraft gun and has a high rate of fire up to 3000 rounds per minute Just like its Soviet counterpart ZSU-23-4, the M163 d Armament M168 Gun System firing 3000 rounds per minute Gun Range Anti-air: 5249 ft : ground: 3281 ft