"The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Nov 2017 12:53 p.m. PST |
…Shells for its AC-130U Gunships. "The U.S. Air Force is rebuilding tens of thousands of World War II-era cannon rounds specifically for the 40mm cannons on its AC-130U Spooky II. Though the service has long been looking to finally retire this particular part of the gunship's arsenal, which has increasingly become a logistical nightmare, the aging guns have so far proven too effective to get rid of completely. In November 2017, the U.S. Air Force revealed that the 780th Test Systems Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida had been testing the upgraded 40mm high explosive ammunition, known as the PGU-9D/B, earlier in the year. The new version combines decades old components with a fuze that is safer and more reliable than the original model. Some of the brass cartridge cases had production date stamps dating to 1944…"
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Frederick  | 30 Nov 2017 1:54 p.m. PST |
Recycling ammunition made 73 years ago? What could possibly go wrong? Seriously does speak to how scary good the Spooky IIs are at laying down the law |
| StarCruiser | 30 Nov 2017 6:54 p.m. PST |
Seriously? The Bofors is still around to this day. The newer models are 70 calibers but…? link |
| Lion in the Stars | 30 Nov 2017 8:30 p.m. PST |
Different brass casing in the L70 than the WW2-era L60s. But rebuilding the brass is easy: Pull the shell, dump old powder and primer, replace. Remanufacturing the shell is a bit more challenging, since you're talking about melting explosives. |
 javelin98 | 30 Nov 2017 11:06 p.m. PST |
For a $40 USD billion exclusive no-bid contract, me and my buddy will supply all the shells the Air Force needs. Payment required up front. *cough* |
| Daniel S | 30 Nov 2017 11:59 p.m. PST |
Sounds like the Swedish army could have made some nice extra $$ if we had kept some of the thousands of L60 barrels and all of the pristine ammunition that was scrapped in the early 1990's when the L60 was removed from active service. The regimental workshop had hundreds of L60s and 20mm hispano-suiza AA guns lined up for scrapping at the time and disposing of the muntions supposedly kept the only Swedish company qualified to do so 10 years. |
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