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M940 MPT-SD

Cannon  
United States of America

The M940 multi-purpose target self destruct (MPT-SD) is a US 20 mm (20×102) cannon round, which is equipped with a pyrotechnical-initiated high explosive incendiary tracer self-destruct (HEI-T-SD) projectile. The M940 round was developed for use with the Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) and the Product Improved Vulcan Air Defense System (PIVADS), replacing the earlier M246 HEI-T-SD round. Though developed for low-level air defence use, it w...

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