Low Recoil Cannon for Helos
ARH Tiger; respectfully, you might be a bit off track in post #15.
Helicopter airframe pounding and cracking due to high recoil weaponry has been a known problem from the Vietnam War onwards, which is why the NC621 low recoil 20mm pod was developed and is now in wide service. See the book APACHE for comments re airframe hammering when firing 30mm cannon.
If I understand correctly, the Germans wisely intended fitting their own Mauser low recoil turreted cannon but weapon development status not known.
A major problem with single turreted cannon is no gun redundancy as they are all mechanical and prone to stoppages to some degree, mostly through ammunition feed problems. Cannon/gun redundancy is essential for close air support.
2 x NC621 20mm cannon pods and 2 x 7.62mm podded miniguns mounted on the stub wing stations would be a more effective optional fit for the Australian Tiger.
Last edited by Bushranger 71; 23rd Jul 2010 at 08:26.