The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS), officially Gun, Air Defense Artillery, Self-Propelled 20-mm, M163, is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was primarily used by the United States Army.

The M167 VADS consists of a 20mm M168 cannon, linked ammunition feed system, and a fire control system in powered turret, mounted on an M42A1 towed carriage. [1] The M167A2 VADS was modified with an improved fire-control subsystem.

The M163 became a self propelled variant of the General Dynamics 20mm M61 rotary cannon, an ubiquitous system proven, mounted in most US aircraft since the 1960s. It was then used for air defense and a derivative was also later adopted by the USN and many other navies as the Phalanx system.

Jul 2, 2019 · The rotary cannon was 20mm in caliber and fitted to a powered turret offering 360-degree traverse. Elevation was limited to +80 and -5 and effective range was out to 5 kilometers depending on ammunition type.

Jan 7, 2021 · YORK DIVAD (Division Air Defence gun) was born of the U.S. ARMY'S need for a state-of-the-art mobile Anti-Aircraft gun system to replace the ageing M163 20mm Vulcan A/A gun and M48 Chaparral...

The primary armament of the ZSU VADS was the formidable six-barreled M61 Vulcan cannon, equipped with a rotating block of barrels and designed to fire 20×102 mm ammunition. An external drive facilitated the automatic gun’s operation with electrical ignition.

The M167 VADS Vulcan Air Defense System, which has been withdrawn from service, was a short-range air defense gun intended to protect forward area combat elements and rear area critical assets.

The US M163 20mm Vulcan Air Defence System is a converted M113 APC and mounted with a 20mm Vulcan mini-gun. The gun fires at 3,000 rounds per minute in short bursts of 10, 30, 60, or 100 rounds, or it can fire in continuous fire mode at a rate of 1,000 rounds per minute.

Jul 25, 2024 · The M163 utilized a modified version of the US Air Force's M61 Vulcan six-barreled 20mm rotary cannon. It was installed in an open-topped gun mount M157 on a modified version of the M113A1 APC designated as the M741.

3 days ago · The M163 is equipped with a 20 mm M168 VADS, or Vulcan air defense system. The M168 is a variant of the M61 cannon, which can be found in-game on aircraft, including the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom, up to the more modern F-14, F-16, and the renowned F-15 Eagle.Used initially during the Vietnam War, the M168 was a 20 mm modified air-cooled rotary cannon attached to a small turret on the M163.