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.

In the late 1960s, the United States Army welcomed a formidable addition to its arsenal, the M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. Over its illustrious service spanning a quarter of a century, the M163 VADS evolved from its original role to take on new combat missions and challenges.

The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most U.S. combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either...

Jan 7, 2021 · The M163 is a self propelled variant of the General Dynamics 20mm M61 rotary cannon mounted in most US aircraft since the 1960s used for air defense.

The M163 VADS was a cold war mass produced self propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the M113 armored personal carrier. It entered service in the Vietnam war and stayed in service until the 1991 Gulf War, gradually replaced by the M2 Bradley and other systems.

Jul 2, 2019 · The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) mated the firepower of the United States Air Force's standard aerial cannon - the M61 Vulcan - with the proven "go-anywhere" hull of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

The U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA) branch has retired its M163 Vulcan tracked and towed 20mm Gatling gun systems, replacing them with Avenger HMMWVs with Stinger SAMs.

May 25, 2019 · TM 9-2350-300-10 M163 VADS. Topics M163, VADS, vulcan, air defense Collection manuals_various; manuals; additional_collections Item Size 382.0M . 1976 manual for M163 Vulcan Air Defense System Addeddate 2019-05-25 20:18:00 Identifier TM9235030010M163VADS Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2q607w6c ...

Le VADS a un équipage de quatre personnes et emporte 2 100 obus de 20 mm. Le M163 avait une portée assez limitée dès le départ. Le M163 avait une portée assez limitée dès le départ. Son obus de 20 × 102 mm d'origine lui donnait une portée pratique de seulement 1 200 mètres, et sa charge de défense aérienne standard des obus HEI-T ...

Hệ thống M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) là một Vũ khí phòng không tự hành (SPAAG) được trang bị cho Lục quân Mỹ. Pháo M168 là một phiên bản của pháo nòng xoay M61 Vulcan cỡ nòng 20 mm (0,79 in) do General Dynamics sản xuất, đây cũng là loại pháo tiêu chuẩn trong quân đội Mỹ từ những năm 1960s, được gắn lên xe thiết giáp hoặc xe kéo.