A U.S. Army M163 from the 24th Infantry Division at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in November 1988
Type
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1968–present
Used by
See list of operators
Wars
Vietnam War
Western Sahara War
1982 Lebanon War
Invasion of Panama
Persian Gulf War
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Iraq War (Limited)
Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)
Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen[1]
Production history
Designer
General Electric
Designed
1964
Produced
1965–1970, 1975-1979, 1982
No. built
654
Specifications
Mass
24,700 lb (11,200 kg) (M163) 27,140 lb (12,310 kg) (M163A1) 27,542 lb (12,493 kg) (M163A2) combat weight
Length
191.5 in (4.86 m)
Width
112.4 in (2.85 m)
Height
115 in (2.9 m)
Crew
4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Elevation
+80° / -5°
Armor
Rolled 5083/5086 H32 aluminium, 29 mm (1.14 in) - 45 mm (1.77 in)
Main armament
M168 General Dynamics 20 mm Rotary cannon 2,000 rounds (M163) 2,230 rounds (M163A1/A2)
Secondary armament
None/crew small arms
Engine
General Motors 6V53, 6-cylinder two-stroke diesel 212 hp (158 kW)
Suspension
torsion bar, 5 road wheels
Operational range
275 mi (443 km) (M163/A2) 300 mi (480 km) (M163A1)
Maximum speed
40 mph (64 km/h)
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 M163 provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. It replaced the M42 Duster as the standard American armored light air-defense gun.[2]
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