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> 1. Everything you shoot into the air must come down. This is why they use self destructing ammunition. It's part of what gives some systems the "Firehose" lo
by foxyv 3y ago
> 1. Everything you shoot into the air must come down.
This is why they use self destructing ammunition. It's part of what gives some systems the "Firehose" look because every round is a tracer.
- adolph 3y agoSee CRAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter_rocket,_artillery,_and_mortar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter_rocket,_artillery,_and... C-RAM uses the 20mm HEIT-SD (high-explosive incendiary tracer, self-destruct) ammunition, originally developed for the M163 Vulcan air defense system. These rounds explode on impact with the target, or on tracer burnout, thereby greatly reducing the risk of collateral damage from rounds that fail to hit their target.