Any Possibility for New Ammo Belts?

[bramimond]

Howdy there! I'm not sure what kind of ammo we have in the DEFA's at the moment, however they feel a little limp when hitting planes at times. They do great damage to ground targets however, which leads me to believe we have an AP or AP/HE belt. However the DEFA 30mms had belts of all different kinds, listed as follows: 
DEFA 552/552A/553/554


Caliber: 30 mm
Number of main: 1
Barrel length:
Overall length: 1957 mm
Weapon weight:
DEFA 552 -80 kg
DEFA 552A -81 kg
DEFA 553 -81 kg
DEFA 554 -85 kg
Number of chambers: 5
Muzzle velocity: DEFA 554 - 765 m/s APHEI-SD; 815 m/s HEI; 820 mps TP
Cadence:
DEFA 552 - 1250 rounds/min
DEFA 552A - 1300 rounds/min
DEFA 553 - 1300 rounds/min
DEFA 554 - 1100 - 1800 rounds/min
Method of shooting: dose
from DEFA 553 limited (lasting 0.5 s or 1 s) or continuous


Manufacturer: Manufacture National d`Armes

Ammunition:30 x 113 mm
Match: electric
Length:
whole hub 213 mm
cartridge 113 mm
Weight:
whole projectile 245 - 275 g (according to projectile type)
projectile explosive charge 18-50 g (according to projectile type)
whole charge 450 g
dust 48 g
Species:
Type 5432 APHEI-SD
Type 6522 HEI & HEI-SD
Type 21202 TP & TP-T
Type 2671 SAPHEI
Type 2271 AGTP

 

It would be great to know if at all possible, if these would come sometime down the line. Currently the Air to Air effectiveness of the guns are very hit or miss. 

[fausete]

Hi, this is up to ED. We have asked for the new ammo types and they are in the process of implementing them.

[bramimond]

On 8/19/2023 at 11:22 AM, fausete said:

Hi, this is up to ED. We have asked for the new ammo types and they are in the process of implementing them.

Thank you for the honest and prompt reply. Let's hope we see it soon! 

[Tiromir]

Hey guys,

I think this is a feature that'd be very appreciated, and it's been quite a bit since August. Do you guys have news on the subject? I'm afraid ED has given us the "soon" again, as it has been 14 "2 weeks".

Thank you for your work!

 

[bramimond]

Haven't heard any news but considering the current going-on's with ED, I don't presume we'll even find out. 

Frankly, another disappointment to add to the pile. Thank you ED. 

[PawlaczGMD]

Ideally, we would be able to make custom ammo belt mixes from available cartridges - for all modules.