United Defense fires 105mm cannon using 155mm charges

United Defense Industries, Inc. successfully fired a 105mm round from a variable-volume cannon that uses 155mm modular propellant charges, the company said Feb. 26. The variable-volume chamber cannon (named 105mm V2 C2), essentially a cannon with a variable-volume breach, has continuously fired...

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