# Airburst round > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Airburst_round > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Airburst_round.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airburst_round > Source revision: 1333044819 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Tactical explosive ammunition}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2009}} thumb|right|400px|Airburst effect from 40mm round on dummy soldiers An '''airburst round''' is a type of [tactical](/source/Military_tactics) [anti-personnel](/source/anti-personnel) and [anti-aircraft](/source/anti-aircraft) explosive ammunition, typically a [shell](/source/Shell_(projectile)) or [grenade](/source/grenade), that [detonate](/source/detonate)s in midair, causing [air burst](/source/air_burst) effect [fragment](/source/Fragmentation_(weaponry)) damage to enemy personnel or aircraft (notably comparably unsophisticated [unmanned aircraft system](/source/unmanned_aircraft_system)s such as modified [racing drone](/source/drone_racing)s). In the latter case, airburst rounds are used in anti-aircraft or "zenith" cannon, known in military slang as FLAK (from the German "fliegerabwehrkanone", ''air defence cannon'') or ack-ack (from the British phonetic alphabet, as an initialism for Anti Air). This makes it easier to hit enemy soldiers behind a wall, in a [defensive fighting position](/source/defensive_fighting_position), or in a confined space or room. It is used on many [gun](/source/gun)s, from [artillery](/source/artillery) to the hand-held [XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System](/source/XM25_Individual_Airburst_Weapon_System) (derived from the [XM29 OICW](/source/XM29_OICW)). Unlike traditional grenades, such as the [40 mm grenade](/source/40_mm_grenade), smart grenades can be electronically programmed to explode after travelling a certain distance. A [fire control computer](/source/fire_control_computer) or some other electronic sighting system is used to quickly program the electronic [fuse](/source/Fuse_(explosives)) with any distance, as conditions dictate. [Orbital ATK](/source/Orbital_ATK) developed 30x173mm [Mk310 PABM-T](/source/Mk310_PABM-T) airburst rounds for [Mk44 Bushmaster II](/source/Mk44_Bushmaster_II).{{cite web|url=https://www.orbitalatk.com/defense-systems/small-caliber-systems/30-20mmx173mm/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702235536/https://www.orbitalatk.com/defense-systems/small-caliber-systems/30-20mmx173mm |archivedate=2017-07-02|title=30mm & 20mm x 173mm Munition System |website=Orbitak ATK}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orbitalatk.com/defense-systems/small-caliber-systems/30-20mmx173mm/docs/30-20x173_Fact_Sheet.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329035326/https://www.orbitalatk.com/defense-systems/small-caliber-systems/30-20mmx173mm/docs/30-20x173_Fact_Sheet.pdf |archivedate=2017-03-29|title=30mm x 173mm Air Burst Munition System |website=Orbital ATK}} ==Terminology== It is also called an '''airburst shell''', '''air burst grenade''', '''programmable ammunition''', '''3P ammunition''' or '''smart grenade'''. ==List of airburst round platforms== [[Image:Rifle xk11.jpg|thumb|right|200px|20mm grenades shown in front of an [S&T Daewoo K11](/source/S%26T_Daewoo_K11), a Korean [Bullpup](/source/Bullpup) dual-barrel airburst multi-weapon.]] *[20 mm](/source/20_mm) grenade **[XM29 OICW](/source/XM29_OICW) **[Daewoo K11](/source/Daewoo_K11) **[QTS-11](/source/ZH-05) *[25 mm grenade](/source/25_mm_grenade): **[XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System](/source/XM25_Individual_Airburst_Weapon_System) **[XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon](/source/XM307_Advanced_Crew_Served_Weapon) **[Barrett XM109](/source/Barrett_XM109) *[30 mm](/source/30_mm) **[Shipunov 2A42](/source/Shipunov_2A42){{cite web |url=http://tass.com/defense/941885 |title=TASS: Military & Defense - Russia to develop anti-drone shrapnel ammunition |format= |accessdate=}} **2A72{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/august_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/uvz_to_unveil_modernized_bmp-1_with_2a72_cannon_at_army_2018.html |title=UVZ to unveil modernized BMP-1 with 2A72 cannon at Army 2018 | August 2018 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2018 | Archive News year |date=16 August 2018 |accessdate=}} **[Mk44 Bushmaster II](/source/Mk44_Bushmaster_II) **[Rheinmetall MK30-2/ABM](/source/Rheinmetall_MK30-2%2FABM){{cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/Cannons-and-Gear/MK-30-2_a001467002.aspx|title=MK 30-2|website=www.deagel.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/18216/mauser-wins-german-afv-gun-contract.html|title=Germany Opts for Mauser Automatic Cannon MK 30-2 with Air Burst Munition|website=www.defense-aerospace.com}} **[Rheinmetall Wotan 30 ABM](/source/Rheinmetall_Wotan_30_ABM){{cite web|url=https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/public_relations/themen_im_fokus/entwicklungsschwerpunkt_effektoren/index.php|title=Rheinmetall Defence - R&D focus - effectors|website=www.rheinmetall-defence.com}} **[Rheinmetall KCE](/source/Oerlikon_KCA){{Cite news|url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/rheinmetall-seasnake-close-to-production|title=Rheinmetall: SeaSnake close to production|website=European Defence Review|language=en|date=19 October 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.rheinmetall.com/Rheinmetall%20Group/Systeme%20und%20Produkte/Systeme%20fuer%20die%20Marine/Waffensysteme%20und%20Munition/RWM_Sea_Snake_30_LREdition2_en.pdf|title=SEASNAKE30|website=[Rheinmetall](/source/Rheinmetall)|language=en|access-date=25 May 2024}} *[35 mm](/source/35_mm_caliber) **[PAPOP](/source/PAPOP) **[Norinco QLU-11](/source/Norinco_LG5_%2F_QLU-11) **Rheinmetall Wotan 35 ABM **[Rheinmetall AHEAD 35](/source/AHEAD_ammunition) **[Skyshield](/source/Skyshield); [Skynex](/source/Skynex) *[40 mm](/source/40_mm) **[Bofors 40 mm gun](/source/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L%2F60) **[Mk 47 Striker](/source/Mk_47_Striker) **[Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System](/source/Multi_Caliber_Individual_Weapon_System) **[Norinco LG5](/source/Norinco_LG5_%2F_QLU-11) **K40 **[40mm CTA](/source/40mm_CTA) **[Atom 40 mm](/source/%3Atr%3AAselsan_Atom_40_mm_Y%25C3%25BCksek_H%25C4%25B1zl%25C4%25B1_Ak%25C4%25B1ll%25C4%25B1_M%25C3%25BChimmat) *57 mm **[AU-220M](/source/AU-220M) *[84 mm](/source/84_mm) **[Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle](/source/Carl_Gustaf_8.4cm_recoilless_rifle) *[125 mm](/source/125_mm) grenade **[M-84AS1](/source/M-84AS1) ==See also== *[Traveling charge](/source/Traveling_charge), proto-airburst round *[Precision-guided munition](/source/Precision-guided_munition) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External media== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1dVcJXXxcY Video showing effects of 40mm programmable airburst ammunition] Category:Grenades Category:Ammunition {{Ammo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Airburst round](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airburst_round) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airburst_round?action=history)). 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