COMBAT USE OF AIR CANNONS IN AIR COMBAT MANEUVERING

This paper analyses the combat use of air cannons in close-range aerial maneuvering combat (air combat maneuvering, ACM) in terms of their significancy and combat effectiveness. Presented are the specifics of ACM as well as of Galling cannons. The emphasis is laid on the calculation of the probability of kill by a cannon burst, while particular factors, which influence this probability, are analysed. The conclusive part compares the performance of chosen air cannons in terms of energies of variously long cannon bursts as well as the possibilities of cannon fire of the most spread or perspective fighter airplanes.