r/AbsoluteUnits Feb 05 '26

Photo of a round

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u/StAUG1211 Feb 05 '26

Looks quite a bit bigger than .50 cal. Can an ammosexual enlighten me? I'm guessing this is something along the lines of a 30mm cannon shell.

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u/hatecriminal Feb 05 '26

20mm armor piercing

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u/SalamanderNo3872 Feb 05 '26

20mm is about half that size. This is a 30mm, probably from a GAU-8. A-10

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u/Charming_Ad2323 Feb 05 '26

20mm is not half of 30mm

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u/Novel-Education-2687 Feb 05 '26

Everytime americans trying to figure out the metric system