class: AAA
description: "The M163 had a fairly limited range from the start. Its 20x102mm round\
  \ gave it a low effective range of only 1,200 meters, and its standard air-defense\
  \ load of HEI-T rounds would self-destruct at approximately 1800 meters, a hard\
  \ limit on range. Additionally, the radar was a range-only set incapable of finding\
  \ targets. In US and Israeli service, the VADS has rarely been needed in its intended\
  \ purpose of providing defense against aerial threats\u2014consequently, the Vulcan\
  \ gun system was in use throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s primarily as a\
  \ ground support weapon."
introduced: 1989
manufacturer: General Electric
origin: USA
price: 10
role: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
variants:
  M163 Vulcan Air Defense System: {}