The Ares Incorporated XM274 (originally designated as the medium caliber, antiarmor automatic cannon, MC-AAAC) was an American smoothbore 75mm autocannon designed by Eugene Stoner. [1] It used a rotating breech block with cased telescopic ammunition .

The main armament consisted of an Ares Incorporated XM274 75 mm CTA autocannon with 2-axis stabilization [5] capable of firing Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot and high-explosive. Secondary armament consisted of a coaxial 7.62 mm M240 machine gun and a commander's M240. [1]

Aug 13, 2021 · The HSTV-L’s most particular component was the automatic 75 mm XM274 cannon designed by Eugene Stoner of Ares Incorporated. The L/72 cannon was originally designed with a sliding breech, though this was deemed too unreliable despite its …

Feb 27, 2019 · HSTV-L was a a test bed that closely resembled, from the crew's point of view, a lightweight armored combat vehicle of the type that might be fielded by the Army or Marine Corps. HSTV-L testing...

Apr 15, 2006 · The ARES gun had antitank performance close to that of the contemporary 105mm with APFSDS (see the doc Bruno Anthony posted). The problem was that the 105mm was already seen as running out of steam vs. future threats (ARES was tested circa 1975; Leopard II entered service with 120mm gun in 1979).

Ares has a history of innovative weapon systems, weapons, and accessories including: 1973–1978: Ares FARC (Future Assault Rifle Concept) 1974–1984: 35mm Eagle Air Defense System, 35mm autocannon, 35mm CVAST Turret System; 1975–1988: 75mm XM274 Medium Caliber anti-armor automatic cannon and the XM21 Loader

Jun 29, 2022 · Built by Ares Inc., the 75mm XM274 cannon built for the program was incredibly impressive, featuring roughly 105mm performance and milti-role capability. The Ares gun was ultimately deemed...

Jan 8, 2014 · 22 XM274 75mm Automatic Cannon XM274 75mm Automatic Cannon. Caliber - 75mm Action - Semi Automatic, Hydraulic/Pneumatic Muzzle Velocity - Range-meters Rate of Fire - 60 rounds per minute Weight of Round - lbs Length of Round - Barrel Length - 218.5 inches Weight - 3,000 lbs Gun Carriage - Produced By - ARES Inc

ARES test services meet the needs of almost any ordnance program including weapons, weapons systems, armor, first article and acceptance testing. ARES experience and versatility permits providing the necessary level of field support for large development programs or small experimental projects.

ARES Engineering uses the team approach to each and every engineering program. Through in-house capability and a select group of sub-contractors, ARES can provide all disciplines of Engineering. Our Engineering personnel work with our customers to …