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List of autocannon

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Autocannons are automatic guns with calibers of 20 millimeters (0.79 in) to 57 millimeters (2.2 in). There are many types including chain guns, gast guns, revolver cannons, and rotary cannons. They are being used as military aircraft main guns, naval guns, anti-aircraft weapons, infantry fighting vehicle main guns and are occasionally found on reconnaissance vehicles like the LAV-25.

General autocannons edit

Caliber (mm) Power source Weapon name Country of origin Period
20 Internal Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon   German Empire World War I
20 Internal Nkm wz.38 FK   Poland Interwar
20 Internal Polsten   Poland World War II
20 Internal Berezin B-20   Soviet Union World War II
20 Internal ShVAK cannon   Soviet Union World War II
20 Internal Ho-1 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
20 Internal Ho-3 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
20 Internal Ho-5 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
20 Internal Type 99 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
20 Internal Automatkanon m/40   Sweden World War II
20 Internal Automatkanon m/45   Sweden World War II
20 Internal Automatkanon m/49   Sweden Cold War
20 Internal Hispano-Suiza HS.404   France World War II
20 Internal M621 cannon   France Cold War
20 Internal Oerlikon S    Switzerland World War II
20 Internal Oerlikon FF    Switzerland World War II
20 Internal Oerlikon KAE    Switzerland Modern
20 Internal MG FF cannon   Nazi Germany World War II
20 Internal MG 151/20   Nazi Germany World War II
20 Internal Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202   Germany Cold War
20 Internal Colt Mk 12 cannon[1]   United States Cold War
23 Internal Afanasev Makarov AM-23   Soviet Union Cold War
23 Internal Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23   Soviet Union Cold War
23 Internal Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23   Soviet Union Cold War
23 Internal Nudelman-Suranov NS-23   Soviet Union World War II
25 Internal 72-K   Soviet Union World War II
25 Internal Automatkanon M/32   Sweden World War II
25 Internal Hotchkiss 25 mm cannon   France World War II
25 Internal Type 96 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
25 External M242 Bushmaster   United States Cold War
25 Internal Oerlikon KBA    Switzerland Cold War
28 Internal 1.1" autocannon   United States World War II
30 Internal 30 mm Shipunov 2A42   Soviet Union Cold War
30 Internal 30 mm Shipunov 2A72   Soviet Union Cold War
30 Internal Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1   Soviet Union Cold War
30 Internal Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2   Soviet Union Cold War
30 Internal Ho-155 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
30 Internal Type 2 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
30 Internal Type 5 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
30 Internal MK 101 cannon   Nazi Germany World War II
30 Internal MK 103 cannon   Nazi Germany World War II
30 Internal MK 108 cannon   Nazi Germany World War II
30 Internal Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30   Soviet Union Cold War
30 Internal RARDEN   United Kingdom Cold War
30 External M230 Chain Gun   United States Cold War
30 External Mk44 Bushmaster II   United States Cold War
35 Internal Oerlikon KDA    Switzerland Cold War
35 External Bushmaster III   United States Cold War
37 Internal BK 37   Nazi Germany World War II
37 Internal COW 37 mm gun   United Kingdom World War II
37 Internal Ho-203 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
37 Internal Ho-204 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
37 Internal M4 cannon   United States World War II
37 Internal Nudelman N-37   Soviet Union Cold War
37 Internal Nudelman-Suranov NS-37   Soviet Union World War II
37 Internal QF 1-pounder pom-pom   United Kingdom World War I
40 Internal Bofors 40 mm gun L/60   Sweden World War II
40 Internal Bofors 40 mm gun L/70   Sweden Cold War
40 Internal Ho-301 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
40 Internal QF 2-pounder pom-pom   United Kingdom World War I
40 Internal Vickers S gun   United Kingdom World War II
40 Internal Otobreda Fast Forty   Italy Cold War
40 External Bushmaster IV   United States Cold War
40 Internal CTAS40   United Kingdom Modern
45 Internal Nudelman-Suranov NS-45   Soviet Union World War II
50 Internal Rheinmetall BK-5   Nazi Germany World War II
57 Internal Ho-401 cannon   Empire of Japan World War II
57 Internal AZP S-60   Soviet Union Cold War
57 Internal ZIF-31   Soviet Union Cold War
57 Internal Automatkanon m/47   Sweden Cold War
57 Internal 57 mm Bofors L/60   Sweden Cold War
57 Internal 57 mm Bofors L/70   Sweden Modern

Revolver cannons edit

Caliber (mm) Power source Weapon name Country of origin Period
20 Internal M39 cannon   United States Cold War
20 Internal Mauser MG 213   Nazi Germany World War II
23 Internal Rikhter R-23   Soviet Union Cold War
27 Internal Mauser BK-27   Germany Cold War
30 External Rheinmetall RMK30   Germany Modern
30 Internal ADEN cannon   United Kingdom Cold War
30 Internal DEFA cannon   France Cold War
30 External GIAT 30   France Cold War
30 Internal Oerlikon KCA    Switzerland Cold War
30 Internal NN-30   Soviet Union Cold War
35 Internal Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System    Switzerland Modern
42 External Red King   United Kingdom Cold War

Rotary cannons edit

Caliber (mm) Power source Weapon name Country of origin Period
20 External M61 Vulcan   United States Cold War
20 External M197 electric cannon   United States Cold War
23 Internal Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23   Soviet Union Cold War
25 External GAU-12 Equalizer   United States Cold War
30 External GAU-8 Avenger   United States Cold War
30 External GAU-13   United States Cold War
30 Internal Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30   Soviet Union Cold War
37 External T250   United States Cold War
37 External Hotchkiss 1-pounder Rotary Cannon   France 19th century
47 External Hotchkiss 3-pounder Rotary Cannon   France 19th century

See also edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Williams, pp. 327–328

Bibliography edit

  • Williams, Anthony G. (2022). Autocannon: A History of Automatic Cannon and Their Ammunition. Marlborough, UK: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-78500-920-4.