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    The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War...
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    The Becker also served as the pattern for the famous Swiss-built Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, which is in service to this day, and in a later form, was the original...
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    mm Oerlikon KAE cannon, calibre 20×128 mm (modernised variant of KAA and KAB cannons) Oerlikon KBA autocanon, calibre 25×137 mm Oerlikon KCA autocanon,...
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    IJNAS's Type 99 cannon. The basic design was based on the original Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, in turn based on the German Empire's Becker 20 mm cannon of World War...
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    The Oerlikon GDF or Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves (renamed as Rheinmetall Air Defence AG following...
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    Hispano-Suiza HS.820. It fires the same 20×139 mm round. The need for a newer 20 mm defence cannon than the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon began to grow noticeably during...
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  • Zürich Oerlikon Oerlikon KBA, a 25 mm cannon Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, an anti-aircraft cannon Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon, an anti-aircraft cannon Oerlikon (Zürich)...
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    HMS Prince of Wales, but as of 2021 had not been fitted. The Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon can be found on the Albion-class landing platform docks, the...
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    Oerlikon cannon was about £350, while the cost of the Polsten was between £60 and £70. In January 1944, the 21st Army Group decided that only 20 mm Polsten...
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    HS.404 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Oerlikon KCB Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 Zastava M55 ZPU ZU-23-2 A for 20, B for 23 or 25, C for 30 and D for 35 mm. 20 x 139...
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