autocannon

An autocannon, automatic cannon, machine cannon or anti-tank machine gun, is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun. Autocannons have a longer effective range and greater terminal performance than machine guns, due to the use of larger/heavier munitions, but are usually smaller than tank guns, howitzers, field guns, or other artillery. When used on its own, the word "autocannon" typically indicates a non-rotary weapon with a single barrel. When multiple rotating barrels are involved, such a weapon is referred to as a "rotary autocannon" or "rotary cannon". If it uses a single barrel with a rotating cylinder with multiple chambers, it is known as a "revolver autocannon" or "revolver cannon"; both of these systems are commonly used as aircraft guns and anti-aircraft guns.

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10 cm brons snelvuur, 10.5 cm automatic turret gun m/50, 20 mm, 20 mm modèle F2 gun, 20cm AA Gun, 25 mm, 2A38, 2A42 Cobra, 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43, 3.7 cm FlaK 43, 30 mm, 7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57, ADEN 30 mm canon, Afanasev Makarov AM-23, Becker Type M2, Berezin B-20, BK 37, BK 5, Bofors 120 mm m/50 gun, Bofors 20 mmM/49, Bofors 20 mm automatic cannon m/45, Bofors 25 mm gun m/32, Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, Bofors 57 mm gun, Bofors 57 mm gun Mk.3, Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun, Bofors 57 mm Mk.1 gun, Bofors twin 57 mm, cannon, COW 37 mm gun, CRN 91 Naval Gun, Denel Land Systems GI-2, Draconian, DS30B rapid fire cannon, GAU-12 Equalizer, GAU-13, GAU-7, GAU-8/A Avenger, GE 225, GIAT 30, Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23, Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2, Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30, Hispano-Suiza HS.820, Hispano-Suiza HS.831, Hispano-Suiza HSS 825, Ho-1 cannon, Ho-301 cannon, Ilyushin Il-76, LS, M/40 Automatic cannon, M10, M197, M230 chain gun, M39 cannon, M4, M621 cannon, Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon, Martin AM Mauler, Mauser BK 27, Mauser MG 151, Mk 12, MK 30, Nexter Narwhal, NRP Vega, Nudelman N-37, Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23, Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30, Nudelman-Suranov NS-45, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, Oerlikon GDF series 35 mm twin gun mount, Oerlikon KCA, Oerlikon KD series 35mm cannon, Polsten, Unknown, QF 1-pounder pom-pom, QF 2 pounder gun, RARDEN, revolver cannon, Rh 202, Rh 503, Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon, Rheinmetall RMK30, Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 101, Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103, Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108, Rikhter R-23, rotary cannon, S-60, Shpitalny Sh-37, Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov AK, SM-20-ZIP, small-calibre automatic gun, SMS Karlsruhe, T249 Vigilante, TRT-25 remote weapon station, Type 2 cannon, Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun, Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon, Type 99, Vektor GA-1 Rattler, Vickers QF 1½ pounder gun, Vickers S, Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23, weapon type, 

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  10 cm brons snelvuur ⓘ
  

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  20 mm autocannon ⓘ
  rapid-fire automatic cannon firing 20 mm ammunition

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  20 mm modèle F2 gun ⓘ
  French naval gun

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  20cm AA Gun ⓘ
  

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  25 mm autocannon ⓘ
  autocannon class

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  2A38 ⓘ
  

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  2A42 Cobra ⓘ
  modular autocannon turret

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  30 mm autocannon ⓘ
  autocannon family

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  ADEN 30 mm canon ⓘ
  30 mm revolver autocannon aircraft armament

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  Becker Type M2 ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Berezin B-20 ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  BK 37 ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Bofors 20 mm automatic cannon m/45 ⓘ
  

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  Bofors 25 mm gun m/32 ⓘ
  type of anti-aircraft gun

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  Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun ⓘ
  autocannon family by Bofors

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  Bofors 57 mm gun Mk.3 ⓘ
  

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  Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun ⓘ
  Swedish aircraft gun (1947-1958)

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  Bofors twin 57 mm ⓘ
  naval Gun

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  CRN 91 Naval Gun ⓘ
  variant of the Russian BMP-2 manufactured in India

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  Denel Land Systems GI-2 ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Draconian ⓘ
  

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  DS30B rapid fire cannon ⓘ
  naval weapon system

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  GAU-12 Equalizer ⓘ
  25 mm rotary autocannon aircraft armament

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  GAU-7 ⓘ
  25 mm Gatling-type autocannon aircraft armament

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  GE 225 ⓘ
  American autocannon

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  Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 ⓘ
  30 mm dual-barrel autocannon aircraft armament

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  Hispano-Suiza HS.820 ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Hispano-Suiza HS.831 ⓘ
  cannon

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  Hispano-Suiza HSS 825 ⓘ
  

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  Ho-1 cannon ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon

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  Ho-301 cannon ⓘ
  type of Aircraft autocannon

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  M/40 Automatic cannon ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  M10 ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  M621 cannon ⓘ
  20 mm automatic cannon

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  Mauser BK 27 ⓘ
  27 mm revolver autocannon aircraft armament

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  Mauser MG 151 ⓘ
  15 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  MK 30 ⓘ
  autocannon

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  Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 ⓘ
  23 mm autocannon

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  Oerlikon KCA ⓘ
  type of automatic cannon

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  Oerlikon KD series 35mm cannon ⓘ
  

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  RARDEN ⓘ
  British 30mm autocannon

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  revolver cannon ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Rh 202 ⓘ
  1960s 20 mm autocannon by Rheinmetall

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  Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon ⓘ
  

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  Rheinmetall RMK30 ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 ⓘ
  30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  rotary cannon ⓘ
  rapid-fire gun that uses multiple barrels in a rotating mechanism

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  Shpitalny Sh-37 ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov AK ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  SM-20-ZIP ⓘ
  

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  small-calibre automatic gun ⓘ
  

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  T249 Vigilante ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  TRT-25 remote weapon station ⓘ
  type of 25mm Auto-cannon

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  Type 2 cannon ⓘ
  type of aircraft cannon

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Vektor GA-1 Rattler ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Vickers QF 1½ pounder gun ⓘ
  

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  Vickers S ⓘ
  40 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  QF 1-pounder pom-pom ⓘ
  37 mm British autocannon

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  QF 2 pounder gun ⓘ
  1915 British naval anti-aircraft gun

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  COW 37 mm gun ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 ⓘ
  anti-aircraft warfare

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  Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun ⓘ
  anti-aircraft warfare

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  Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon ⓘ
  light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army

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  Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ⓘ
  series of autocannons

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  Type 99 ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 ⓘ
  30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 ⓘ
  23 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  M4 ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  3.7 cm FlaK 43 ⓘ
  type of anti-aircraft gun

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  Nudelman-Suranov NS-45 ⓘ
  type of autocannon

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  Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 101 ⓘ
  30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  BK 5 ⓘ
  50 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Polsten ⓘ
  autocannon

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  Nudelman N-37 ⓘ
  37 mm autocannon designed as aircraft armament

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  S-60 ⓘ
  57 mm anti-aircraft gun

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  Mk 12 ⓘ
  20 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Bofors 120 mm m/50 gun ⓘ
  Swedish naval artillery

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  M39 cannon ⓘ
  aircraft armament

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  Afanasev Makarov AM-23 ⓘ
  23 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 ⓘ
  30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Bofors 20 mm autocannon M/49 ⓘ
  

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  Rikhter R-23 ⓘ
  type of Single-barrel revolver cannon

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  Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 ⓘ
  23 mm twin-barreled autocannon aircraft armament

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  10.5 cm automatic turret gun m/50 ⓘ
  modern weapon system

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  7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57 ⓘ
  type of Coastal Artillery

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  Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 ⓘ
  30 mm Gatling-type autocannon aircraft armament

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  Bofors 57 mm gun ⓘ
  series of dual-purpose naval guns

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  M197 ⓘ
  20 mm Gatling-type autocannon aircraft armament

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  GAU-13 ⓘ
  type of Gatling-style autocannon

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  Bofors 57 mm Mk.1 gun ⓘ
  1971 Swedish naval artillery

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  GAU-8/A Avenger ⓘ
  30 mm Gatling-type autocannon aircraft armament

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  GIAT 30 ⓘ
  30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

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  Oerlikon GDF series 35 mm twin gun mount ⓘ
  1950s towed anti-aircraft gun system by Oerlikon

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  M230 chain gun ⓘ
  autocannon

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  Rh 503 ⓘ
  automatic cannon

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  Nexter Narwhal ⓘ
  remote-controlled naval gun

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ZSU-23-4

20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf

Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich

Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich

20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf

Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich

Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich

20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf

Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich

20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		10 cm brons snelvuur	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		20 mm autocannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		20 mm modèle F2 gun	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		20cm AA Gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25 mm autocannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		2A38	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		2A42 Cobra	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		30 mm autocannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ADEN 30 mm canon	revolver cannon, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Becker Type M2	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Berezin B-20	aircraft artillery, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		BK 37	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 20 mm automatic cannon m/45	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 25 mm gun m/32	25 mm gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 57 mm gun Mk.3	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors twin 57 mm	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		CRN 91 Naval Gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Denel Land Systems GI-2	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Draconian	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		DS30B rapid fire cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		GAU-12 Equalizer	rotary cannon, autocannon, Gatling gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		GAU-7	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		GE 225	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Hispano-Suiza HS.820	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Hispano-Suiza HS.831	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Hispano-Suiza HSS 825	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Ho-1 cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Ho-301 cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		M/40 Automatic cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		M10	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		M621 cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Mauser BK 27	autocannon, revolver cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Mauser MG 151	aircraft artillery, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		MK 30	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23	self-loading firearm, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Oerlikon KCA	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Oerlikon KD series 35mm cannon	35 mm anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		RARDEN	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		revolver cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Rh 202	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Rheinmetall RMK30	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		rotary cannon	autocannon, multiple-barrel firearm, machine gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Shpitalny Sh-37	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov AK	artillery gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		SM-20-ZIP	autocannon, anti-aircraft gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		small-calibre automatic gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		T249 Vigilante	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		TRT-25 remote weapon station	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Type 2 cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Vektor GA-1 Rattler	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Vickers QF 1½ pounder gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Vickers S	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1890	QF 1-pounder pom-pom	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	QF 2 pounder gun	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1918	COW 37 mm gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1926	Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1936	3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1936	Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1938	Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon	autocannon, anti-aircraft gun, anti-aircraft mount	Wikidata
class	weapon	1939	Oerlikon 20 mm cannon	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1939	Type 99	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1940	Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1941	Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1942	M4	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	3.7 cm FlaK 43	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon, 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	Nudelman-Suranov NS-45	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 101	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1944	BK 5	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1944	Polsten	autocannon, anti-aircraft gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1946	Nudelman N-37	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1946	S-60	anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1950	Mk 12	autocannon, HS.404	Wikidata
class	weapon	1952	Bofors 120 mm m/50 gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1952	M39 cannon	revolver cannon, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1954	Afanasev Makarov AM-23	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1954	Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1956	Bofors 20 mm autocannon M/49	20 mm autocannon, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1957	Rikhter R-23	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1959	Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1962	10.5 cm automatic turret gun m/50	autocannon, weapon turret	Wikidata
class	weapon	1962	7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1964	Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30	autocannon, Gatling gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1966	Bofors 57 mm gun	naval artillery, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1967	M197	externally powered gun, rotary cannon, autocannon, multiple-barrel firearm	Wikidata
class	weapon	1970	GAU-13	autocannon, Gatling gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1971	Bofors 57 mm Mk.1 gun	autocannon, naval artillery, rifled breech loader	Wikidata
class	weapon	1977	GAU-8/A Avenger	autocannon, Gatling gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1980	GIAT 30	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1985	Oerlikon GDF series 35 mm twin gun mount	anti-aircraft gun system, twin gun, 35 mm anti-aircraft gun, autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1986	M230 chain gun	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1987	Rh 503	autocannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	2013	Nexter Narwhal	autocannon	Wikidata
commons	image		ZSU-23-4		Commons
commons	image		20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich		Commons
commons	image		20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich		Commons
commons	image		20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft autocannons at Dubendorf Swiss Airforce Museum, Zürich		Commons
commons	image		20mm MG 151 aircraft autocannon at Swiss Air Force Museum Dübendorf		Commons