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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 ...
Double rifle: A rifle that has two barrels, usually of the same caliber. Like shotguns, they are configured either in over-and-under or side-by-side. Drilling: A firearm with three barrels (from the German word drei for three). Typically it has two shotgun barrels in a side-by-side configuration on the top, with a single rifle barrel underneath.
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (20 mm/0.79 in or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles fired by a machine gun.
Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System: Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC India 2012 Nesterov assault rifle: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: 1961 Norinco CQ: Norinco: 5.56×45mm NATO China: Yes 1980s-present Norinco Type 86S: Norinco: 7.62×39mm China: 1980s OTs-12 Tiss: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9× ...
The word cannon is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed. In the modern era, the term cannon has fallen into decline, replaced by guns or artillery , if not a more specific term such as howitzer or mortar , except for high-caliber automatic weapons firing bigger rounds ...
While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...
Early 15th-century Flemish giant cannon Dulle Griet at Ghent (caliber of 660 mm). This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size. For the purpose of this list, the development of large-calibre artillery can be divided into three periods, based on the kind of projectiles used, due to their dissimilar characteristics, and being practically ...
Some militaries have considered the adoption of a 'universal service cartridge' – a replacement of small caliber, high-velocity intermediate cartridges and full-power cartridges with a cartridge at the larger end of the intermediate cartridge spectrum, well suited for both assault rifle and general-purpose machine gun use in the 6mm to 7mm ...