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20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. The dividing line between smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called " guns ", from larger-caliber " cannons " (e.g. machine gun vs. autocannon ), is conventionally taken to be the 20 mm round, the smallest caliber of autocannon.
The Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 (short for Maschinenkanone 20 mm Rheinmetall) is a 20 mm caliber autocannon designed and produced by Rheinmetall.It fires the 20×139mm ammunition originally developed for the Hispano-Suiza HS.820.
The 20mm Ammunition Box Mk.1 Mod.0 (1942-1970s?) was a steel chest used by the Navy that was originally designed to carry 20mm shells. It had a removable lid with a gasket seal, two large hasps on each side and a hasp on each end, and was painted gray with black markings.
The 20×138mmB or Long Solothurn cartridge is a type of ammunition used mainly for anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons during World War II.The designation means the caliber is 20 mm, the length of the cartridge case is 138 mm and B indicates it is a belted case.
The M39 cannon with its 20 mm ammunition chute. The M39 cannon is a 20 mm caliber single-barreled revolver cannon developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s. It was used on a number of fighter aircraft from the early 1950s through the 1980s.
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 ...
The Maschinengewehr (MG) 151 is a belt-fed autocannon for aircraft use, developed in Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1940 and produced by Waffenfabrik Mauser during World War II.It was originally produced in 15.1 mm caliber from 1940, with a 15×96mm cartridge, but due to demand for higher effect against aircraft, especially with the introduction of mine shells for the 20 mm MG-FF/M aircraft cannon ...
The M940 MPT-SD (multi-purpose tracer, self-destruct) shell is a 20×102 mm round produced by General Dynamics primarily for an anti-aircraft role. It has a range of over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). The round includes a red tracer to aid in targeting.