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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...

the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1 January 2009 and integrated with Rheinmetall's other air-defence products. Oerlikon Contraves was...

SEMAG, Oerlikon took over the SEMAG assets in 1924, marketing improved versions as the Oerlikon F, Oerlikon L, and Oerlikon S. Bolivia bought eight 20 mm...

e.g. 20×145R: a rimmed cartridge: the diameter of the rim forming the base is larger than that of the cartridge case itself. RB e.g. Oerlikon 20×110RB:...

Oerlikon may refer to: OC Oerlikon (former Unaxis), a Swiss technology conglomerate, or one of its business units: Oerlikon Solar Oerlikon Balzers Oerlikon...

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...

Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon, without reducing effectiveness...

anti-aircraft guns. After Oerlikon purchased Hispano's armaments division in 1970, the HS.820 became the Oerlikon KAD, supplanting Oerlikon's own KAA and KAB weapons...

the original Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, in turn based on the German Empire's Becker 20 mm cannon of World War I. In the post-war period, Oerlikon had developed...

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...

all the ships with 20 mm and 40 mm batteries had them removed, and four Phalanx CIWS mounts were added to all. The Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft gun...

OC Oerlikon is a listed technology group headquartered in Pfäffikon (Schwyz), Switzerland. The name "Oerlikon" (or "œrlikon", as the company styles itself...

(ADATS) Oerlikon AMADS – Advanced man-portable air defence system T-55A Marksman SAKO 23 mm/87 23 ItK 95 20mm Tarasque VAB VDAA Panhard ERC 20 Kriss Aster...

Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun or Rheinmetall GDM-008 is a close-in weapon system designed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (formerly known as Oerlikon Contraves)...

Meroka CIWS is a Spanish Navy 12 barrelled 20 mm close-in weapon system (CIWS), using twelve Oerlikon 20 mm/12 guns mounted in 2 rows of 6 guns each...

often lightest on top. The Polish 20 mm 38 Fk auto cannon was expensive to produce, but an exception. Unlike the Oerlikon, it was effective against all the...

The Oerlikon KCA is a Swiss 30 mm (1.181 in) gas-operated single-barrel revolver cannon developed for aircraft use. Its most noticeable use was on the...

Elizabeth and 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...

installation of the control radar necessitated the removal of the 20 mm clipping rooms, where 20 mm rounds were loaded into their magazines. Fifty-two ships...

Carlos on 21 May Rangatira 9,387 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon to carry 1,000 engineers with vehicles and equipment, but sailed...