Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
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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 I. Widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and b
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon in French service
A Royal Navy Oerlikon gunner at his gun mount aboard the Dido-class cruiser HMS Dido in 1942
Oerlikon AA Mle 39 AA gun at Fort de Fermont.
Diagrams showing basic design and color-coding of British HE/incendiary, tracer and HE/incendiary/tracer shells for the 20 mm Oerlikon gun
Anti-aircraft warfare
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Anti-aircraft warfare or air defence is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action". It encompasses surface-based, s
Short- and long-range AA systems used by the Dutch Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command
An Auxiliary Territorial Service spotter with binoculars at an anti-aircraft command post, in front of QF 3.7-inch AA gun (December 1942).
Ballonabwehrkanone by Krupp
Ballonabwehrkanone by Krupp