Giat 20F2
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| General Information | |
| Manufacturer designation: | Giat 20F2 |
| Manufacturer country: | France |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | DCNS , GIAT |
| Development year: | 1980s |
| Weapon Category: | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
20 × 139 mm |
| Cadence : | 720 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −15 ° to +65 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 360 ° |
The Giat 20F2 cannon is a machine gun used by the French Navy .
history
The Giat 20F2 cannon was developed by GIAT for the French Navy in the 1980s . It was supposed to replace the 20 mm Oerlikon cannon and is based on the 20 mm Tarasque machine cannon of the French Army , which is also known as the "Canon Mitrailleur 20 mm Mle 693".
technology
The Giat 20F2 cannon is designed with a single barrel and a recoil loader with a delayed mass lock:
- Caliber: 20 × 139 mm
- Weight of the weapon: 323 kg
- Elevation range: −15 ° to + 65 °
- Side area: 360 °
- Muzzle velocity: 1050 m / s
- Rate of fire: 720 rounds / min
- effective shot height: 1500 m
It uses fire control technology similar to that of the 40 mm Bofors gun or the 20 mm Oerlikon cannon .
Users
The French Navy uses them on the following ships, among others:
In addition to the French Navy, the guns are also used on ships of the Tripartite class of Belgium , the Netherlands , Pakistan and Indonesia , the “Kasunga class” ( Malawi ) and the “NAJA 12 class” ( Saudi Arabia ).
Individual evidence
Web links
- navweaps.com (Eng.)