TCM-20
The TCM-20 is an Israeli light anti-aircraft weapon .
history
After the establishment of the State of Israel , the young Israeli army took over anti-aircraft vehicles from the USA , mainly M3 with four 12.7 mm Browning M2 . Over time, however, the performance of this weapon was insufficient. When looking for a larger caliber, they soon came across the 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 automatic cannon . A traction weapon was first developed, but the TCM-20 was designed so that it could also be easily mounted on vehicles. The first drivable TCM-20s were installed on American M3s and on Soviet BTR-152s captured in the Middle East wars .
In the wars in the Middle East, the TCM-20 was able to prove its versatility. The weapon can be used to combat low-flying aircraft and helicopters as well as in ground combat.
technology
The two machine guns are placed on a mount that can be rotated through 360 °. Rotation and elevation is done by an electric motor, which received its energy from a generator.
Technical specifications
- Caliber: 20 mm
- Combat weight: 1350 kg (traction gun)
- Pipe length: 1.70 m
- Ammunition type / ammunition weight: highly explosive / 122 g
- Muzzle velocity: 844 m / s
- effective shot height: 2000 m
literature
- Ian Hogg : 20th Century Artillery . Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1878-6 .
