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• USS Porter (DD-59)
  ...p=Note>''Conway's'' (p. 123) lists eight torpedo tubes; the ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' ([http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p10/p ...o [[World War I]]. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both [[David Porter (naval officer)|David Porter]] and his son [[David Dixo
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• ADEN cannon
  ...a 30 mm [[cannon]] used on many [[military aircraft]], particularly those of the British [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Fleet Air Arm]]. ...and subsequently used on every British gun-armed aircraft until the advent of the [[Panavia Tornado]] in the 1980s.
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• 12"/50 caliber gun (Argentina)
  |caption=a main gun of the battleship [[ARA Moreno]] during its construction, sometime between 191 ...e main armament for the [[Argentine Navy]]’s dreadnought [[battleship]]s of the ''[[Rivadavia class battleship|Rivadavia]]'' class.
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• 20 mm Becker
  ...mass produced in [[1916 in aviation|1916]] and was installed in a variety of aircraft; the only German autocannon to actually see service in the air dur ...in a [[Gotha G.I]], but proved unsatisfactory. Despite this, the potential of the gun was such that the arsenal at [[Spandau]] was engaged to help develo
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• Afanasev Makarov AM-23
  ...23''' is a Russian designed aircraft cannon that has been used in a number of planes in the [[Soviet Air Force]]. ...in honour of its designers it received the name AM-23. The [[GRAU]] index of the new defensive turret cannon was 9-A-036.
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• BK 37
  ...mb|right| A Junkers Ju 87 Stuka with twin BK 37s attached to the underside of the wings.]] ...R1-3, and others. The cannon could be attached under the wings or fuselage of the aircraft as a self-contained [[pod]] with a 12-round [[magazine]]. It f
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• Berezin B-20
  ...lighter (25 kg (55 lb) vs ShVAK's 40 kg (80 lb)) without sacrificing rate of fire or muzzle velocity. * '''Rate of fire:''' 800 rounds/min
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• COW 37 mm gun
  |part_length=bore of {{convert|75|in|m}}<ref name=Hogg&Thurston1972Page27/> <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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• Colt Mk 12 cannon
  |caption= A pair of Mk 12 cannons in the forward fuselage of a [[Chance-Vought]] [[F-8 Crusader]]. ...charge for better [[muzzle velocity]] and higher rate of fire at the cost of hitting power. It entered U.S. Navy and [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. M
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• DEFA cannon
  |image= [[File:Canon DEFA MG 1359.jpg|300px|DEFA cannon of a [[Mirage III]] in twin mount.]] |caption= DEFA cannon of a [[Mirage III]] in twin mount.
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• GAU-12 Equalizer
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...stem. Its rate of fire is normally 3,600 rounds per minute, with a maximum of 4,200 rounds per minute.
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• GAU-13
  ...e the GAU-8, however, it is pneumatically driven, giving it a rate of fire of 2,400 rounds per minute. Minimum time between stoppages is estimated at 32, ...eted uranium]] penetrator) as the Avenger. Despite its somewhat lower rate of fire compared to the seven-barreled Avenger, it is an immensely powerful we
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• GAU-7 cannon
  ...leviated the problems of either storing or ejecting spent cartridges, both of which present considerable problems for jet aircraft. Despite great expend {{Aviation lists}}
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  ...GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly<br>(ammunition drum off edge of photo). ...nti-tank]] role, the Avenger delivers a very powerful round at a high rate of fire.
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• GIAT 30
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> The '''[[GIAT Industries|GIAT]] 30''' is a series of [[30 mm]] cannon developed to replace the [[DEFA cannon|DEFA 550 series]] w
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23
  |image=[[Image:IŁ-102 NTW 3 95 4.jpg|300px|GSh-23 in the tail of an Il-102.]] ...on needed|date=November 2009}} in the former [[Soviet Union]] on a variety of weapons.
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301
  ...] or [[Gatling gun]], with the Russians feeling that the reduction in rate of fire is compensated by reduced mass and bulk. ...gases following the bolt into the dud 30mm round ignite the powder charge of that round and firing continues.
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23
  ...rotary cannon, a significant advantage in aerial combat, where the window of opportunity to place multiple rounds on target can be vanishingly short. ...the [[MiG-31]](800 rounds maximum) aircraft, for example, with 260 rounds of ammunition, would empty its magazine in less than two seconds.
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• Hispano-Suiza HS.404
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> |used_by=United Kingdom, [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] & [[United States]]
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
  ...lizing the [[Gast principle]], like the [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]]. Rate of fire is about 3,000 rounds per minute. The weapon is designed to be rugged ...nbsp;mm long water-cooled barrels, a variable rate of fire, and dimensions of 2944 x 222 x 195&nbsp;mm. It is used on a fixed mounting on late model [[Mi
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