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[[Image:Marder1A3.2.jpg|right|thumb|A [[German Army]] [[Marder (IFV)|Marder]] fires its Rh202 20 mm cannon on a training exercise.]]
The '''Rh202''' is [[autocannon]] with a [[caliber|calibre]] of 20 mm designed and produced by [[Rheinmetall]].

The cannon is used on military vehicles of [[Germany|German]] origin, like the [[Marder (IFV)|Marder]] [[infantry fighting vehicle]], the [[Spähpanzer Luchs]] and some variants of the [[Wiesel AWC]]. It is also used in the [[Argentina|Argentinian]] VCTP, an [[IFV]] based on the [[TAM (tank)|TAM]] chassis. 
German naval ships also employed Rh202 mounts (usually 2 on [[frigate]]s and [[destroyer]]s, 4 on larger replenishment ships), but they have been or are currently replaced with the new [[Mauser]] (now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall) [[Mauser BK-27|MLG 27]] remote controlled guns of 27 mm calibre.

==Specifications==
* '''Type''': single-barrel [[automatic cannon]]
* '''Caliber''': 20 mm x 139 (0.79 in)
* '''Operation''': [[Gas operated]]
* '''Length''': 2612 mm (8 ft 7 in)
* '''Barrel length''': 2002 mm
* '''Rifling angle''': 6°
* '''Weight (complete)''': 75 kg (165 lb) single feed; 83 kg (183 lb) dual feed
* '''Rate of fire''': 880-1,000 rpm
* '''Effective range''': 2000 m
* '''Max. range''': 7000 m  
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 1,050 to 1,150 m/s (3,440 to 3,770 ft/s)
* '''Recoil force''': 550–750 kg  
* '''Projectile weight''': 134 g (0.3 lb) full calibre; 108 g APDS

==References==


==External links==
* [http://www.rheinmetall-detec.de/index.php?fid=1502&lang=3&pdb=1 Basic MK20 Rh 202 specifications and picture in official website "Rheinmetall Defence - Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH"]
* [http://www.rheinmetall-defence.de/index.php?fid=1517&lang=3&pdb=1 Specifications and picture of the S 20 naval mount in official website "Rheinmetall Defence - Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH"]
* [http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jaau/jaau0027.html MK20 Rh 202 specifications in "Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades, May'08 (extract)"]

==See also==

* [[Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon]]
* [[List of artillery]]
* [[List of artillery by type#Anti-aircraft guns|List of anti-aircraft guns]]
* [[List of artillery by country#Germany|List of artillery of Germany]]

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