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...-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] guns<br />8 x 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns<br />2 x [[depth charge]] tracks ...ttacked the ship, only to be driven off by a heavy [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] barrage. Later that day, ''Wachapreague'' shifted to [[Hinunagan Bay]] fo

The '''Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun''' was a [[anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]] designed by the French firm of Hotchkiss. It served in Wor ...o hundred [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikons]], the lack of modern light AA guns greatly hampered the French army in the campaign.

|type=[[Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon]] It is believed that two [[FN MAG|C6 machine guns]] will be mounted on the MMEV, for self-defence.

...all types of 105 mm and 120 mm guns, including low recoil guns, low-weight guns of military [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]]s. Also suitable for [[p [[Category:Modern anti-tank missiles]]

...rk 45 mount. It is designed to be used against surface [[warship]]s, for [[anti-aircraft]] use and shore bombardment to support amphibious operations. ...rge]] which increases its [[Shell (projectile)|per-shell]] effectiveness [[Anti-aircraft warfare|against aircraft]].

...d weapon was needed. At first attempts were made to buy British and French guns, but both nations needed the weapons themselves because of the ongoing war. A total of 12 production guns were made. Further production was curtailed because of the perceived low ri

|image= [[Image:7.5 cm L45 M32 anti-aircraft gun.jpg|300px]] The '''7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti-aircraft gun''' was designed and manufactured in Norway in the 1930s. The mount was

...hose outdated World War Two warships would be replaced with newer and more modern warships built in Italy. In addition the armament would be updated. At that ...and manufacture a medium caliber naval cannon with both a anti-surface and anti-aircraft ability. Stemming from Italian Navy's studies and experiences using the [[3

...the time, but an autocannon all the same: [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun]] in [[Algeria]], 1943]] ...per minute (Mauser BK-27). Systems with [[Gatling gun#Modern Gatling-style guns|multiple barrels]] can have rates of fire of several thousand rounds per mi

...December 1896. He had the key role in reshaping the iron manufacturer to a modern cannon manufacturer and [[chemical industry]]. The powder manufacturer AB B ...known that anti-aircraft guns in general were often referred to as Bofors guns. Another well-known gun made by the company was the [[Bofors 37 mm anti-tan

...] defence firm of [[Bofors]]. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during [[World War II]], used by most of the western [[Allies of Wo ...under naval gun|2 pounder ''Pom-Poms'']] from [[Vickers]] as anti-aircraft guns in 1922. However the Navy eventually soured on the Pom-Pom and approached B

Nearly all classes of modern [[warship]] are equipped with some kind of CIWS device. ...a combination of radars, computers, and multiple rapid-fire medium-calibre guns placed on a rotating gun mount. Examples of gun based CIWS products in oper

{{Modern Gatling Guns}} [[Category:Aircraft guns]]

* Spick, Michael. ''The Great Book of Modern Warplanes'', Salamander Books, 2000. ISBN 1-84065-156-3. {{Modern Gatling Guns}}

...is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern [[machine gun]]. It is well known for its use by the [[Union (American Civi ...icut National Guard]] had an interest in the company manufacturing Gatling guns, and took a personally-owned Gatling gun to [[Saskatchewan]] in Canada in 1

...and accessories could be packed on two mules. The gun was introduced as a modern replacement for the ageing twelve pound mountain [[Howitzer]]. The first gu ...lass motor gunboats of the Royal Navy, not being entirely replaced by more modern weapons until 1945.

...{lang-ru|Каштан}}) (Chestnut) [[Close-in weapon system]] (CIWS) is a modern naval air defence weapon deployed by the [[Russian Navy]]. [[Talwar class frigate|''Talwar'' class]] frigates and other modern designs. Most typically deployed as a combined gun and missile system, it p

...ves|Oerlikon]]/[[Hispano-Suiza HS.404|Hispano-Suiza]] 20mm Mk 16 series of guns. In [[1986]] this need was satisfied with the introduction of the '''Mk 38 In the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]], stabilised M242 guns are also adapted using Israeli's Typhoon system, on remote-controlled rigid

...ate of 750-850 rpm; this increases to 1,200 rpm or more for AN/M3 aircraft guns fitted with electric or mechanical feed boost mechanisms.<ref>Dunlap, Roy F ...lease to send the bolt forward). Unlike virtually all other modern machine guns, it has no safety (although a sliding safety switch has recently been field

...s Army]] began to consider new directions for future [[military aircraft]] guns. The higher speeds of [[jet engine|jet-engined]] [[fighter aircraft]] meant ...ct and its subsequent progeny, the very-high-speed Gatling gun, has led to guns of the same configuration being referred to as [[Wiktionary:Vulcan cannon|'

...[[Oerlikon Contraves|Oerlikon]] 20&nbsp;mm/120 guns mounted in 2 rows of 6 guns each. The system's primary purpose is defence against [[anti-ship missile]] ..., the barrels are purposely skewed in order to expand the impact area. The guns are mounted in an enclosed automatic [[Turret#Warships|turret]] while the t

The '''Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon''' is a towed [[anti-aircraft gun]] made by [[Oerlikon Contraves]] (renamed as ''Rheinmetall Air Defence ...ed [[Marksman anti-aircraft system|Marksman]] self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. The system could be paired with the off-gun ''Super Fledermaus'' fire cont

...version known as the [[Otomatic]] was built for the [[SPAAG|self-propelled anti-aircraft gun]] role, although this was not put into production. ...-range anti-missile point defence. Its calibre also gives it abilities for anti-aircraft, anti-surface and ground shelling. Specialised ammunition is available for

...design criteria its effective range is very short relative to the range of modern ASMs, from 1 to {{convert|5|nmi|km|0}}. The gun mount moves at a very high ...in response to concerns about the performance of gun-based systems against modern, super-sonic sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. Designed as a companion self-

...12 x 112 pounds = 1344 pounds, to differentiate it from other "12 pounder" guns. Mk I and II guns, of "built up" construction of multiple steel layers, served on many Royal

|name=QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun |type=[[Anti-aircraft gun]]

|type=Naval gun<br>Coast-defence gun<br>Anti-aircraft gun ...t was also used ashore as a coast defence gun and later occasionally as an anti-aircraft gun.

...amily of United-Kingdom 120-mm [[naval artillery|naval]] and coast defence guns of 1888 and 1890s which served with the navies of various countries. They w ...nch gun Mk I - V|BL 5 inch (127 mm) naval guns]] and was optimised for the modern [[smokeless propellant]]s such as [[Cordite]].

...as the '''[[List of British ordnance terms#QF|QF]] 6 inch MK I, II, III''' guns. These guns were developed to exploit the new [[British ordnance terms#QF|Quick-Firing]

These guns were used as examination guns at coastal forts in WWII, including [[Barrett Point]] battery near Prince R ...o simplify manufacture, identified as "6 pdr Single Tube". Initially these guns were only allowed to be fired with a special lower charge but in 1917 they

...now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall) [[Mauser BK-27|MLG 27]] remote controlled guns of 27 mm calibre. * [[Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon]]

|rate= 3,000 rpm (anti-aircraft), 120 rpm (ground targets) The T249 '''Vigilante''' was a prototype 37&nbsp;mm [[self-propelled anti-aircraft gun]] (SPAAG) designed as a replacement for the [[Bofors 40 mm gun]] and [[

[[Category:Naval anti-aircraft guns]] [[Category:Multi-barrel machine guns]]

...> The Oxford was specifically planned and developed to incorporate various modern innovations and equipment fittings, including a full array of instruments a ...1940s with some being modified to carry pod-mounted forward facing machine guns and rocket projectiles.<ref name="ab-others" />

...s''" - "hellish machines", usually made with bombs, sometimes only several guns assembled together), were thus legitimized by part of the anarchist movemen ...t libertarians. [[John Filiss]] and [[Jim Bell]] are two of the best known modern advocates.

...viet jihad. Pakistan was left to face the blowback of extremism, drugs and guns.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/opinion/lweb22pakist | title = Modern Jihad: Tracing the Dollars Behind the Terror Networks

...t]] operates a [[Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer]], one of the most modern destroyers in the world that carries a [[Super Lynx]] Mk.99A. ...spaces.live.com/blog/cns!236EAD50CA3CA749!173.entry The Usage of Artillery Guns against Sparrows in Somalia]