autocannon

Variously called, the Bofors 120/50 M/60Ty (Tyskland = Germany) was a Bofors late 1950's project for a new generation 120 mm ship mounted autocannon, replacing their twin barrel system from 1950, instead opting for a single barrel system with double the rate of fire. The German Navy showed...

How 's the real accuarcy of 40mm CT cannon? i mean ,not the data on those pdf, as we all know the 2a42 cannon is famous for its terrible accuracy but the test data of it is only a lit bit difference between the m242 bushmaster the 40mm CT cannon seems have the same problem but i m not sure my...

Very little info seems to exist on these weapons. If anyone has any additional info this weapon (or weapons, maybe they are different from each other?) that would be great, such as ammunition types used, rate of fire, etc. Below is the info I've compiled so far, There seems to be a small...

Thought we could start a thread on Hispano-Suiza gun projects. Some examples (please fill in): HS.7 (20x110) HS.9 (20x110) HS.404 (20x110) HS.406 (23x122) HS.407 (23x122) HS.408 (25 mm caliber) HS.410 (30 mm caliber) HS.603 (30x158) HS.604 (30x158) HS.606/30 (30x158) HS.606/37 (37x158B) HS.804...

Im not sure what the situation of the ARES company is now, but their website is still up and has a helpful list (here) of their projects. Some of these already have threads on this forum but i thought this thread could be used to fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated and let me know...

I am currently researching the history of automatic cannon and their ammunition and would appreciate some help with an obscure German naval AA gun: the 3,7 cm Flak SK C/36. I have put down my thoughts on this almost unknown project as follows: The evidence in favour of its existence is as...