List of anti-aircraft guns
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Anti-aircraft guns are weapons designed to attack aircraft. Such weapons commonly have a high rate of fire and are able to fire shells designed to damage aircraft. They also are capable of firing at high angles, but are also usually able to hit ground targets as well in a direct-fire role.
Towed and static anti-aircraft guns
| Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm) |
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| 12.7 | 4 | M45 Quadmount | Cold War | ||
| 13.2 | Mitrailleuse de 13.2 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun was a heavy machine gun designed and manufactured by Hotchkiss et Cie from the late 1920s until World War II where it saw service with various nation's forces, including Japan where the gun was built under licence.... |
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| 14.5 | ZPU-1 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 14.5 | 2 | Type 58 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 14.5 | 2 | ZPU-2 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 14.5 | 3 | Type 56 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 14.5 | 4 | ZPU-4 ZPU-4 The ZPU-4 is a towed, quadruple-barreled anti-aircraft gun based on the Soviet KPV 14.5 mm machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide... |
Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 19 | Becker Gun | ||||
| 20 | Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Oerlikon 20 mm cannon The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others... |
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| 20 | 2 cm FlaK 30 2 cm FlaK 30 The Flak 30 and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun, but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war... |
 Nazi Germany |
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| 20 | 2 cm FlaK 38 | Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 20 | 2 cm GebFlaK 38 | Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 20 | Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) The Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Scotti company in Italy and used by that country in World War II. It used the 20x138mmB cartridge.- History :... |
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| 20 | Breda Model 35 Breda Model 35 The Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 modello 35 , also known as Breda Model 35, was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Società Italiana Ernesto Breda of Brescia company in Italy and used during World War II. It was designed in 1932 and was adopted by the Italian armed forces in 1935... |
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| 20 | Polsten Polsten The Polsten was a low cost Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon without reducing effectiveness.-Development:... |
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| 20 | Oerlikon GAI-BO1 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... / Modern |
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| 20 | Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon The Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. About 80% of IJA light AA guns were Type 98. It entered service in 1938 and first saw combat in Nomonhan... |
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| 20 | Rheinmetall Rh202 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | Tarasque 20mm tarasque The Tarasque Type 53 T2 is a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun adopted by the French Army. The Tarasque is based on the M693 F1 20 mm auto-cannon and mounted on a light two-wheeled trailer that can be towed by a jeep and brought into action in only 20 seconds... |
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| 20 | 20 mm modèle F2 gun 20 mm modèle F2 gun - History :The need for a newer 20 mm defence cannon than the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon began to grow noticeably during the 1980s. The companies DCN and GIAT were contracted to design the F2 20 mm cannon, which essentially a navalised version of the M693 gun used by the French Army, and sold for... |
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| 20 | 2 | TCM-20 | Cold War | ||
| 20 | 2 | 20 ITK 40 VKT 20 ITK 40 VKT 20 ItK 40 VKT or 20 mm dual anti-aircraft cannon model 1940 manufactured by VKT was a Finnish light anti-aircraft gun designed by the Finnish gunsmith Aimo Lahti. As the only multi-barrel 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 20 ItK 40 VKT was the most effective 20 mm air defence weapon used by the Finnish Army... |
World War II | ||
| 20 | 2 | Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon The Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun, based on the German Flak 38. It entered service in 1942. A central fire-control system was developed for Type 2, which could control and direct 6 of the guns at once.... |
World War II | ||
| 20 | 2 | Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon was a Japanese Anti-aircraft gun. It consisted of two Type 98 20 mm guns. It was introduced in 1944 and approximately 500 guns were produced.* Caliber: 20 mm* Barrel length: 1.4 m... |
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| 20 | 4 | FlaKv 38 | Nazi Germany |
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| 20 | 6 | M167 VADS | Modern | ||
| 23 | 2 | ZU-23 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 23 | Type 85/YW 306 Type 85/YW 306 The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:... |
 Mainland China |
Cold War | ||
| 25 | Mitrailleuse de 25 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun The Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun was an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the French firm of Hotchkiss. It served in World War II with French, Japanese and other nations' forces... |
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| 25 | 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 was a Soviet 25 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun. The gun was created in the beginning of 1940 at 8th Kalinin Artillery Plant in Kaliningrad under the guidance of its Chief Designer Mikhail Loginov.... |
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| 25 | 2 | Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun | World War II | ||
| 30 | 2 | PLDvK vzor 53 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 30 | 2 | Artemis 30 Artemis 30 The Artemis 30 is an anti-aircraft gun system originally developed in 1982 and produced by the Hellenic Arms Industry for use by the Greek armed forces in the Aegean sea... |
Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 35 | 2 | Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001... |
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| 35 | 2 | 8 | Skyshield Skyshield Skyshield is the name for two different products: one is the Skyshield advanced Airborne Support Jammer system developed by Rafael LTD. in Israel. The other is the Skyshield Short Range Air Defence system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves... |
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| 35 | 6 | NBS C-RAM | Modern | ||
| 37 | QF 1 pounder pom-pom QF 1 pounder pom-pom The QF 1 pounder, universally known as the pom-pom, was an early 37 mm British autocannon. It was used by several countries initially as an infantry gun and later as a light anti-aircraft gun. The name comes from the sound it makes when firing.... |
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| 37 | 3.7 cm FlaK 36 | Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 37 | 3.7 cm FlaK 37 | Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 37 | 3.7 cm FlaK 43 3.7 cm FlaK 43 The 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 were series of anti-aircraft cannon produced by Nazi Germany, which saw widespread service in the Second World War. The cannon was fully automatic and effective against aircraft flying at altitudes up to 4200 meters. The cannon was produced in both towed and... |
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| 37 | 37 mm Gun M1 | World War II | |||
| 37 | 37-mm air-defense gun M1939 (61-K) | World War II / Cold War | |||
| 37 | Type 55 | Cold War | |||
| 37 | 2 | Type 63 Type 63 antiaircraft gun The Type 63 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Type 58 medium tank .-Description:... |
Cold War | ||
| 37 | 2 | Type 74 | Cold War | ||
| 37 | 5 | Flaming onion Flaming onion The flaming onion was a 37 mm revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army during World War I, the name referring to both the gun, and especially the flares it fired. The American 'balloon-buster' ace, Frank Luke, was a prominent victim of this device, and it was mentioned in... |
 German Empire |
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| 40 | Vickers Type 40 mm AT/AA Gun |  United Kingdom |
World War II | ||
| 40 | Bofors L/60 Bofors 40 mm gun The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
World War II / Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 40 | Bofors L/70 Bofors 40 mm gun The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... / Modern |
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| 40 | Breda L/70 Bofors 40 mm gun The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
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| 50 | 5 cm FlaK 41 5 cm FlaK 41 The 5 cm FlaK 41 was 50 mm anti-aircraft gun produced for defending intemediate zone above the light, 37 mm guns' range, but below the ceiling of the heavy, 75 mm and above, pieces... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 57 | Bofors 57 mm L/60 Bofors 57 mm gun The Bofors 57 mm guns are a series of dual-purpose naval guns designed and produced by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
Cold War / Modern | |||
| 57 | S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 ; literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.-History:In the late 1940s, the... |
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| 57 | Type 59 Type 59 The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963... |
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| 57 | PLK vzor CS | Cold War | |||
| 75 | Bofors Model 29 | ||||
| 75 | 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun The 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun was designed and manufactured in Norway in the early to mid 1920s. It was an uninspired design, but it did boost the anti aircraft capacity in Norway significantly when adopted.-Background and design:... |
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| 75 | 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun The 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti-aircraft gun was designed and manufactured in Norway in the 1930s. The mount was an unusual design, having a platform with three outriggers instead of the usual four... |
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| 75 | Type 4 75 mm AA Gun Type 4 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, which went into production in 1943. Due to the lack of raw materials available and the great damage by air raids to its industrial infrastructure, only 70 units were made... |
World War II | |||
| 75 | Type 11 75 mm AA Gun Type 11 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army after World War I. It was the first anti-aircraft gun in Japanese service, but only a small number were produced, and it was superseded by the Type 14 10 cm AA Gun and the Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in active service before the start of... |
World War II | |||
| 75 | Type 88 Type 88 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 11 75 mm AA Gun in front line combat service, and at the time was equal in performances to any of its contemporaries in western armies and was... |
World War II | |||
| 75 | 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht... |
World War II | |||
| 75 | Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 The Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 was an Italian anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934.- See also :... |
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| 75 | Skysweeper Skysweeper Skysweeper was an anti-aircraft gun deployed in the early 1950s by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force... |
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| 75 | Vickers Model 1931 Vickers Model 1931 The Vickers Model 1931 was a British anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. The design was rejected by the British and Vickers exported the gun world-wide during the 1930s. Romania bought a license for 100 in 1936, although hundred more were built during the war. Denmark also bought a... |
World War II | |||
| 76.2 | QF 3 inch 20 cwt QF 3 inch 20 cwt The QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II... |
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| 76.2 | QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun The 12 pounder 12 cwt anti-aircraft gun was borrowed for AA use from the QF 12 pounder 12 cwt coast defence gun with the addition of a modified cradle for higher elevation, a retaining catch for the cartridge, and an additional spring recuperator above the barrel and high-angle sights. Writers... |
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| 76.2 | QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun The Ordnance QF 13 pounder Mk III anti-aircraft gun, also known as 13 pounder 6 cwt, was an early British improvisation in World War I to adapt the 13 pounder field gun to anti-aircraft use... 13 pounder Mk III |
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| 76.2 | QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun The Ordnance QF 13 pounder Mk IV anti-aircraft gun was an Elswick Ordnance commercial 3 inch 13 pounder gun of which 6 were supplied during World War I. It is unrelated to other British Mks of 13 pounder.-History:... |
World War I | |||
| 76.2 | QF 13 pounder 9 cwt QF 13 pounder 9 cwt The 13 pounder 9 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard mobile British anti-aircraft gun of the World War I era, especially in theatres outside Britain... 18 pdr gun sleeved down to 3 inch |
World War I | |||
| 76.2 | 3-inch M1918 gun 3-inch M1918 gun The 3-inch M1918 gun was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was finally superseded by the 90 mm M3 gun just prior to the opening of World War II... |
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| 76.2 | 3"/50 caliber gun | World War II | |||
| 76.2 | 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 The 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 was the first Russian purpose-built anti-aircraft gun. Adopted during World War I, the gun remained in production until 1934.... |
 Russian Empire |
World War I | ||
| 76.2 | 76-mm air-defense gun M1938 | World War II | |||
| 76.2 | Type 3 80 mm AA Gun Type 3 80 mm AA Gun The Type 3 80 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun was a Japanese Anti-aircraft gun used during World War 2.... |
World War II | |||
| 76.5 | 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service... |
World War II | |||
| 77 | 7.7 cm 1914 | German Empire |
World War I | ||
| 83.5 | 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8.35 cm Flak 22. Some guns were reportedly captured in Yugoslavia as well... |
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| 85 | 85-mm air-defense gun M1939 (52-K) | World War II | |||
| 85 | KS-12 | ||||
| 85 | Type 72 | ||||
| 88 | FlaK 18 88 mm gun The 88 mm gun was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. It was widely used by Germany throughout the war, and was one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 88 | FlaK 41 88 mm gun The 88 mm gun was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. It was widely used by Germany throughout the war, and was one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 88 | Type 99 88 mm AA Gun Type 99 88 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-History and development:During the Battle of Nanjing in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces captured a number of German-made SK c/30 anti-aircraft guns from the National Revolutionary Army of the... |
World War II | |||
| 90 | 90 mm Gun M1 90 mm gun The American 90 mm family of guns served as primary heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, playing a role similar to the renowned German 88 mm gun. They were the US's primary anti-aircraft guns from just prior to the opening of World War II into the 1950s when most AAA was replaced by missile... |
World War II | |||
| 90 | 90 mm Gun M2 90 mm gun The American 90 mm family of guns served as primary heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, playing a role similar to the renowned German 88 mm gun. They were the US's primary anti-aircraft guns from just prior to the opening of World War II into the 1950s when most AAA was replaced by missile... |
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| 90 | Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 90/53 The Cannone da 90/53 was an Italian designed cannon, and one of the most successful anti-aircraft guns to see service during World War II. It was used both in an anti-aircraft role and as an anti-tank gun... |
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| 90 | 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 The 9 cm PL kanon vz. 12/20 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 9 cm Flak M 12. Some guns were reportedly captured in Yugoslavia and the... |
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| 94 | QF 3.7 inch QF 3.7 inch AA gun The 3.7-Inch QF AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK but with a slightly larger calibre of 94 mm and superior performance. It was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front... |
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| 100 | KS-19 | Cold War | |||
| 100 | Type 59 Type 59 The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963... |
Cold War | |||
| 100 | Type 14 10 cm AA Gun Type 14 10 cm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army after World War I. Only a small number were produced, and it was superseded by the Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in production before the start of World War II.-History and development:... |
World War II | |||
| 102 | QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun The QF 4 inch Mk V gun was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at sea and on land, and was also used as a coast defence gun.-Naval service:... |
World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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| 105 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38 10.5 cm FlaK 38 The 10.5 cm SK C/33 was a German anti-aircraft gun used during World War II by the Kriegsmarine on a number of their larger capital ships. It was later adapted for Luftwaffe as a competitor to the famed 8.8 cm FlaK 18 as the 10.5 cm FlaK 38... |
Nazi Germany |
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| 114 | QF 4.5 inch Mk I | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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| 120 | 120 mm Gun M1 ("Stratosphere") 120 mm M1 gun The 120 mm Gun M1 was the United States Army's standard super-heavy anti-aircraft gun, complementing the smaller and more mobile 90 mm M3 in service. Its maximum altitude was about , which garnered it the nickname the stratosphere gun. The 120 served primarily in U.S. defensive roles, although... |
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| 120 | Type 3 12 cm AA Gun Type 3 12 cm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used in quantity by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in Japanese service.-History and development:... |
World War II | |||
| 120 | Type 10 120 mm AA Gun Type 10 120 mm AA Gun The Type 10 was a Japanese 120 mm calibre dual-purpose anti-aircraft and coastal defense gun used during the Second World War. The weapon was originally designed for ship use and was produced in large numbers during 1944... |
World War II | |||
| 128 | 12.8 cm FlaK 40 12.8 cm FlaK 40 The 12.8 cm FlaK 40, was a German World War II anti-aircraft gun built as the successor to the 88 mm gun. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era.... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 130 | KS-30 KS-30 The Soviet 130mm anti-aircraft gun KS-30 appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the German wartime 12.8 cm FlaK 40 antiaircraft gun. The KS-30 was used for the home defense forces of the USSR and some other Warsaw Pact countries... |
Cold War | |||
| 133 | QF 5.25 inch Mark I | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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| 150 | Type 5 15 cm AA Gun Type 5 15 cm AA Gun The was a large caliber anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II. It was intended to replace the earlier Type 3 12 cm AA Gun in civil defense against American air raids.-History and development:... |
World War II |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
| Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm) |
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| 7.62 | 4 | 4M motorized quad Maxim Maxim gun The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884. It has been called "the weapon most associated with [British] imperial conquest".-Functionality:... |
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| 12.7 | 2 | T-90 | 1942-43 (prototype) | ||
| 20 | Flakpanzer 38(t) Flakpanzer 38(t) The Flakpanzer 38 was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II.- Design:... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 20 | Type 98 Half-Track Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle The Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was a single 20mm, type 2 gun mounted on a type 98, 4-ton half-track. The vehicle, which was also named the "Ko-Hi", was manufactured by Isuzu.The Type 98 4-tonners were "high speed" prime... |
World War II | |||
| 20 | 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck The AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck was a vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army that carried the Type 98 20 mm AA autocannon. It was a Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck. The gun was unloaded on the ground or fired from the truck. It was deployed in the air defense units of tank divisions.... |
World War II | |||
| 20 | 2 | Type 98 Tank Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank The Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank or Ho-Ki was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using the Type 98 20 mm gun combined with the chassis of the Type 1 Ho-Ki armoured personnel carrier... Ho-Ki |
World War II | ||
| 20 | 2 | 20 mm Anti-Aircraft Tank "Ta-Se" | World War II | ||
| 20 | 2 | Centaur AA Mk I and Mk II | World War II | ||
| 20 | 3 | BOV APC | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 20 | 3 | Crusader Mk.III Anti-Aircraft Tank Crusader tank The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI or A15 Crusader was one of the primary British cruiser tanks of the early part Second World War and perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign... |
World War II | ||
| 20 | 4 | Wirbelwind Wirbelwind The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Möbelwagen.... |
Nazi Germany |
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| 20 | 6 | M163 VADS M163 VADS The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most US combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored... |
Modern | ||
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Machbet Machbet The Machbet is an Israeli upgrade of the M163 self-propelled automatic anti-aircraft gun, based in turn on the M113 armored personnel carrier. In addition to the 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon it is armed with 4-tubes FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile launcher... |
Lebanon War / Modern | |
| 23 | 4 | ZSU-23-4 ZSU-23-4 The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system . ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka , meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount". The "23" signifies the bore diameter in millimeters. The "4" signifies the number of gun barrels. It... |
1965–present | ||
| 23 | 4 | 4 | ZSU-23-4MP "Biala" | Modern | |
| 25 | 4 | Sidam-25 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 25 | 2 | Type 95 SPAAA Type 95 SPAAA The Type 95 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle. It is armed with four 25 millimeter cannons and optionally four fire-and-forget QW-2 infra-red homing missiles. It was first displayed publicly at the Beijing Military Parade in 1999... |
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| 25 | ZiS-42 motorized anti-aircraft | early World War II | |||
| 25 | 2 | ZSU-25 | 1945 | ||
| 30 | 2 | Kugelblitz Kugelblitz The Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed during World War II. By the end of the war, only a pilot production of five units had been completed... |
Nazi Germany |
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| 30 | 2 | AMX-13 DCA AMX-13 The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations... |
Cold War | ||
| 30 | 2 | PLDvK-53/59 (M53/59) | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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| 30 | 2 | Wildcat SPAA | Cold War / Modern | ||
| 30 | 2 | 4 | BRAMS BRAMS BRAMS - Self-propelled Anti-aircraft System is an automated anti-aircraft system designated for destroying low flying targets using its twin barrel 30 mm gun with high rate of fire and 4 self-guided anti-aircraft missiles.... |
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| 30 | 2 | 8 | 9K22 Tunguska | Modern | |
| 35 | 2 | GDF-CO3 | |||
| 35 | 2 | Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard is an autonomous, all-weather-capable German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun . It was developed in the 1960s and fielded in the 1970s, and has been upgraded several times with the latest electronics... |
Cold War / Modern | ||
| 35 | 2 | PZA Loara PZA Loara The PZA Loara is a Polish armored radar-directed self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system. The original PZA Loara prototype was based on the chassis of the T-72 MBT... |
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| 35 | 2 | Marksman Marksman anti-aircraft system Marksman is a British anti-aircraft weapon system, consisting of a turret, a Marconi Series 400 radar and two Swiss 35 mm Oerlikon autocannons... |
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| 35 | 2 | Type 87 Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun The is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis... |
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| 37 | Möbelwagen Möbelwagen The 3.7cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV , nicknamed Möbelwagen because of its boxy turret , was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built from the chassis of the Panzer IV tank... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 37 | Ostwind Ostwind The Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Wirbelwind.... |
Nazi Germany |
World War II | ||
| 37 | ZSU-37 ZSU-37 ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG... |
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| 37 | 2 | Type 63 Type 63 antiaircraft gun The Type 63 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Type 58 medium tank .-Description:... |
Cold War | ||
| 40 | Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 anti II, also known as Landsverk anti-II or L-62 or locally ItPsv 41, was a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was developed specifically for Finland between 1941 and 1942. The vehicle was developed from the Toldi L-60 m/38 tank. The chassis was lengthened and an... |
World War II | |||
| 40 | 40M Nimrod 40M Nimrod The 40M Nimród was a World War II Hungarian anti-aircraft tank based on a license built copy of the Swedish Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II tank. Originally, it was intended to be used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon, but it proved to be ineffective against Soviet T-34 tanks... |
World War II | |||
| 40 | Crusader Mk.III 40mm Anti-Aircraft Tank Mk.I Crusader tank The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI or A15 Crusader was one of the primary British cruiser tanks of the early part Second World War and perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign... |
World War II | |||
| 40 | 2 | M42 Duster M42 Duster The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank... |
Cold War | ||
| 40 | 2 | M247 Sergeant York M247 Sergeant York The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon , developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed 40 mm rapid-fire guns... |
Cold War | ||
| 57 | 2 | ZSU-57-2 ZSU-57-2 The ZSU-57-2 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka , meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels.... |
Cold War | ||
| 75 | Autocanon de 75 mle 1913 | World War I | |||
| 76 | Otomatic Air Defense Tank | Modern | |||
| 76.2 | YaG-10 motorized anti-aircraft | World War II (1940) |