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1527:5 cm Pak 38
1306:Rheinmetall
1246:Website of
1030:R-23 cannon
1024:ADEN cannon
1018:DEFA cannon
1000:VENOM 30 mm
898:: Alpha Jet
623:German Navy
569:: Alpha Jet
471:Eurofighter
361:mine shells
350:German Navy
338:Rheinmetall
285:Rheinmetall
126: built
92:Rheinmetall
1648:Autocannon
1642:Categories
1496:Wiesel AWC
1436:Puma (IFV)
1376:LGI Mle F1
1209:5 February
1074:5 February
1043:References
1036:M39 cannon
326:, and the
270:Bordkanone
146:(220
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1411:Mungo ESK
1140:2 January
942:Operation
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767:): Gripen
545:Alpha Jet
381:Operators
320:Alpha Jet
188:27×145 mm
142:100
72:operators
988:See also
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854:Portugal
781:Thailand
717:: Gripen
648:: Gripen
592:: Gripen
534:Cameroon
344:and the
342:MN 27 GS
115:Produced
99:Designed
84:Designer
1006:GIAT 30
936:Caliber
896:QinetiQ
639:Hungary
606:Germany
460:Austria
438:Algeria
274:caliber
203:Barrels
194:Caliber
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346:MLG 27
322:, the
318:, the
310:Design
299:cannon
281:Mauser
260:(also
212:Action
168:Barrel
159:Length
129:3,100~
88:Mauser
1602:MG 42
1386:LLM01
1366:Boxer
1048:Notes
731:Spain
662:Italy
266:BK-27
258:BK 27
184:Shell
90:(now
1506:Lynx
1320:KSPG
1229:Saab
1211:2019
1182:ISBN
1168:2010
1142:2024
1108:ISBN
1076:2019
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262:BK27
256:The
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102:1976
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