autocannon
C5347
concept
An autocannon is a rapid-firing, automatic gun that uses larger-caliber shells than machine guns, typically mounted on vehicles, aircraft, or ships for high-volume, high-impact firepower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| autocannon canonical | 17 |
| autocannon family | 1 |
| autocannon substitute | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: autocannon
Generated description
An autocannon is a rapid-firing, automatic gun that uses larger-caliber shells than machine guns, typically mounted on vehicles, aircraft, or ships for high-volume, high-impact firepower.
Instances (17)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
surface form:
Mauser BK-27
|
— |
| L21 RARDEN cannon | — |
|
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
surface form:
GSh-30-2
|
— |
|
M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
surface form:
M242 Bushmaster
|
— |
| MG 151 cannon | — |
| MG 213 cannon | — |
| 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon | — |
| 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon | — |
| DEFA 30 mm cannon family | autocannon family |
| GAU-8 Avenger | — |
| 40 mm Bofors autocannon | — |
|
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
surface form:
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon
|
— |
| 35 mm Oerlikon KDE autocannon | — |
| 30 mm Rheinmetall MK30-2/ABM autocannon | — |
|
GIAT M693 20 mm cannon
surface form:
GIAT M693
|
— |
| MG 131 machine gun | autocannon substitute |
| CT40 cased telescoped weapon system | — |