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20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/20_mm_Hispano-Suiza_HS.404_cannon
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
autocannon
gptkbp:action
gas-operated
gptkbp:ammunitionType
gptkb:20×110mm_Hispano
gptkbp:barrelLength
1.42 m
gptkbp:caliber
20 mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:Marc_Birkigt
gptkbp:feedSystem
gptkb:drummer
belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
gptkbp:introduced
1938
gptkbp:length
2.36 m
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Hispano-Suiza
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
850 m/s
gptkbp:notableFeature
high rate of fire for its time
reliable gas-operated mechanism
gptkbp:notableFor
widespread use in Allied aircraft during WWII
gptkbp:notableVariant
gptkb:Hispano_Mk_V
AN/M2 cannon
Hispano Mk II
Type 404
gptkbp:rateOfFire
600-700 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy
Browning .303 machine gun (in RAF fighters)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:DEFA_cannon
ADEN cannon
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedInAircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:Martin-Baker_MB_5
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Gloster_F.9/37
gptkb:P-61_Black_Widow
gptkb:Boulton_Paul_Defiant
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Fairey_Firefly
gptkb:Westland_Whirlwind
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkb:P-51_Mustang_(some_variants)
gptkbp:usedInConflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight
43 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Breguet_693
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7