L21 RARDEN cannon
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The L21 RARDEN cannon is a British 30 mm autocannon widely used on armored fighting vehicles such as the FV107 Scimitar and FV510 Warrior for rapid-fire anti-armor and support roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L21 RARDEN cannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: L21 RARDEN cannon Context triple: [Royal Ordnance, notableProduct, L21 RARDEN cannon]
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A.
Cannon
Cannon is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across entertainment, sports, and public life.
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B.
Double-Barreled Cannon
The Double-Barreled Cannon is a unique and historically notable Civil War–era artillery piece designed with two parallel barrels intended to fire chained cannonballs simultaneously.
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C.
Archer Artillery System
The Archer Artillery System is a modern Swedish self-propelled howitzer platform designed for rapid, highly automated, long-range indirect fire support.
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D.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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E.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: L21 RARDEN cannon Target entity description: The L21 RARDEN cannon is a British 30 mm autocannon widely used on armored fighting vehicles such as the FV107 Scimitar and FV510 Warrior for rapid-fire anti-armor and support roles.
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A.
Cannon
Cannon is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across entertainment, sports, and public life.
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B.
Double-Barreled Cannon
The Double-Barreled Cannon is a unique and historically notable Civil War–era artillery piece designed with two parallel barrels intended to fire chained cannonballs simultaneously.
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C.
Archer Artillery System
The Archer Artillery System is a modern Swedish self-propelled howitzer platform designed for rapid, highly automated, long-range indirect fire support.
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D.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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E.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
30 mm cannon
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autocannon ⓘ |
| actionType | semi-automatic with manual clip loading ⓘ |
| ammunition | 30×170 mm ⓘ |
| barrelType | single barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | 30 mm ⓘ |
| category | vehicle-mounted weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewRequirement | requires loader for clip insertion ⓘ |
| designer | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment ⓘ |
| era | Cold War weapon system ⓘ |
| feedSystem | three-round clip feed ⓘ |
| firingControl | manually loaded clips by crew ⓘ |
| firingMode | single and rapid aimed bursts ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
armoured fighting vehicle main armament
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reconnaissance vehicle armament ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Royal Ordnance ⓘ |
| mounting | turret-mounted ⓘ |
| mountingPlatform |
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
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surface form:
FV107 Scimitar
FV432 armoured personnel carrier ⓘ
surface form:
FV432 RARDEN-armed variants (limited/experimental)
FV510 Warrior ⓘ Saracen armoured personnel carriers ⓘ
surface form:
FV603 Saracen (some variants)
FV721 Fox ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment
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surface form:
RARDEN is derived from Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment and Enfield
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| natoStandard | uses 30×170 mm NATO ammunition family ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-armor ⓘ |
| rateOfFire |
approximately 80 rounds per minute practical
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cyclic rate significantly higher than practical rate ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 40 mm CTA cannon on some British vehicles ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fire-support ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1970s ⓘ |
| status | partially replaced but still in limited service in the 21st century ⓘ |
| typicalAmmunitionType |
APDS (Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot)
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HE (High Explosive) ⓘ HEI (High Explosive Incendiary) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
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Scimitar-equipped reconnaissance regiments ⓘ Warrior infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle units
armed forces of several export customers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
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Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
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Subject: L21 RARDEN cannon Description of subject: The L21 RARDEN cannon is a British 30 mm autocannon widely used on armored fighting vehicles such as the FV107 Scimitar and FV510 Warrior for rapid-fire anti-armor and support roles.
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