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    The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II. It was...
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  • 20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. The dividing line between smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called "guns", from larger-caliber...
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    20mm caliber 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling 20 mm modèle F2 gun 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Type 96 25 mm AT/AA gun Type 99 cannon...
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    The UK utilized their own improved version of the Oerlikon, known as the Polsten, originally developed in Poland to simplify design and production costs...
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  • grenade launcher Polsten: Polish/British 20 mm anti-aircraft gun PzB 41: German 28 mm light antitank gun QF 2 Pounder: British 40 mm light tank gun and...
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    nearly all major armies possessing them used 37 mm ammunition (the British Army used the slightly larger 40 mm 2-pounder gun). As World War II progressed,...
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  • II 20 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon  Switzerland Interwar / World War II / Cold War 20 2 Hispano-Suiza HS.404  France World War II / Korean War 20 2 cm FlaK 30...
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  • War II 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm Oerlikon  Switzerland World War II - Cold War 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm Polsten  Poland World War II - Cold War 20 mm (0.79 in)...
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  • 2 cm FlaK 30  Nazi Germany 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 cm FlaK 38  Nazi Germany 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 cm Flakvierling 38  Nazi Germany 20 mm quad anti-aircraft...
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  • joined the following day by D and E Troops of 92nd and four triple 20 mm Polsten mountings from 93rd LAA (the other Loyals LAA unit). That day (D + 3)...
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    Gilbert) 320 Bty, 93rd LAA Rgt (20 mm Polsten guns) RHQ 120th LAA Rgt 394 and 395 Btys, 120th LAA Rgt (Bofors 40 mm guns) One Trp 356 (Independent) Searchlight...
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  • with towed and self-propelled (SP) 40 mm Bofors guns, and a troop of 93rd LAA Rgt equipped with the new 20 mm Polsten gun in triple mountings, half towed...
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