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1538:5 cm Pak 38
1317:Rheinmetall
1257:Website of
1041:R-23 cannon
1035:ADEN cannon
1029:DEFA cannon
1011:VENOM 30 mm
909:: Alpha Jet
634:German Navy
580:: Alpha Jet
482:Eurofighter
372:mine shells
361:German Navy
349:Rheinmetall
296:Rheinmetall
137: built
103:Rheinmetall
1659:Autocannon
1653:Categories
1507:Wiesel AWC
1447:Puma (IFV)
1387:LGI Mle F1
1220:5 February
1085:5 February
1054:References
1047:M39 cannon
337:, and the
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1422:Mungo ESK
1151:2 January
953:Operation
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556:Alpha Jet
392:Operators
331:Alpha Jet
199:27×145 mm
153:100
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545:Cameroon
355:and the
353:MN 27 GS
126:Produced
110:Designed
95:Designer
1017:GIAT 30
947:Caliber
907:QinetiQ
650:Hungary
617:Germany
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321:Design
310:cannon
292:Mauser
271:(also
223:Action
179:Barrel
170:Length
140:3,100~
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18:MLG 27
1613:MG 42
1397:LLM01
1377:Boxer
1059:Notes
742:Spain
673:Italy
277:BK-27
269:BK 27
195:Shell
101:(now
1517:Lynx
1331:KSPG
1240:Saab
1222:2019
1193:ISBN
1179:2010
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