Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon

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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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Generate an image of a 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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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft cannon ⓘ
autocannon ⓘ
revolver cannon ⓘ
ammunition 27×145 mm ⓘ
barrelConfiguration single-barrel ⓘ
caliber 27 mm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designer Mauser ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
feedSystem linked ammunition belt ⓘ
linkless feed system ⓘ
inService 1970s ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
manufacturer Mauser ⓘ
Rheinmetall ⓘ
mounting gun pod ⓘ
internal gun installation ⓘ
notableFeature compact design ⓘ
high accuracy ⓘ
high rate of fire ⓘ
operation revolver mechanism ⓘ
primaryUse air-to-air combat ⓘ
rateOfFire about 1700 rounds per minute ⓘ
about 1800 rounds per minute ⓘ
secondaryUse air-to-ground attack ⓘ
usedBy Austrian Air Force ⓘ
Czech Air Force ⓘ
Finnish Air Force ⓘ
German Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Luftwaffe

Italian Air Force ⓘ
Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ
Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force of Oman ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Danish Air Force ⓘ
Royal Norwegian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ
Saudi Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
Spanish Air Force ⓘ
Swedish Air Force ⓘ
Swiss Air Force ⓘ
usedInAircraft Aermacchi M-346 Master ⓘ
Alpha Jet ⓘ
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk ⓘ
Eurofighter Typhoon ⓘ
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle ⓘ
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
Saab JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ
linked to: JAS 39 Gripen

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Typhoon FGR4 → gun → Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon ⓘ
Panavia Tornado GR4 → weaponSystem → Mauser BK-27 cannon ⓘ
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
Eurofighter Typhoon → armament → 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon ⓘ
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
MG 213 cannon → influenced → Revolverkanone BK-27 ⓘ
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
EF-2000 Typhoon → armament → Mauser BK‑27 27 mm cannon ⓘ
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon