DEFA 30 mm cannon family
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The DEFA 30 mm cannon family is a series of French-designed aircraft autocannons widely used since the mid-20th century for fighter armament and air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DEFA 30 mm cannon family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEFA 30 mm cannon family Context triple: [GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon, successorTo, DEFA 30 mm cannon family]
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A.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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B.
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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C.
MG 213 cannon
The MG 213 cannon was an experimental German 20/30 mm revolver aircraft cannon developed by Mauser during World War II that pioneered the revolver cannon design used in many postwar aircraft guns.
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D.
MG 151 cannon
The MG 151 cannon is a World War II-era German 15/20 mm aircraft autocannon renowned for its high rate of fire and widespread use by the Luftwaffe.
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E.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEFA 30 mm cannon family Target entity description: The DEFA 30 mm cannon family is a series of French-designed aircraft autocannons widely used since the mid-20th century for fighter armament and air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
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A.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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B.
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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C.
MG 213 cannon
The MG 213 cannon was an experimental German 20/30 mm revolver aircraft cannon developed by Mauser during World War II that pioneered the revolver cannon design used in many postwar aircraft guns.
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D.
MG 151 cannon
The MG 151 cannon is a World War II-era German 15/20 mm aircraft autocannon renowned for its high rate of fire and widespread use by the Luftwaffe.
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E.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft cannon
ⓘ
autocannon family ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | 30×113 mm B ⓘ |
| caliber | 30 mm ⓘ |
| conflictUsage |
Arab–Israeli wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli conflict
South African Border War ⓘ various Cold War-era regional conflicts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designer |
Direction des Études et Fabrications d’Armement
ⓘ
linked to:
Direction générale de l’armement
|
| developedFor | jet fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firingAction | revolver cannon ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
air-to-air combat
ⓘ
air-to-ground combat ⓘ fighter armament ⓘ |
| mountingPlatform |
Atlas Cheetah
ⓘ
Dassault Mirage 2000 ⓘ Dassault Mirage 5 ⓘ Dassault Mirage F1 ⓘ Dassault Mirage III ⓘ Dassault Ouragan ⓘ Dassault Super Mystère ⓘ Dassault Étendard IV ⓘ IAI Kfir ⓘ
linked to:
Kfir C.10
IAI Nesher ⓘ
linked to:
IAI Dagger
SEPECAT Jaguar (French variants) ⓘ
linked to:
SEPECAT Jaguar
Saab 105OE ⓘ
linked to:
Saab 105
|
| notableFeature |
compact size for fighter installation
ⓘ
high-explosive 30 mm shells ⓘ widely exported ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
DEFA 551
ⓘ
DEFA 552 ⓘ DEFA 553 ⓘ DEFA 554 ⓘ DEFA 555 ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated ⓘ |
| role | primary internal gun armament for fighters ⓘ |
| successor |
GIAT 30 cannon family
ⓘ
linked to:
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
|
| typicalFeedSystem |
drum feed
ⓘ
linkless feed ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity | around 800 m/s ⓘ |
| typicalRateOfFire | 1200 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Air Force
ⓘ
Israeli Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ various export customers ⓘ |
| usedSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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