Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202
| Flugabwehrkanone 20 mm Zwilling | |
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20 mm twin gun 1095 of the German Air Force.
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| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Designed | 1960s |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Specifications | |
| Weight |
1,640 kg (combat ready) |
| Crew | 3 to 4 |
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| Shell | 20 × 139 mm |
| Caliber | 20 mm |
| Action | Gas unlocked blowback |
| Elevation | -5° to +83.5° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 880 to 1,030 rpm per gun |
| Muzzle velocity |
1,044 m/s with HEI |
| Effective firing range |
1,600 m against high flying aircraft |
The MK 20 Rh 202 (short for MaschinenKanone 20 mm Rheinmetall) is an with a caliber of 20 mm designed and produced by Rheinmetall.
The cannon is used on military vehicles of German origin, like the Marder infantry fighting vehicle, the Spähpanzer Luchs and some variants of the Wiesel AWC. It is also used in the Argentinian VCTP, an IFV based on the TAM chassis.
German naval ships also employed Rh 202 mounts (usually two on frigates and destroyers, four on larger replenishment ships), but they have been or are currently being replaced with the new Mauser (now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall) MLG 27 remote controlled guns of 27 mm calibre.
An antiaircraft towed twin mount was also produced; it was used by Argentina in the Falklands War.
The gun modified to fire the U.S. M50 series of ammunition loaded into the M14 link belt has been offered to no avail for the U.S. Government by Maremont Corp., of Saco, Maine, licensed by Rheinmetall under marketing arrangement.
1,640 kg (combat ready)
1,044 m/s with HEI
1,600 m against high flying aircraft
Rheinmetall Zwillingsflak twin-gun anti-aircraft system began development in 1968 to meet the requirements of the low-level air defence units of the German Air Force, i.e. "to engage low and very low approaching enemy aircraft with all appropriate means in time to prevent them from firing their weapons or delivering their ordnance, or at least to prevent them from carrying out an accurate attack on an air force installation."
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