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Type
  
Autocannon

Rate of fire
  
750 round/min

Place of origin
  
South Africa

Muzzle velocity
  
1050 m/s

Denel Land Systems GI-2

Manufacturer
  
Denel Land Systems (DLS)

Shell
  
20x139 linked on F1 link

The Denel Land Systems GI-2 is an autocannon manufactured by Denel Land Systems (DLS) and used by the South African Army, Navy, Air Force, Royal Thai Navy, Indonesian Army and Navy.

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History

The Denel GI-2 is based on the GIAT Modèle F2 gun design, for which Denel has a production licence.

Description

The 20 mm GI-2 is a mounted monotube gun, with two 150-cartridge boxes on each side of the piece. After each shot, the empty cartridge is ejected from beneath the weapon. A hydraulic rearming device is available for naval or land versions.

Applications

The GI-2 cannon is used in the following applications:

Land

  • Ratel-20
  • Eland-20
  • Panhard AML H-20

    • Air

  • Denel Rooivalk
  • Super Hind upgrade of Mil Mi-24 helicopters by Advanced Technologies & Engineering
  • IAR 330, a Romanian-built version of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter
  • Manually operated deck gun mounts
  • Reutech Super Rogue remote weapons station (RWS)
  • Suncraft RALCO remote weapons station
  • sigma corvette Netherlands

    • Users

  • Algerian Air Force: Used in the upgraded Super Hind attack helicopter.
  • Azerbaijani Air Forces: Used in the upgraded Super Hind attack helicopter
  • Benin Navy: Reutech Super Rogue RWS
  • Indonesian Navy: Interim, on KCR-40 Clurit class, 'A' position
  • Kenya Air Force: For IAR 330 helicopters.
  • Nigerian Navy: Suncraft RALCO RWS on patrol boats.
  • South African Defence Force: Used in land, air and naval applications.
  • Royal Thai Navy: HTMS Narathiwat, HTMS Pattani, Patrol boats 228, 229, 230

    • References

    Denel Land Systems GI-2 Wikipedia
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