Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon | DisamKB

Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon

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aircraft cannon autocannon revolver 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 → 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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eurofighter Typhoon ("27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon") →	armament
Typhoon FGR4 →	gun
Panavia Tornado GR4 ("Mauser BK-27 cannon") →	weaponSystem