L21 RARDEN cannon
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The L21 RARDEN cannon is a British 30 mm autocannon widely used on armored fighting vehicles such as the FV107 Scimitar and FV510 Warrior for rapid-fire anti-armor and support roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L21 RARDEN cannon canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
30 mm cannon
ⓘ
autocannon ⓘ |
| actionType | semi-automatic with manual clip loading ⓘ |
| ammunition | 30×170 mm ⓘ |
| barrelType | single barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | 30 mm ⓘ |
| category | vehicle-mounted weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewRequirement | requires loader for clip insertion ⓘ |
| designer | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment ⓘ |
| era | Cold War weapon system ⓘ |
| feedSystem | three-round clip feed ⓘ |
| firingControl | manually loaded clips by crew ⓘ |
| firingMode | single and rapid aimed bursts ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
armoured fighting vehicle main armament
ⓘ
reconnaissance vehicle armament ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Royal Ordnance ⓘ |
| mounting | turret-mounted ⓘ |
| mountingPlatform |
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
FV107 Scimitar
FV432 armoured personnel carrier ⓘ
surface form:
FV432 RARDEN-armed variants (limited/experimental)
FV510 Warrior ⓘ Saracen armoured personnel carriers ⓘ
surface form:
FV603 Saracen (some variants)
FV721 Fox ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment
ⓘ
surface form:
RARDEN is derived from Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment and Enfield
|
| natoStandard | uses 30×170 mm NATO ammunition family ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-armor ⓘ |
| rateOfFire |
approximately 80 rounds per minute practical
ⓘ
cyclic rate significantly higher than practical rate ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 40 mm CTA cannon on some British vehicles ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fire-support ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1970s ⓘ |
| status | partially replaced but still in limited service in the 21st century ⓘ |
| typicalAmmunitionType |
APDS (Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot)
ⓘ
HE (High Explosive) ⓘ HEI (High Explosive Incendiary) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Scimitar-equipped reconnaissance regiments ⓘ Warrior infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle units
armed forces of several export customers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.