37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
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The 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon is a powerful Soviet aircraft autocannon developed in the late 1940s, widely used as a primary heavy armament on early jet fighters and other combat aircraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon canonical | 1 |
| Nudelman-Rikhter NR-37 cannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon Context triple: [Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9, armament, 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon]
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A.
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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B.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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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.
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
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E.
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.
- 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: 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon Target entity description: The 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon is a powerful Soviet aircraft autocannon developed in the late 1940s, widely used as a primary heavy armament on early jet fighters and other combat aircraft.
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A.
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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B.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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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.
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft cannon
ⓘ
autocannon ⓘ |
| ammunitionType |
armor-piercing shells
ⓘ
high-explosive shells ⓘ |
| caliber |
0.037 m
ⓘ
37 mm ⓘ |
| category |
37 mm artillery
ⓘ
Soviet aircraft guns ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor |
bomber defensive and offensive armament
ⓘ
jet fighter armament ⓘ |
| designer | Alexander Nudelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| feedSystem | belt-fed ⓘ |
| mountingPosition |
engine-mount (motorkanone)
ⓘ
nose-mounted ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Nudelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high destructive power per hit
ⓘ
relatively low rate of fire compared to smaller-caliber cannons ⓘ significant recoil ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated ⓘ |
| role |
air-to-air weapon
ⓘ
air-to-ground weapon ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1940s ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor |
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nudelman-Rikhter NR-37 cannon
|
| type | single-barrel cannon ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary heavy armament ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact air defense system ⓘ
surface form:
Warsaw Pact air forces
export customers of Soviet aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engaging heavy bombers
ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ |
| usedOn |
combat aircraft
ⓘ
early jet fighters ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Ilyushin Il-10
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilyushin Il-10M
Il-28 bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Ilyushin Il-28 (some variants)
Lavochkin La-15 jet fighter ⓘ
surface form:
Lavochkin La-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-23 ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-25 ⓘ |
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Subject: 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon Description of subject: The 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon is a powerful Soviet aircraft autocannon developed in the late 1940s, widely used as a primary heavy armament on early jet fighters and other combat aircraft.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Nudelman-Rikhter NR-37 cannon