GIAT M693 20 mm cannon

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The GIAT M693 is a French 20 mm autocannon widely used as the primary armament on armored fighting vehicles and for light anti-aircraft roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20 mm cannon
autocannon
alsoKnownAs M693 F2 (in some French service designations)
ammunition 20×139 mm
caliber 20 mm
category 20 mm artillery
anti-aircraft guns
vehicle weapons
countryOfOrigin France
designedBy GIAT engineers
designedFor vehicle mounting
feedSystem dual-feed belt
firingMode automatic
selective fire
single-shot
manufacturer GIAT Industries NERFINISHED
Nexter Systems NERFINISHED
mountingOptions one-man turrets
remote weapon stations
towed anti-aircraft mounts
notableFeature compact design for turret integration
dual-feed capability allows rapid ammunition type change
operation gas-operated
primaryRole armored fighting vehicle armament
rateOfFire about 740 rounds per minute
role air defense of ground units
fire support for infantry
secondaryRole light anti-aircraft weapon
serviceEntry 1970s
typicalTargets helicopters
infantry
lightly armored vehicles
low-flying aircraft
usedAs coaxial cannon
turret-mounted cannon
usedBy French Army NERFINISHED
various export customers
usedIn ground warfare
short-range air defense
usedOn AMX-10P infantry fighting vehicle NERFINISHED
Panhard M3 armored personnel carrier variants NERFINISHED
VAB VTT armored personnel carrier variants NERFINISHED
various light armored vehicles

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AMX-10P armamentPrimaryModel GIAT M693 20 mm cannon