GIAT M693 20 mm cannon

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20 mm cannon autocannon

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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Surface form	Occurrences
GIAT M693	0

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 ⓘ