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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

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Summary

Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is an artillery family[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of artillery_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's image is recorded as Oerlikon 20mm 2.jpg[3].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's instance of is recorded as artillery family[4].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's manufacturer is recorded as Oerlikon Rheinmetall Air Defence[5].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's subclass of is recorded as autocannon[6].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's subclass of is recorded as anti-aircraft gun[7].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's designed by is recorded as Reinhold Becker[8].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's Commons category is recorded as 20 mm Oerlikon gun[9].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's country of origin is recorded as Switzerland[10].
  • +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[11].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[12].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063myq[13].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's service entry is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's ammunition is recorded as 20 mm cartridge[15].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's ammunition is recorded as 20 mm HE[16].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's described by source is recorded as Twentieth-Century Artillery[17].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '20-mm-Oerlikon-Kanone'}[18].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's length is recorded as {'unit': 'millimetre', 'amount': '+2210'}[19].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'metre per second', 'amount': '+830'}[20].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'kilogram', 'amount': '+66.75'}[21].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's field of view is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+360'}[22].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's effective firing range is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1100'}[23].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's slope is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+75'}[24].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's slope is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '-10'}[25].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's caliber is recorded as {'unit': 'millimetre', 'amount': '+20'}[26].
  • Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's derivative work is recorded as Type 99[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's length is recorded as {'unit': 'millimetre', 'amount': '+2210'}[19]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'metre per second', 'amount': '+830'}[20].

Designation and Status

Oerlikon 20 mm cannon's instance of is recorded as artillery family[4].

History and Context

+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[11].

Why It Matters

Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ranks in the top 1% of artillery_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Twentieth-Century Artillery. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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