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Military Aircraft Systems. Aircraft Guns. Mauser Cannon. Mauser Cannon. 27mm single barrel cannon Aircraft: Tornado F3 Tornado GR4. Mauser Cannon. Mauser Cannon.
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Mauser Cannon 27mm single barrel cannon Aircraft: • Tornado F3 • Tornado GR4
Mauser Cannon • The Mauser 27mm cannon is a single barrel, high performance, breech cylinder gun operated by an electrically fired gas-operated system at a selective rate of 1000 or 1700 rounds per minute. • Targeting of the cannon is done through the aircraft’s head-up display by using either a prediction sight or, in the case of the F3, a radar designated sight. • The cannon has a very high muzzle velocity and its high rate of fire, coupled with its ability to fire several different types of high-explosive shells, make it equally suitable for both interceptor type aircraft and ground-attack aircraft alike.