GA-35 (35 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• ZA-35

General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The South African GA-35 is a licensed copy of the Swiss Oerlikon GDF developed by Lyttelton Engineering with a combined cyclic rate of 1,100 rpm. It has different ammunition for use against ground or air targets and fed by 230 round belts. It was used on the ZA-35 SPAA prototype but also used by South African Navy Valor-class frigates as dual-purpose gun.

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See also

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Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	M2HB
20 mm	GAI C01 · M168 · Oerlikon Mk.II · Polsten
25 mm	GAU-12U
30 mm	HSS 831L
35 mm	GA-35
37 mm	M1A2
40 mm	Bofors L/60 · Dual Automatic Gun M2 · M266
	Foreign:
23 mm	ZU-23 (USSR)
35 mm	Oerlikon KDA (Swiss)