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Revision as of 07:28, 9 April 2022
Contents
Description
The Oerlikon KBA (25 mm) is a 25 x 137 mm autocannon used for anti-air and ground combat.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The Oerlikon KBA (25 mm) is a multipurpose autocannon with a rate of fire of 550 shots/min making it on par with equivalent cannons. It fires NATO 25mmx137 standard ammunition which grants it high degrees of adaptability to both ground and air targets. Being lightweight, compact and equipped with the Instant Ammunition Selection Device made it a preferred choice for many IFVs, APCs and Naval Anti-Air platforms.
Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| M792 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| M791 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 60 | 55 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| M792 | HEI-T* | 1,100 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.1 | 54.4 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| M791 | APDS | 1,330 | 0.13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75° | 78° | 80° |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| Italy anti-aircraft guns | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | Breda Mod.35 · Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 |
| 40 mm | Bofors DA 40/70 |
| 76 mm | OTO-Breda 76/62 |
| Foreign: | |
| 12.7 mm | M2HB (USA) |
| 20 mm | Oerlikon KAD (Swiss) |
| 25 mm | Oerlikon KBA (Swiss) |
| Hungary | |
| Foreign: | |
| 23 mm | AZP-23 (USSR) |
| 57 mm | S-68 (USSR) |
