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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1larger figure on 2 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,978 mm (77.87 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 | Hispano-Suiza HS.404 |
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| Type | Aircraft autocannon[source] | Aircraft cannon[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Switzerland France[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | United States Army Air Forces[source] |
| Designer | V. Gryazev, A. Shipunov[source] |
Hispano-Suiza HS.404larger figure on 4 of 6
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.52 m (8 ft 3 in )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Marc Birkigt[source] |
| Designed | 1977[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Izhmash[source] | Hispano-Suiza[source] |
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| Produced | 1980–present[source] | 1941 – April 1942[source] |
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| Shell | 30×165 mm[source] | — |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | Short recoil operated[source] | Gas operated[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Korean War Rhodesian Bush War Six Day War Yom Kippur War[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 20×110mm[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Drum magazine, belt (later models)[source] |
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| Used by | — | United Kingdom, France, Spain, US[source] |
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| Variants | — | A/N M2, A/N M3, M24[source] |
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| Operation | — | gas operated , delayed blowback[source] |
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| Length without muzzle brake | — | 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)[source] |
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| Length with muzzle brake | — | 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)[source] |
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| Weight without drum magazine | — | 43 kg (94 lb 13 oz)[source] |
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| Weight (complete) | — | 68.7 kg (151 lb 7 oz)[source] |
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| Recoil force | — | 400 kg (881.849 lb) with muzzle brake[source] |
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| Ammunition | — | ball, incendiary, HE (high explosive)[source] |
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| Projectile weight | — | HE and HEI: 130 g (4.6 oz), AP-T: 168 g (5.9 oz)[source] |
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| HE and HEI rounds explosive filler | — | 6 to 11 g (0.21 to 0.39 oz)[source] |
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