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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.54–7 m (21.5–23.0 ft)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Oerlikon 20 mm cannon | PCL-171 |
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| Type | Autocannon[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1937–present[source] | 2020–present[source] |
| Wars | World War II Nigerian Civil War[source] | — |
| Designer | Reinhold Becker |
Width
Single source2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)[source]
L70 Total gun barrel weight
Single sourceL85 Empty
Single sourceLoaded with 200 rounds
Single sourceMinus breech mechanism
Single sourceL70 Total gun barrel weight: 68.04 kilograms (150.0 lb ) Minus breech mechanism: 20.865 kg (46.00 lb) L85 Empty: 92.0 kilograms (202.8 lb ) Loaded with 200 rounds: 182.0 kg (401.2 lb)[source]
Mass
Single source11 t (11 long tons; 12 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source120 km/h (75 mph)[source]
Effective; Against low-flying aircraft (HE round) L70
Single sourceEffective; L85
Single sourceMaximum; HE round at 45° L70
Single sourceMaximum; L85
Single sourceAgainst low-flying aircraft (HE round) L70: 914 m (1,000 yd) L85: 1,500 m (1,600 yd)[source]
HE round at 45° L70: 4,389 m (4,800 yd) L85: 6,800 m (7,400 yd)[source]
Effective; conventional projectile
Single sourceMaximum; extended range projectile
Single sourceYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine
Single sourceYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine 295 hp (220 kW)[source]
Barrel length
Single sourceBarrel length L85 Overall: n/a Barrel length
Single sourceL70 Overall
Single sourceL70 Overall: 2,210 mm (87 in) Barrel length: 1,400 mm (55 in) L85 Overall: n/a Barrel length: 1,700 mm (67 in)[source]
L70: Cyclic · source measurement 1
Single sourceL70: Cyclic · source measurement 3
Single sourcePractical L85: Cyclic
Single sourceL70: Cyclic: 450 rounds per minute Practical: 250-320 rounds per minute L85: Cyclic: 900 to 1,000 rounds per minute[source]
L70
Single sourceL85
Single sourceL70: 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) L85: 1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1935[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Oerlikon Oerlikon Contraves[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1937−1995[source] | — |
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| No. built | 124,734[source] | — |
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| Variants | Oerlikon FF MG FF cannon[source] | — |
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| Shell | L70: 20×110mmRB L85: 20×128mm[source] | 122 mm (4.8 in)[source] |
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| Shell weight | HE: 123 g (4.3 oz) HE/T: 116 g (4.1 oz)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] | — |
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| Action | API blowback Gas operated, power reserve loading[source] | — |
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| Elevation | Manual, -15°/+90°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | Manual, full 360°[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Cylindrical magazine holding 60 rounds; later adjusted for belt-fed gun[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | People's Liberation Army[source] |
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| Breech | — | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 122 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Operational; Operational range
Single source