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Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
ZPUlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun | ZPU |
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| Type | CIWS[source] | Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2003–present[source] | 1949–present[source] |
| Used by | Danish Navy Venezuelan Navy Indonesian Navy[source] |
Width
Single source2.39 m[source]
Rate of fire
Single sourceSingle shot Rapid Single Shot Burst (automatic fire)
Single sourceSingle shot Rapid Single Shot: 200 rounds per minute Burst (automatic fire): 1000 rounds per minute[source]
AHEAD
Single sourceAPDS/T
Single sourceHEI
Single sourceAHEAD: 1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s) HEI: 1,175 m/s (3,850 ft/s) APDS/T: 1,440 m/s (4,700 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators for users[source] |
| Designed | 1995[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Air Defence , Oerlikon Contraves[source] | Degtyaryov Plant[source] |
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| Developed into | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Skyranger 35[source] | — |
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| Shell | 35×228mm[source] | 14.5x114mm[source] |
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| Barrels | Singular[source] | 1-4[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated four-chamber revolver cannon[source] | Short recoil operation[source] |
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| Elevation | -15 / +85 degrees rate: 70 degree/s[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360 degrees rate: 120 degrees per second[source] | — |
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| Feed system | 252 linkless rounds in installation[source] | 150 round belt each[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Wars for wars[source] |
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| Variants | — | ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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