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  • Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon
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  • The Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon was a German automatic cannon developed for aircraft use during World War I by Stahlwerke Becker. It was first mass-produced in 1916 and was installed in a variety of aircraft; the only German autocannon to actually see service in the air during the war. The Becker also served as the pattern for the famous Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, which sees service to this day.
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Number
  • 539
Rate
  • 300
Service
Name
  • Type M2
Type
Cartridge
  • 20
Wars
Manufacturer
is ranged
  • yes
Action
  • APMI - advanced primer ignition blowback
barrels
  • 1
design date
  • 1913
Variants
  • * SEMAG L * Oerlikon F * Oerlikon L * Oerlikon S
feed
  • magazine
Designer
abstract
  • The Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon was a German automatic cannon developed for aircraft use during World War I by Stahlwerke Becker. It was first mass-produced in 1916 and was installed in a variety of aircraft; the only German autocannon to actually see service in the air during the war. The Becker also served as the pattern for the famous Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, which sees service to this day.