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| rdfs:comment | - The Hispano-Suiza HS.404 was a French 20 mm autocannon used in a number of air and ground installations during and after World War II.
- The Hispano-Suiza HS.404 was an autocannon widely used as both an aircraft and land weapon in the 20th century by British, American, French, and numerous other military services. The cannon is also referred to as Birkigt type 404, after its designer. Firing a 20 mm caliber projectile, it delivered a useful load of explosive from a relatively light weapon. This made it an ideal anti-aircraft weapon for mounting on light vehicles, as well as a fighter aircraft gun replacing the multiple 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) and .303 inch (7.7 mm) machine guns commonly used in military aircraft in the 1930s.
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| part length | - 80
- 67.5
- Rifling: 9 grooves, right-hand twist, 1-in-63 inches turn.
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| Name | - 20
- STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A
- HS.404
- Hispano Mk.V
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| Caption | - HS.404 in the TCM-20 twin anti-aircraft configuration, displayed at the Israeli Air Force Museum.
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| Used by | - United States
- United Kingdom & the British Empire, Commonwealth, United States
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| feed | - 60
- Belt
- Drum magazine, belt
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| abstract | - The Hispano-Suiza HS.404 was a French 20 mm autocannon used in a number of air and ground installations during and after World War II.
- The Hispano-Suiza HS.404 was an autocannon widely used as both an aircraft and land weapon in the 20th century by British, American, French, and numerous other military services. The cannon is also referred to as Birkigt type 404, after its designer. Firing a 20 mm caliber projectile, it delivered a useful load of explosive from a relatively light weapon. This made it an ideal anti-aircraft weapon for mounting on light vehicles, as well as a fighter aircraft gun replacing the multiple 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) and .303 inch (7.7 mm) machine guns commonly used in military aircraft in the 1930s.
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