Oerlikon FF - Wikipedia
WEBThe FF were a series of 20mm autocannon introduced by Oerlikon in the late 1920s. The name comes from the German term Flügel Fest, meaning wing mounted, fixed, being one of the first 20mm guns to be small and light enough to fit into a fighter aircraft's wing.
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon - Wikipedia
WEBThe Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II.
MG FF cannon - Wikipedia
WEBThe MG FF was a drum-fed, blowback-operated, 20 mm aircraft autocannon, developed in 1936 by Ikaria Werke Berlin of Germany.
The Oerlikon 20 mm: The Right Tool for the Job
WEBMar 18, 2019 · Developed in the final days of World War I, Germany sold the rights to a 20 mm caliber cannon to a Swiss firm that eventually became the Oerlikon 20 mm. The weapon proved popular, and before the start of World War II, numerous countries obtained the manufacturing rights.
Oerlikon 20mm - Military Factory
WEBMar 7, 2019 · A fixed aircraft mounted version debuted in 1935 as the faster-firing Oerlikon FF (firing at about 520 rounds per minute) and variable ammunition drums were offered that spanned from 45 to 100 round counts.
20mm Oerlikon - NavSource
WEBThe 20mm Oerlikon was a free swinging weapon, operated by maximum gas pressure, about 23 tons per square inch and by springs which were correspondingly powerful. Factors such as friction, the effects of different elevations, cold weather, rain were too small in proportion to the operating forces to cause stoppage.
The Instrumental Oerlikon | Naval History Magazine - April 2016 …
WEBOne of the most widely used naval weapons of World War II, the 20-mm Oerlikon antiaircraft cannon was installed aboard virtually every U.S. Navy warship—from lowly PT boats to massive battleships—as well as in auxiliaries and armed merchantmen.
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon - Military Wiki
WEBThe Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others.
German 20mm [Oerlikon] MG FF aircraft cannon - Imperial War …
WEBThe MG-FF was the standard German aircraft cannon at the outbreak of the Second World War. Its main use at this time was in Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighter aeroplanes. Later, some were mounted as flexible guns in bomber aircraft.
Oerlikon FF - Military Wiki
WEBThe FF were a series of 20mm autocannon introduced by Oerlikon in the late 1920s. The name comes from the German term Flügel Fest, meaning wing mounted, fixed, being one of the first 20mm guns to be small and light enough to fit into a fighter aircraft's wing.