For example, during World War II, the German FLAK 36 88mm multi-purpose gun made life a living hell ... s 40mm Bofors and Switzerland’s 20mm Oerlikon guns. The inspiration for the 40mm Bofors ...

Oerlikon was a machine-tool company with few tools, no liquid assets, a work force of 80, and no orders. Biihrle looked around for a new product, bought the patents on a 20-mm. cannon. Within five ...

The newly formed RAF Regiment was taking over air defence and Topcliffe had installed four sites, each with twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. Two of our guns had been moved to Dishforth, leaving my site ...

The US Department of Defense announced on 29 September that it has placed a USD20 million contract on Egypt's behalf for an undisclosed number of Rheinmetall Oerlikon Searanger 20 mm naval gun ...

The inspiration for the 40mm Bofors gun traces back to the 1920s when ... arsenal of the AC-130 Spectre gunship. Meanwhile, the 20mm Oerlikon still arms some naval units, nominally as a last ...