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1458:5 cm Pak 38
1237:Rheinmetall
960:German Army
941:German Army
922:German Army
768:Fiat CM6614
530:Rheinmetall
387:1,640
373:Rheinmetall
355:Rheinmetall
287:Saco, Maine
219:Rheinmetall
206:(short for
99:Rheinmetall
81:Rheinmetall
1584:Autocannon
1573:Categories
1427:Wiesel AWC
1367:Puma (IFV)
1307:LGI Mle F1
1175:0020806000
1087:References
944:Wiesel AFV
887:Somaliland
638:Max. range
461:20 mm
330:Autocannon
297:Autocannon
268:destroyers
241:Wiesel AWC
215:autocannon
154:20 mm
56:Autocannon
27:Autocannon
1422:TPz Fuchs
1342:Mungo ESK
1184:911907988
1018:LÉ Róisín
820:Sri Lanka
750:Indonesia
677:Argentina
663:Operators
592:Operation
477:Elevation
1148:Archived
1050:See also
828:(2016),
783:Pakistan
723:Portugal
640:: 7000 m
634:: 2000 m
539:ordnance
487:Traverse
361:Designed
351:Designer
264:frigates
87:Designed
77:Designer
1130:8 April
1056:ZU-23-2
925:Luchs 2
907:Gallery
900:Ukraine
846:Ireland
804:of the
691:Germany
586:Caliber
457:Caliber
210:) is a
150:Caliber
121:2612 mm
1432:Wisent
1261:Mauser
1182:
1172:
963:Marder
897:
884:
871:
857:
843:
817:
793:
780:
760:
747:
737:Turkey
734:
720:
709:Greece
706:
695:Marder
688:
674:
602:Length
467:Action
436:3 to 4
425:Height
407:Barrel
398:Length
276:MLG 27
272:Mauser
235:, the
230:Marder
160:Action
129:241 mm
126:Height
118:Length
1533:MG 42
1317:LLM01
1297:Boxer
1042:(355)
1020:(P51)
860:Chile
763:Italy
447:Shell
417:Width
364:1960s
140:Shell
113:83 kg
90:1960s
1437:Lynx
1251:KSPG
1180:OCLC
1170:ISBN
1132:2011
616:: 6°
577:Type
563:and
491:360°
433:Crew
384:Mass
326:Type
266:and
202:The
110:Mass
52:Type
1302:IdZ
1037:KRI
249:TAM
245:IFV
1575::
1178:.
1095:^
958:A
939:A
567:.
556:.
389:kg
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1222:t
1215:v
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