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United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects Anti-Aircraft Artillery 150203 L = length, S = span, W = weight, R = range, Ø = diameter |
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Name |
Description |
Remarks |
Particulars |
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4.26/3.2 Gun |
Vickers anti-aircraft gun. To be used in conjunction with Red Sea predictor. |
Taper bore high-velocity anti-aircraft gun. Bore reduced from 4.26" (11cm) to 3.2" (8cm). Cancelled 1957. |
N/A |
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Bristol Bofors |
Modified 40mm (1.57") Bofors gun built by Bristol Aircraft. |
Conversion for existing Bofors guns. Adding powered traverse and elevation and a gyro stabilised sight. |
N/A |
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DACR |
Naval anti-aircraft and anti-missile system. |
To be fitted to small warships on a Scarecrow mounting. |
1948 |
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Falcon (AAA) |
Vickers twin 30 AA gun mounted on a FV 430 series vehicle. |
Used Chieftain fire control system. |
N/A |
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RARDE developed rapid-firing 5" (12.7mm) heavy AA gun. To be used in conjunction with Red Sea predictor. A 4" (10.1cm) version was built. |
Used a fin-stabilised dart and discarding sabot. Ammo was carried in two large cylindrical magazines. Capable of 75 rounds per minute. Cancelled 1956. |
L = 29ft (8.8m) W = 39200lb (17781Kg) |
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Green Wizard |
Measured muzzle-velocity. |
AA gun calibration instrument. Built by WH Sanders. |
N/A |
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Gun X1 |
102mm (4") anti-aircraft gun |
Conventional gun on the carriage designed for the Vickers 4.26/3.2 taper bore gun. Cancelled 1957. |
N/A |
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Gun X4 |
3.7" Mk.6 (9.4cm) anti-aircraft gun fitted with 12 round rapid loading system. |
Last medium AA gun in the UK. Cancelled 1958 in favour of SAGW. Also known as Long Hand. |
N/A |
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Littlejohn |
Vickers 4.26"/3.2" anti-aircraft gun. To be used in conjunction with Red Sea predictor. |
Taper bore high-velocity anti-aircraft gun. Bore reduced from 4.26" (11cm) to 3.2" (8cm). Cancelled 1957. |
N/A |
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Longhand |
3.7" Mk.6 (9.4cm) anti-aircraft gun fitted with 12 round rapid loading system. |
Last medium AA gun in the UK. Cancelled 1958 in favour of SAGW. Also known as Gun X4. |
N/A |
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Marksman |
Marconi anti-aircraft turret. |
Series 400 radar with 2 x Oerlikon 35mm cannon. Could be fitted to a variety of main battle tanks. |
N/A |
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Improvement to anti-aircraft gun firing rates. Cancelled 1949. |
Long term project intended to get the maximum rate of fire from a 3.7" (9.4cm) anti-aircraft gun. Four versions trialed: C, K, CR and CN. |
Ratefixer CN managed 75RPM. |
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42mm anti-aircraft gun built by Oerlikon. |
Twin barrelled, with a large "wagon wheel" magazine that made it capable of 450 rounds per minute. Cancelled in favour of Mauler and PT.428 missile systems. |
N/A |
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