Name: 20 × 80RB
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Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil

<h2>Synonyms</h2><p>20 mm Oerlikon FFM</p><h2>Armament</h2><p>Oerlikon FFM and licensed copies.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>Developed by Oerlikon Bührle in the mid-1930s, the FFM gun was used during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe, and in post-war years by several countries, principally Spain. Some guns appear to be still in use in various South American countries for training purposes.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>The brass cartridge case is of the familiar Oerlikon rebated rim pattern, percussion primed. It is similar to, but shorter than, the more common 20 × 110RB case. Wartime projectiles included AP shot, solid steel ball, HE, HE-I and Mine HE patterns.</p><p>BRAZIL</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos</p><p>Type: HE-SD: Two-section shell, front loaded with HE and rear with red tracer; a heat relay provides</p><p>self-destruction. Provided with M505A3 PD fuze; 101 g; MV 835 m/s</p><p>TP: Inert hollow steel shell; dummy fuze; 123 g; MV 810 m/s</p><p>TP-T: Inert hollow steel shell with tracer element in rear; dummy fuze; 125 g; MV 810 m/s</p>

The brass cartridge case is of the familiar Oerlikon rebated rim pattern, percussion primed.

It is similar to, but shorter than, the more common 20 × 110RB case. Wartime projectiles included AP shot, solid steel ball, HE, HE-I and Mine HE patterns. Developed by Oerlikon Bührle in the mid-1930s, the FFM gun was used during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe, and in post-war years by several countries, principally Spain. Some guns appear to be still in use in various South American countries for training purposes. Compatible platforms include oerlikon FFM and licensed copies.

20 × 80RB

20 × 80RB

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