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The Oerlikon KCA is a Swiss 30 mm (1.181 in) gas-operated single-barrel revolver cannon developed for aircraft use. Its most noticeable use was on the JA 37 Viggen fighter[1] mounted in a conformal pod as the akan m/75. The KCA fires a 30 mm × 173 mm (1.181 in × 6.811 in) shell that is 50% heavier than the NATO standard ammunition used on ADEN and DEFA cannon. It can fire up to 1350 rounds per minute at a muzzle velocity of 1030 m/s, with an effective range of 2,500 m (8,200 ft)

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Oerlikon KCA
Type	Automatic cannon
Specifications
Mass	136 kg (300 lb)
Length	2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
Barrel length	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Shell	30 x 173mm
Calibre	30mm
Barrels	1
Action	Four-chamber revolver
Rate of fire	1,350 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	1,030 m/s (3,400 ft/s)

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Il KCA è un cannone automatico della svizzera Oerlikon, che usa una munizione da 30mm solitamente usata per veicoli terrestri IFV decisamente potente per il settore aeronautico, l'unico altro aereo che usa la stessa munizione ma con cannone diverso è l'A10, consente di avere a 1500 metri la stessa energia di una munizione DEFA 553.

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