In Service: 1935 to 1945
Manufacturer: Oerlikon
Number built:
Type: Maschinengewehr
Calibre: 20 mm
Length: 1.37 mm
Weight: 28 kg
Rate of fire: 540 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 585 to 718 m/s
Effective range: m
Variants:
MG FF
Other: Armaments
Articles:
The 20 mm MG FF/M (Maschinengewehr FF/M) was a machine gun
designed and produced by
Oerlikon
in 1935. The 20 mm MG FF/M was also known as Schräge
Musik, this oblique automatic upward firing weapon was operated
by an infrared sensor and was developed in 1942, The 20 mm
MG FF/M was mounted in night fighters of the Luftwaffe, which
allowed them to approach and attack enemy aircraft from underneath,
which gave the Luftwaffe pilots, a huge advantage, as most
bombers would be unable to see a night fighter below them.
The 20 mm MG FF/M (Maschinengewehr FF/M) machine gun was installed
in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
Flying Guns World War II.
ISBN-10: 1840372273
German Aircraft Guns WW I WW II.
ISBN-10: 091196410X
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