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The G-5 is a South African 155 mm calibre split-trail howitzer that fires a special extended range projectile. The G-5 fires a 45.5 kg high-explosive shell with stub wings to a range of 30000 metres at a muzzle velocity of 897 meters-per-second.
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The Gabriel I was an Israeli short to medium range anti-ship missile developed during the 1960s as a surface launched anti-ship missile for fitting to fast-attack craft. It had a range of 21km.
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The Gabriel II is an Israeli short to medium range anti-ship missile. It uses dual mode semi-active and active radar homing and carries a 100 kg warhead. The range is from 6 to 36 kilometres and the missile velocity is 0. 6 Mach.
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The Oerlikon GAI-BO1 is a Swiss single-gun air defence weapon consisting of an Oerlikon KAB 20 mm cannon on a hand traversed and elevated mounting. The GAI-BO1 has an effective ceiling of 1500 metres and a muzzle velocity of 1100 meters-per-second.
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The Oerlikon GAI-CO1 is a Swiss single-gun air defence weapon consisting of an Oerlikon KAD-B13-3 cannon on a hand traversed and elevated mounting. The GAI-CO1 is fed from a 75 round belt and has a 1840 mm long barrel and a muzzle velocity of 1050 meters-per-second.
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The Oerlikon GAI-CO3 is a Swiss single-gun air defence weapon consisting of an Oerlikon KAD-AO1 cannon on a hand traversed and elevated mounting. The GAI-CO3 is fed from a 50-round drum magazine and has a 2240 mm long barrel and a muzzle velocity of 1050 meters-per-second.
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The Oerlikon GAI-DO1 (HS 666) is a Swiss twin mounting anti-aircraft guns comprised of two Oerlikon KAD 20 mm cannons on a hydraulic powered platform. The GAI-DO1 is designed for low level air defence and fires at a rate of 1000 rounds per barrel per minute with a muzzle velocity of 1050 metres per second. with a tactical range of 2000 metres.
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The General Electric GAU-12/U Equaliser is an American, 25 mm calibre NATO, five-barrel cannon fitted to aircraft. It has a normal rate of fire of 3600 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 1000 meters-per-second with armour piercing ammunition.
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The General Electric GAU-13/A is an American, 30 mm calibre, four-barrel cannon fitted to aircraft. It is a lightweight version of the GAU-8 for fitting to ground-attack aircraft for attacking ground targets. It has a normal rate of fire of 2400 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 988 meters-per-second with armour piercing ammunition.
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The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is an American 30 mm calibre, seven-barrelled cannon fitted to aircraft. The GAU-8/A Avenger is designed as a tank killing cannon, and fires special armour piercing ammunition in ten two-second bursts separated by a one-minute cooling period, with a muzzle velocity of 988 meters-per-second and an effective range of 1235 metres. With armour penetration of 69 mm at 500 metres and 38 mm at 1000 metres.
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The GBU-28 is an American laser-guided penetrator, blast/fragmentation bomb (bunker buster) designed in 1991 for the specific task of penetrating buried Iraqi command bunkers during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The GBU-28 is 19 feet 2 inches long and carries a 4400 lb penetrating warhead comprising 630 pounds of high explosive and 3770 lbs of probably nuclear or radioactive additional materials within the main body of the bomb, this main body being a former 8-inch calibre artillery gun tube. The GBU-28 has a range in excess of 5 nautical miles. They are carried by F-15E and F-111F aircraft. The GBU-28 can penetrate 20 feet of concrete or 100 feet of earth, after which the explosive detonates to destroy the underground bunker.
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The Oerlikon GDF-001 is a Swiss medium anti-aircraft gun, comprising two 35 mm calibre guns mounted on a wheeled cruciform platform, fed from an automatic loading system. The GDF-001 has an effective ceiling of 4000 metres and a muzzle velocity of 1175 meters-per-second.
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The Geb. G. 36 is a German 75 mm calibre mountain gun mounted on skies so that it can be towed over snow, and fired from deep snow without sinking. The
Geb. G. 36 fires a 5.75 kg high-explosive shell to a range of 9150 metres at a muzzle velocity of 476 meters-per-second.
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The Giat 20F2 is a ship borne 20 mm gas operated calibre gun firing 0.25 kg shells at 720 rounds per minute with a range up to 8 km.
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The Giat M30/791 is a French 30 mm calibre single barrel revolver cannon fitted to aircraft as a replacement for the DEFA 550 series. The Giat M30/ 791 has a selectable rate of fire of 300/600, 1500 and 2500 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 1025 metres per second.
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The Giat M621 is a French 20 mm calibre, gas-operated delayed blowback single-barrel cannon produced since 1974. The Giat M621 was primarily designed for use on small ground vehicles and helicopters, and was developed between 1962 and 1973 based on the AME582. The Giat M621 has a selectable rate of fire of single-shot, 300 and 740 rounds per minute, and a muzzle velocity of between 990 and 1026 metres per second offering an effective range of 1500 metres.
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The GLF-90 is an Italian multiple grenade launcher designed to fire standard rifle-grenades without the need for a rifle, and allowing more accuracy. The
GLF-90 has a maximum range of about 900 metres.
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Goalkeeper is a ship borne close-in weapon system (CIWS) consisting of a 30 mm seven-barrel gun which provides a rate of fire of over 4,000 rounds per minute. Range is 200 m to 3 km. The system also includes tracking and search radar and a TV camera.
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The GP-25 is a Soviet 40 mm grenade launcher, first seen in action in 1984 during the Afghan war. The GP-25 is fitted beneath the barrel of AK-series rifles and fires a single 40 mm VOG grenade to a range of about 420 metres.
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The General Electric GPU-5 is the podded installation version of the GAU-13 aircraft cannon.
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The SERAT 63 mm A.C. Rifle Grenade Type Grafac is a French hollow charge anti-tank rifle grenade designed for close-combat against AFVs. The SERAT 63 mm A.C. Rifle Grenade Type Grafac is a lightweight grenade designed to be fired by the FAMAS rifles, and has an effective range of 100 metres and can penetrate 300 mm of armour.
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The Granatbuchse 39 was a German grenade launcher of the Second World War developed in 1941 from the then retired Panzerbuchse PzB 39 with a shortened barrel adapted to accept the standard rifle grenade discharger. The Granatbuchse 39 fired various types of grenade, including high-explosive, shaped charge for anti-tank use and parachute illuminating. It had an effective range of 500 metres.
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The Granatwerfer 34 was a German, conventional pattern gravity-fired mortar of the Second World War. It had a calibre of 81 mm and fired 3.5 kg high-explosive, HE Rebound, smoke and illuminating bombs with a minimum range of 60 metres and a maximum range of 2400 metres.
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The Granatwerfer 42 was a German, conventional pattern gravity-fired mortar of the Second World War. It was of a similar pattern to the Granatwerfer 34, but had a shorter barrel and a simpler design which resulted in a shorter maximum range of about 1000 metres.
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The GSh-23 is a Soviet aircraft gun firing 23 mm calibre ammunition and AM-23 cartridges. The maximum fire rate is 3,000 rounds per minute and the muzzle velocity is 715 metres per second.
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The GSh-301 is a Soviet 30 mm calibre aircraft gun with a maximum rate of fire of 1,500 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 860 metres per second.
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The gun-mortar was developed during the 1970s by the French firm of Thomson-Brandt as a simple means of arming an armoured car. The early gun-mortars were short-barrelled muzzle-loaded weapons. Later, a breech loading mechanism was developed to allow loading of the weapon when under enemy fire, this development also resulting in longer barrels with a higher muzzle velocity allowing the gun to be fired as a medium-pressure gun at flat trajectories or as a mortar at higher trajectories.
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