Antiaircraft guns (also known as ... Meanwhile, the 20mm Oerlikon still arms some naval units, nominally as a last-recourse anti-air weapon (somewhat akin to the Phalanx CIWS, albeit with ...
made famous by the "Top Gun" films, was a formidable air-to-air combat aircraft. Originally designed in the 1970s to defend U.S. Navy carrier battle groups, it was armed with a 20mm Vulcan gun and ...