List of anti-aircraft guns


Anti-aircraft guns are weapons designed to attack aircraft. Such weapons commonly have a high rate of fire and are able to fire shells designed to damage aircraft. They also are capable of firing at high angles, but are also usually able to hit ground targets as well in a direct fire role.

Towed and static anti-aircraft guns

Caliber Number of barrelsNumber of missile launchersWeapon nameCountry of originPeriod
12.7DShKWorld War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War / Modern
12.7M2 BrowningWorld War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War / Modern
12.74M45 QuadmountWorld War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War
12.7NSV machine gunCold War / Modern
12.7Kord machine gunModern
13.2MG 18 TuFWorld War I
13.21-2Hotchkiss M1929 machine gunInterwar / World War II
13.21-2Breda Model 1931 Machine GunInterwar / World War II
14.5ZPU-1Cold War / Modern
14.52Type 58Cold War
14.52ZPU-2Cold War / Modern
14.54Type 56Cold War
14.54ZPU-4Cold War / Modern
20Becker Type M2German EmpireWorld War I
20Madsen 20 mm cannonWorld War II
20Solothurn ST-5World War II
20M/40 Automatic cannonWorld War II
20Oerlikon 20 mm cannonInterwar / World War II / Cold War
202Hispano-Suiza HS.404World War II / Korean War
202 cm FlaK 30World War II
202 cm FlaK 38World War II
202 cm GebFlaK 38World War II
20Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 World War II
20Breda Model 35World War II
20Nkm wz.38 FKWorld War II
20Polsten / World War II
20Oerlikon GAI-BO1Cold War / Modern
20Type 98 20 mm AA Machine CannonWorld War II
20Rheinmetall Rh202Cold War
201TarasqueModern
2020 mm modèle F2 gunModern
202TCM-20Cold War
20220 ITK 40 VKTWorld War II
202Type 2 20 mm AA Machine CannonWorld War II
202Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine CannonWorld War II
203Zastava M55Cold War
204FlaKv 38World War II
206M167 VADSVietnam War / Cold War / Modern
232ZU-23-2Cold War / Modern
232Type 85/YW 306Cold War
25Mitrailleuse de 25 / Interwar / World War II
25Bofors 25 mm M/32World War II
2525 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 Interwar / World War II
251-2Type 61 25 mmCold War
252Type 96 25 mm AT/AA GunWorld War II
3023 cm MK 303 FlakWorld War II
302PLDvK vzor 53Cold War
302Artemis 30Cold War
352Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannonModern
3528SkyshieldModern
356NBS C-RAMModern
3713.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5World War I
37Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 World War II
37Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925World War II
37QF 1 pounder pom-pomWorld War I
373.7 cm FlaK 36World War II
373.7 cm FlaK 37World War II
373.7 cm FlaK 43World War II
3737 mm Gun M1World War II
3737-mm air-defense gun M1939 World War II / Cold War
37Type 55Cold War
372Type 63Cold War
372Type 74Cold War
375Flaming onionWorld War I
40Vickers Type 40 mm AT/AA GunWorld War II
40Bofors L/60Interwar / World War II / Cold War
40Bofors 40 mm/56World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War
40Bofors L/70Cold War / Modern
40Breda L/70Cold War / Modern
4545 mm anti-aircraft gun World War II
505 cm FlaK 41World War II
57Bofors 57 mm L/60Cold War / Modern
57S-60Cold War
57Burileanu Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War I
57Type 59Cold War
7575 mm FRC M27World War II
75Canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913-1917World War I
75Canon de 75 CA modèle 1940 SchneiderWorld War II
75PLK vzor CSCold War
7575 mm armata wz.36World War II
75Bofors 75 mm Model 1929Interwar
757.5 cm Flak. L/60World War II
757.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gunWorld War II
757.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gunWorld War II
75Type 4 75 mm AA GunWorld War II
75Type 11 75 mm AA GunWorld War II
75Type 88World War II
757.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37World War II
75Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34World War II
7575 mm Gun M1916World War I
75SkysweeperCold War
75Vickers Model 1931World War II
76.2Cannone da 76/40 C.A.World War II
76.2Cannone da 76/40 modificata 35World War II
76.2Cannone da 76/45 C.A.World War I - World War II
76.2QF 3 inch 20 cwtWorld War I / World War II
76.2QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gunWorld War I
76.2QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun 13 pounder Mk IIIWorld War I
76.2QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gunWorld War I
76.2QF 13 pounder 9 cwt 18 pdr gun sleeved down to 3 inchWorld War I
76.23-inch M1917 gunWorld War I / Interwar / World War II
76.23-inch M1918 gunWorld War I / Interwar
76.23-inch anti-aircraft gun M3Interwar / World War II
76.23"/23 caliber gunWorld War I / World War II
76.23"/50 caliber gunWorld War I / World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War
76.23"/70 Mark 26 gunCold War
76.276-mm air-defense gun M1914/15World War I
76.276 mm air defense gun M1931World War II
76.276-mm air-defense gun M1938World War II
76.27.62 cm FlaK L/30World War I
76.2Type 3 80 mm AA GunWorld War II
76.58 cm Luftfahrzeugabwehr-Kanone M5/8 M.P.World War II
76.5Cannone da 77/28 C.A.World War II
76.5Škoda 76.5 mm L/50World War II
76.58 cm PL kanon vz. 37World War II
777.7 cm FlaK L/27World War I
777.7 cm FlaK L/35World War I
83.58.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22World War II
8585-mm air-defense gun M1939 World War II
88FlaK 16World War I
88FlaK 18World War II
88FlaK 41World War II
88Type 99 88 mm AA GunWorld War II
90Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926World War II
9090 mm Gun M1/M2/M3World War II / Cold War
90Cannone da 90/53World War II
909 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20World War I / World War II
94QF 3.7 inchWorld War II
100KS-19Cold War
100Type 59Cold War
100Type 14 10 cm AA GunWorld War II
102QF 4 inch Mk V naval gunWorld War I / Interwar / World War II
10510.5 cm FlaK 38World War II
113QF 4.5 inch Mk IIWorld War II
120120 mm Gun M1 World War II / Cold War
120Type 3 12 cm AA GunWorld War II
120Type 10 120 mm AA GunWorld War II
1275"/25 caliber gunWorld War II
1275"/38 caliber gunWorld War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War
12812.8 cm FlaK 40World War II
130KS-30Cold War
133QF 5.25 inch Mark IWorld War II
150Type 5 15 cm AA GunWorld War II

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Caliber Number of barrelsNumber of missile launchersWeapon nameCountry of originPeriod
7.6244M motorized quad Maxim1931–42
12.74M16 Half-trackWorld War II / Korean War
12.72T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun1942-43
20Flakpanzer 38World War II
201Type 98 Half-TrackWorld War II
2020 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier TruckWorld War II
20120 mm Anti-Aircraft Tank Ta-SeWorld War II
202Type 98 20 mm AAG TankWorld War II
202Centaur AA Mk I and Mk IIWorld War II
203BOV APCCold War
203Crusader III 20mm Anti-Aircraft Tank Mk IIWorld War II
204WirbelwindWorld War II
204Tank AA, 20mm Quad, SkinkWorld War II
206M163 VADSVietnam War / Cold War / Modern
2064MachbetModern
234ZSU-23-4 ShilkaCold War / Modern
2344ZSU-23-4MP BialaModern
352KorkutModern
254Sidam-25Cold War
252Type 95 SPAAAModern
25ZiS-42 motorized anti-aircraftearly World War II
252ZSU-251945
302KugelblitzWorld War II
302AMX-13 DCACold War
302PLDvK-53/59 Cold War
302Wildcat SPAACold War / Modern
3024BRAMSModern
30282K22 TunguskaCold War / Modern
30212Pantsir-S1Modern
352Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer GepardCold War / Modern
352PZA LoaraModern
352MarksmanModern
352Type 87Modern
372-4Flakpanzer CoelianWorld War II
37MöbelwagenWorld War II
37OstwindWorld War II
37ZSU-371944-1948
372Type 63Cold War / Vietnam War
40Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti IIWorld War II
40Luftvärnskanonvagn 9040Modern
4040M NimródWorld War II
40Pierce-Arrow Armoured AA LorryWorld War I
40Crusader III 40mm Anti-Aircraft Tank Mk IWorld War II
402M19 Multiple Gun Motor CarriageWorld War II / Korean War
402M42 DusterCold War / Vietnam War
402M247 Sergeant YorkCold War
572ZSU-57-2Cold War / Vietnam War
75Autocanon de 75mm mle 1913World War I
76Otomatic Air Defense TankModern
76.2YaG-10 motorized anti-aircraftWorld War II
777.7 cm Leichte Kraftwagengeschütze M1914World War I

Naval anti-aircraft guns

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