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 (mm) Number of barrels Number of missile launchers Weapon name Country of origin Period 12.7 1 DShK World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War / modern 12.7 1 M2 Browning World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War / modern 12.7 4 M45 Quadmount World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War 12.7 1 NSV machine gun Cold War / modern 12.7 1 Kord machine gun Modern 13.2 1 MG 18 TuF World War I 13.2 1–2 Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun Interwar / World War II 13.2 1–2 Breda Model 1931 Machine Gun Interwar / World War II 14.5 1 ZPU-1 Cold War / modern 14.5 2 Type 58 Cold War 14.5 2 ZPU-2 Cold War / modern 14.5 4 Type 56 Cold War 14.5 4 ZPU-4 Cold War / modern 20 1 Becker Type M2 World War I 20 1 Madsen 20 mm cannon World War II 20 1 Solothurn ST-5 World War II 20 1 Automatkanon m/40 World War II 20 1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Interwar / World War II / Cold War 20 2 Hispano-Suiza HS.404 World War II / Korean War 20 1 2 cm FlaK 30 World War II 20 1 2 cm FlaK 38 World War II 20 1 2 cm GebFlaK 38 World War II 20 1 Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) World War II 20 1 Breda Model 35 World War II 20 1 Nkm wz.38 FK World War II 20 1-4 Polsten / World War II 20 1 Oerlikon GAI-BO1 Cold War / modern 20 1 Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon World War II 20 Rheinmetall Rh202 Cold War 20 1 Tarasque Modern 20 20 mm modèle F2 gun Modern 20 2 TCM-20 Cold War 20 2 20 ITK 40 VKT World War II 20 2 Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon World War II 20 2 Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon World War II 20 3 Zastava M55 Cold War 20 4 FlaKv 38 World War II 20 6 M167 VADS Vietnam War / Cold War / modern 23 2 ZU-23-2 Cold War / modern 23 2 Type 85/YW 306 Cold War 25 Mitrailleuse de 25 / Interwar / World War II 25 Luftvärnsautomatkanon M/32 Interwar / World War II 25 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) Interwar / World War II 25 1–2 Type 61 25 mm Cold War 25 2 Type 96 25 mm AT/AA gun World War II 30 2 3 cm MK 303 Flak World War II 30 2 PLDvK vzor 53 Cold War 30 2 Artemis 30 Cold War 35 2 Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon Modern 35 2 8 Skyshield Modern 35 6 NBS C-RAM Modern 37 1 3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5 World War I 37 Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda) World War II 37 Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 World War II 37 QF 1 pounder pom-pom World War I 37 3.7 cm FlaK 36 World War II 37 3.7 cm FlaK 37 World War II 37 3.7 cm FlaK 43 World War II 37 37 mm Gun M1 World War II 37 37-mm air-defense gun M1939 (61-K) World War II / Cold War 37 Type 55 Cold War 37 2 Type 63 Cold War 37 2 Type 74 Cold War 37 5 Flaming onion World War I 40 Vickers 40 mm AT/AA gun World War II 40 Bofors L/60 Interwar / World War II / Cold War 40 Bofors (Chrysler) 40 mm/56 World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War 40 Bofors L/70 Cold War / modern 40 Breda L/70 Cold War / modern 45 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K) World War II 50 5 cm FlaK 41 World War II 57 Bofors 57 mm L/60 Cold War / modern 57 S-60 Cold War 57 Burileanu Kingdom of Romania World War I 57 Type 59 Cold War 75 75 mm FRC M27 World War II 75 Canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913-1917 World War I 75 Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 World War II 75 Canon de 75 CA modèle 1940 Schneider World War II 75 PLK vzor CS Cold War 75 75 mm armata wz.36 World War II 75 Bofors 75 mm Model 1929 Interwar / World War II 75 7.5 cm Flak. L/60 World War II 75 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun World War II 75 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun World War II 75 Type 4 75 mm AA gun World War II 75 Type 11 75 mm AA gun World War II 75 Type 88 World War II 75 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 World War II 75 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 World War II 75 Cannone da 75/27 A.V. World War I 75 75 mm Gun M1916 World War I 75 Skysweeper Cold War 75 Vickers Model 1931 World War II 76.2 Cannone da 76/40 C.A. World War II 76.2 Cannone da 76/40 modificata 35 World War II 76.2 Cannone da 76/45 C.A. World War I - World War II 76.2 QF 3 inch 20 cwt World War I / World War II 76.2 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun World War I 76.2 QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun 13 pounder Mk III World War I 76.2 QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun World War I 76.2 QF 13 pounder 9 cwt 18 pdr gun sleeved down to 3 inch World War I 76.2 3-inch M1917 gun World War I / Interwar / World War II 76.2 3-inch M1918 gun World War I / Interwar 76.2 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3 Interwar / World War II 76.2 3"/23 caliber gun World War I / World War II 76.2 3"/50 caliber gun World War I / World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War 76.2 3"/70 Mark 26 gun Cold War 76.2 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 World War I 76.2 76 mm air defense gun M1931 World War II 76.2 76.2 mm/55 (3") 34-K Pattern 1935 World War II76.2 76-mm air-defense gun M1938 World War II 76.2 7.62 cm FlaK L/30 World War I 76.2 8 cm L/30 M. 14 R. World War I 76.2 Type 3 80 mm AA gun World War II 76.5 8 cm Luftfahrzeugabwehr-Kanone M5/8 M.P. World War I 76.5 Cannone da 77/28 C.A. World War II 76.5 Škoda 76.5 mm L/50 World War II 76.5 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 World War II 77 7.7 cm FlaK L/27 World War I 77 7.7 cm FlaK L/35 World War I 80 8 cm Luftvärnskanon m/40 Interwar / World War II / Cold War 83.5 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 World War II 85 85-mm air-defense gun M1939 (52-K) World War II 88 FlaK 16 World War I 88 FlaK 18 World War II 88 FlaK 41 World War II 88 Type 99 88 mm AA gun World War II 90 Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 World War II 90 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 World War II / Cold War 90 Cannone da 90/53 World War II 90 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 World War I / World War II 94 QF 3.7 inch World War II 100 KS-19 Cold War 100 Type 59 Cold War 100 Type 14 10 cm AA gun World War II 102 QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun World War I / Interwar / World War II 105 10.5 cm FlaK 38 World War II 105 10,5 cm Luftvärnskanon m/42 World War II / Cold War 113 QF 4.5 inch Mk II World War II 120 120 mm Gun M1 ("Stratosphere") World War II / Cold War 120 Type 3 12 cm AA gun World War II 120 Type 10 120 mm AA gun World War II 127 5"/25 caliber gun World War II 127 5"/38 caliber gun World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War 128 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 16 gun World War II / Korean War / Cold War / Vietnam War 128 12.8 cm FlaK 40 World War II 130 KS-30 Cold War 133 QF 5.25 inch Mark I World War II 150 Type 5 15 cm AA gun World War II 152 152 mm air defense gun KM-52 Cold War

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

+ Caliber (mm) Number of barrels Number of missile launchers Weapon name Country of origin Period 7.62 4 4M motorized quad Maxim 1931–42Zaloga 1984, pp 99, 199. 12.7 4 M16 half-track World War II / Korean War 12.7 2 T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 1942-43 (prototype)Zaloga 1984, p 199. 20 1 Flakpanzer 38(t) World War II 20 1 Type 98 half-track World War II 20 1 20 mm AA machine cannon carrier truck World War II 20 1 20 mm anti-aircraft tank Ta-Se World War II 20 2 Type 98 20 mm AAG tank World War II 20 2 Centaur AA Mk I and Mk II World War II 20 3 BOV APC Cold War 20 2 Crusader III 20mm anti-aircraft tank Mk II World War II 20 4 Wirbelwind World War II 20 4 Tank AA, 20mm quad, Skink World War II 20 6 M163 VADS Vietnam War / Cold War / modern 20 6 4 Machbet Modern 23 4 ZSU-23-4 Shilka Cold War / modern 23 4 4 ZSU-23-4MP Biala Modern 25 4 Sidam-25 Cold War 25 2 4 Type 95 SPAAA Modern 25 ZiS-42 motorized anti-aircraft early World War IIZaloga 1984, pp 100, 199. 25 2 ZSU-25 1945 30 2 Kugelblitz World War II 30 2 AMX-13 DCA Cold War 30 2 PLDvK-53/59 (M53/59) Cold War 30 2 Wildcat SPAA Cold War / modern 30 2 4 BRAMS Modern 30 2 8 2K22 Tunguska Cold War / modern 30 2 12 Pantsir-S1 Modern 35 2 Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard Cold War / modern 35 2 Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 Cold War 35 2 PZA Loara Modern 35 2 Marksman Modern 35 2 Type 87 Modern 35 2 Type 09 SPAAA Modern 35 2 KORKUT Modern 37 2–4 Flakpanzer Coelian World War II 37 1 Möbelwagen World War II 37 1 Ostwind World War II 37 1 ZSU-37 1944-1948 37 2 Type 63 Cold War / Vietnam War 40 1 Landsverk L-62 Anti II World War II 40 2 Luftvärnskanonvagn fm/43 Cold War 40 1 Luftvärnskanonvagn 9040 Modern 40 2 40M Nimród World War II 40 1 Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry World War I 40 1 Crusader III 40mm anti-aircraft tank Mk I World War II 40 2 M19 multiple gun motor carriage World War II / Korean War 40 2 M42 Duster Cold War / Vietnam War 40 2 M247 Sergeant York Cold War (cancelled) 57 2 ZSU-57-2 Cold War / Vietnam War 75 1 Autocanon de 75mm mle 1913 World War I 76 1 Otomatic air defense tank Modern 76.2 1 YaG-10 motorized anti-aircraft World War II (1940)Zaloga 1984, p 100. 77 1 7.7 cm Leichte Kraftwagengeschütze M1914 World War I 88 1 Pz. Sfl. IVc World War II

Naval anti-aircraft guns

Citations and notes

References Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press. .