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The BordKanone BK 37 (Broad Cannon 37) cannon was a 37mm anti-tank/bomber autocannon manufactured by Rheinmetall and mounted on WWII Luftwaffe aircraft such as the anti-tank or bomber-destroyer versions of the Junkers Ju 87D-3 and G-2, Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2/R1-3, and others. The cannon could be attached to the underside of the aircraft and had a 6-round magazine, firing Kanonenvogel, or Tungsten, ammunition at 140 rounds per minute. M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ... Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defense company with factories in DÃ¼sseldorf, Kassel and UnterlÃ¼ÃŸ. It has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a Sturzkampfflugzeug (German: , literally plunging combat aircraft) in World War II, easily recognisable by its inverted gull wings, fixed undercarriage and wailing siren â€” though these were only fitted to a few aircraft because of the extra drag induced on the rather slow aircraft. ... The Messerschmitt Bf 110 (later Me 110) was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Later in the war it was changed to fighter-bomber and night fighter operations, and it became the major night fighter type of the Luftwaffe. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tungsten, W, 74 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 6, d Appearance grayish white, lustrous Standard atomic weight 183. ...

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