Denel Land Systems GI-2
The Denel Land Systems GI-2 is an autocannon manufactured by Denel Land Systems and used by the South African Army, Navy, Air Force, Royal Thai Navy and Indonesian Navy.
History
The Denel GI-2 is based on the GIAT Modèle F2 gun design, for which Denel has a production license.Description
The 20 mm GI-2 is a mounted monotube gun, with two 150-cartridge boxes on each side of the piece. After each shot, the empty cartridge is ejected from beneath the weapon. A hydraulic rearming device is available for naval or land versions.Applications
The GI-2 cannon is used in the following applications:Land
- On Denel LCT 20 compact turret
- Ratel-20
- Eland-20
- Panhard AML H-20
Air
- Denel Rooivalk
- Super Hind upgrade of Mil Mi-24 helicopters by Advanced Technologies & Engineering
- IAR 330, a Romanian-built version of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter
Naval
- Manually operated deck gun mounts
- Reutech Super Rogue remote weapons station
- Suncraft RALCO remote weapons station
- Sigma-class design ships built for various clients by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Users
- Algerian Air Force: Used in the upgraded Super Hind attack helicopter.
- Azerbaijani Air Forces: Used in the upgraded Super Hind attack helicopter
- Benin Navy: Reutech Super Rogue RWS
- Indonesian Navy: Diponegoro class corvette, Rigel class MPRV, Clurit class FAC & Pattimura class corvette.
- Kenya Air Force: For IAR 330 helicopters.
- Nigerian Navy: Suncraft RALCO RWS on patrol boats.
- South African National Defence Force: Used in land, air and naval applications.
- Royal Thai Navy: HTMS Narathiwat, HTMS Pattani, Patrol boats 228, 229, 230