The Denel Land Systems GI-2 is an autocannon manufactured by Denel Land Systems (DLS) 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 (RWS) 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