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A 20mm [[autocannon]] system originally for shipboard final defense against subsonic [[anti-shipping missile]]s, obsolescent in that role but being deployed for land-based [[ | A 20mm [[autocannon]] system originally for shipboard final defense against subsonic [[anti-shipping missile]]s, obsolescent in that role but being deployed for land-based [[counter-rocket, artillery and mortar]] (C-RAM) defense against guerrilla rockets. | ||
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A 20mm autocannon system originally for shipboard final defense against subsonic anti-shipping missiles, obsolescent in that role but being deployed for land-based counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) defense against guerrilla rockets.