Denel Land Systems GI-2

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, Indonesian Army and Navy.

History
The Denel GI-2 is based on the GIAT Modèle F2 gun design, for which Denel has a production licence.

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

 * Ratel IFV

Air

 * Denel Rooivalk
 * Super Hind upgrade of Mil Mi-24 helicopters by Advanced Technologies & Engineering

Naval

 * Manually operated deck gun mounts
 * Reutech Super Rogue remote weapons station
 * Suncraft RALCO

Users

 * 🇹🇭Royal Thai Navy: HTMS Narathiwat, HTMS Pattani, Patrol boats 228, 229, 230
 * South African Defence Force: Used in land, air and naval applications.
 * Algerian Air Force: Used in the upgraded Super Hind attack helicopter.
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesian Navy: Interim, on KCR-40 Clurit class, 'A' position