一、发展现状国外小口径自动炮的发展已走过了半个多世纪的历程,在历次战争中发挥了重要的作用。尽管制导武器的出现曾对其产生了一定的冲击,但历史事实很快证明,由于其独特的优点,任何武器也不能将其取而代之。目前,国外小口径(20—40毫米)自动炮已发展了众多的种类,为各军、兵种广泛采用,在今后战争中将继续发挥重要的作用。 I. Development Status The development of small-caliber automatic guns abroad has gone through more than half a century and has played an important role in all previous wars. Although the advent of guided weapons had had some impact on them, historical facts quickly proved that no weapon could replace it because of its unique merits. At present, many kinds of automatic small guns (20-40 mm) have been developed abroad, widely used by various armed forces and arms and will continue to play an important role in the future war.