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There have been more than 2 dozen DIFFERENT 20mm cannon (search 20mm Wikipedia for examples). These used different shells, and had different barrel lengths, and so have different muzzle velocities. The 20mm used by the US and Allies during WW II had a muzzle velocity of ABOUT 2800 feet per second.

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