MG C/30L (20 mm)
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Description
The MG C/30L (20 mm) is an experimental version of the Flak 30, which was modified to be mounted on aircraft. The higher power of the cartridge, compared to other 20mm cannons at its rank, allows for heavy hitting power, enabling it to take down most aircraft with 2-3 rounds and penetrate light ground targets.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
It has powerful rounds, but a rather slow rate of fire, which makes it hard to hit fast targets, if you're inexperienced in air battles.
Available ammunition
- Default: API-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
- API-T: API-T
- HEFI-T: HEFI-T
- Universal: HEFI-T · API-T
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
HEFI-T | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
API-T | 37 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
HEFI-T | 900 | 0.12 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
API-T | 795 | 0.15 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Devastating against most fighters encountered
Cons:
- Slower rate of fire compared to other armaments at its rank
History
This gun is a derivative of the 2 cm/65 C/30 which is already in game as a naval AA gun. Usage of this weapon was strictly experimental during Spanish civil war, where it proved useful against enemy armoured cars and light tanks. However, due to its problems with ammunition feeding and small magazine, its usage was cancelled.
Media
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See also
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Germany aircraft cannons | |
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15 mm | MG 151 |
20 mm | MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M |
27 mm | Mauser BK27 |
30 mm | Hispano HS 825 · MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108 |
37 mm | BK 3.7 |
50 mm | BK 5 · Mk.214a |
75 mm | BK 7.5 |
Foreign: | |
20 mm | Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR) |
23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR) |
30 mm | DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR) |
37 mm | N-37D (USSR) |