Difference between revisions of "M61A1 (20 mm)"

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Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters
F-4	F-4C Phantom II · F-4E Phantom II · Kurnass · F-4EJ Phantom II · F-4EJ Kai Phantom II
	◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F · Phantom FG.1 · Phantom FGR.2
F-14	F-14A Early
F-104	F-104A · ␗F-104A · F-104C · ◄F-104G · ␗F-104G · ▄F-104G · F-104S (Suspended) · F-104S.ASA (Suspended)
Kfir	Kfir C.2 · Kfir C.7
Nesher	Nesher
Strike aircraft	A-7D · A-7E · A-10A · F-105D

General info

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Available ammunition

Default: HEF-I · API-T · AP-I
Air targets: HEF-I · HEF-I · API-T · HEF-I · HEF-I · AP-I
Armored targets: API-T · AP-I · AP-I · AP-I · HEF-I
Stealth: HEF-I · AP-I · AP-I

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Belt	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	53	50	39	28	20	14
Air targets	53	50	39	28	20	14
Armored targets	53	50	39	28	20	14
Stealth	53	50	39	28	20	14

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

Main article: History of the M61

Media

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External links

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topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

USA aircraft cannons
20 mm	AN/M2 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 · FMC T-160
	M3 · M24A1 · M39 · M39A1 · M39A2 · M39A3 · M61A1 · M195 · M197 · Mk 11 · Mk 11 mod 5 · T31
30 mm	M230E-1 · XM140 · GAU-8/A · GAU-13/A · LR30
37 mm	M4 · M9 · M10
40 mm	M75 · M129
75 mm	M10 · T13E1
	Foreign:
20 mm	Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · Type 99 Model 1 ^(Japan)
30 mm	ADEN Mk.4 ^(Britain)

Germany aircraft cannons
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)

Britain aircraft cannons
20 mm	Hispano Mk.I · Hispano Mk.II · Hispano Mk.V · Oerlikon KAD-B
25 mm	ADEN 25
30 mm	ADEN · ADEN Mk.4
40 mm	Rolls-Royce Type BH · Vickers S
47 mm	Vickers P
57 mm	Molins Class M
	Foreign:
20 mm	GI2 ^{(South Africa)} · Hispano 404 ^(France) · M61A1 ^(USA)
27 mm	Akan m/85 ^(Sweden) · Mauser BK27 ^(Germany)
30 mm	M230E-1 ^(USA)

Japan aircraft cannons
20 mm	Ho-1 · Ho-3 · Ho-5 · Type 99 Model 1 · Type 99 Model 2
30 mm	Ho-155 · Type 5
37 mm	Ho-203 · Ho-204 · Type 94
40 mm	Ho-301
57 mm	Ho-401
75 mm	Type 88
	Foreign:
20 mm	M39A3 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · MG FF ^(Germany) · MG FF/M ^(Germany) · MG 151 ^(Germany)
30 mm	GAU-13/A ^(USA) · M230E-1 ^(USA)

China aircraft cannons
23 mm	Type 23-1 · Type 23-2K · Type 23-3 · Type 23L
30 mm	Type 30-1
	Foreign
20 mm	AN/M2 ^(USA) · B-20E ^(USSR) · Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Ho-3 ^(Japan) · Ho-5 ^(Japan)
	M39A1 ^(USA) · M39A2 ^(USA) · M39A3 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · ShVAK ^(USSR) · Type 99 Model 1 ^(Japan)
23 mm	NR-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23K ^(USSR)
30 mm	GAU-13/A ^(USA)
37 mm	Ho-203 ^(Japan) · N-37D ^(USSR)

Italy aircraft cannons
20 mm	TM197B
30 mm	Hispano HS 825
37 mm	Breda Model 39 37/54
102 mm	102/35 mod 14
	Foreign:
20 mm	B-20E ^(USSR) · B-20M ^(USSR) · B-20S ^(USSR) · Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · MG FF ^(Germany) · MG FF/M ^(Germany) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
23 mm	GSh-23L ^(USSR) · NR-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23 ^(USSR)
27 mm	Akan m/85 ^(Sweden) · Mauser BK27 ^(Germany)
30 mm	DEFA 552 ^(France) · GSh-30-1 ^(USSR) · GSh-30-2K ^(USSR) · MK 103 ^(Germany) · MK 108 ^(Germany) · NR-30 ^(USSR)
37 mm	BK 3.7 ^(Germany) · N-37 ^(USSR) · N-37D ^(USSR)

Israel aircraft cannons
20 mm	GIAT M.621 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M50 ^(France) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M195 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · Mk 11 mod 5 ^(USA)
30 mm	DEFA 551 ^(France) · DEFA 552 ^(France) · DEFA 552A ^(France) · DEFA 553 ^(France) · M230E-1 ^(USA)
40 mm	M129 ^(USA)

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 == History ==
-The M61A1 is a variant of the [[M61 (20 mm)|M61 Vulcan]].
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
+{{main|M61_(20_mm)#History|l1=History of the M61}}
-The original M61 was fed by linked 20 mm shells. However, the high rate of fire caused issues with the links that caused malfunctions during the feeding of the gun. The M61 ejection also caused issue as the large number of shell casings and links can present the risk foreign object damage to the fast-moving jet's engine. These issues were resolved with the development of a linkless feeding system, with ammo moved into a conveyer belt that feeds the gun. Some installation of this feeding system can also attach a second conveyer belt moving the spent casings back into the ammo storage area so that they do not need to be ejected. The M61 with this new feeding system was designated the [[M61A1 (20 mm)|M61A1]] and became the primary version of the Vulcan.<ref name="F16-M61">F-16.net n.d.</ref>
-The M61 and M61A1 would initially serve as the main gun armament of most of the United States Air Force interceptors such as the F-104, [[F-105D|F-105]], and F-106. However, as the Vietnam War raged showed the value that a gun armament has on aerial combat, the M61 proliferated and aircraft not originally using the cannon were either modified to accept the M61 cannon in the fuselage or mounted externally in gun pods. Today, many of the "teen-series" of fighter jets in use by the US Air Force and Navy has the M61 or its variants as their main gun armament.<ref name="F16-M61" /><ref>Pike et al. 2000</ref>
 == Media ==
 ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
-[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]
+{{USA aircraft cannons}}
-===References===
-;Citations
-<references />
-;Bibliography
-*<nowiki>F-16.net</nowiki>. n.d. "M61 A1 Vulcan: 20mm gatling gun system." Accessed January 06, 2022. [https://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article5.html Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220107030333/https://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article5.html Archive])
-*Pike, John and Robert Sherman. 2000. "GAU-4 20mm Vulcan M61A1/M61A2 20mm Automatic Gun." FAS Military Analysis Network. Last modified April 23, 2000. [https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m61.htm Webpage] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220107030147/https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m61.htm Archive]).
 {{Germany aircraft cannons}}
 {{Britain aircraft cannons}}
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 {{Italy aircraft cannons}}
 {{Israel aircraft cannons}}
+[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]

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