Akan m/45 (12.7 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• J26

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: T · AP · AP · I
• Universal: AP-I · AP-I · T · I · I
• Ground targets: T · I · AP · AP
• Tracers: T · T · T
• Stealth: AP-I · I · AP-I · I

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The ballistic characteristics of this machine gun are significantly different to other examples in the Swedish arsenal, so a bit of practice may be required to get used to the gun if the user is not already used to other .50 cal machine guns.

Pros and cons

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History

The Akan m/45 is simply the Swedish designation for the M2 Browning, the standard American heavy machine during World War II and the main armament of their aircraft. The gun would enter service in Sweden by the way of the coveted P-51 Mustang, while it was sought after by the Swedish Air Force, but for most of the war, the United States was not willing to sell them. Despite this, the Swedes did get 4 P-51s over the course of the war that were forced to land in Sweden during the war. In February of 1945, the United States was finally willing to offer surplus P-51Ds to Sweden who would immediately use them service as the J26. To go along with the new fighters, the machine guns were re-designated 12,7mm automatkanon m/45 or Akan m/45 after the year it was adopted. The guns and fighters had a short career in Swedish service being retired in 1950 for the J28 (Imported de Havillard Vampire jets).

Media

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See also

• M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

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Aircraft machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm	GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany
7.62 mm	MG3
7.92 mm	MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm	FN M3P
13 mm	MG 131
USSR
7.62 mm	DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm	A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain
7.62 mm	FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm	Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan
7.7 mm	Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm	Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm	Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm	Type 2
13.2 mm	Type 3
China
12.7 mm	QJK99-12.7-1
Italy
7.7 mm	Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm	FN Browning
12.7 mm	Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France
7.5 mm	Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm	PKA
7.92 mm	FN-Browning M.36 No.3 · FN-Browning M.36 No.4
Sweden
7.7 mm	FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm	Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm	Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm	Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A