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=== Available ammunition === | === Available ammunition === | ||
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| + | ''Universal'' | ||
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| + | * ''HEF-I'' | ||
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| + | ''Ground Targets'' | ||
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| + | * ''AP-T'' | ||
| + | * ''HEF-I'' | ||
| + | * ''P (Practice Shell)'' | ||
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| + | ''Air Targets'' | ||
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| + | * ''HEF-I'' | ||
| + | * ''AP-T'' | ||
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| + | ''Stealth'' | ||
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* Good default belt, consisting of 2/3rds HEF-I shells, Air targets and stealth belts consist of 3/4ths | * Good default belt, consisting of 2/3rds HEF-I shells, Air targets and stealth belts consist of 3/4ths | ||
* Good explosive filler | * Good explosive filler | ||
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* API-T shells penetration is lacklustre and struggles in CAS. | * API-T shells penetration is lacklustre and struggles in CAS. | ||
* Stealth belts contain 1/4th practice shells, effectively the ball ammo of cannon calibres | * Stealth belts contain 1/4th practice shells, effectively the ball ammo of cannon calibres | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
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Revision as of 08:09, 26 November 2020
| This page is about the aircraft cannon AN/M2 (20 mm). For the naval machine gun, see AN-M2 (12.7 mm). For other uses, see M2 (Disambiguation). |
Contents
Description
The AN/M2 (20 mm) is the US made variant of the HS.404 (20 mm) autocannon produced by the French company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s. This cannon was typically utilised on aircraft and was fitted to airframes such as the D.520, F6F-5N and the P-61C-1.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | F4U-1C · F6F-5N · ▄F6F-5N · XP-55 |
| Twin-engine fighters | P-38E · P-38G-1 · XP-38G · P-38J-15 · Bong's P-38J-15 · P-38K · P-38L-5-LO · ␗P-38L-1 |
| P-61A-11 · P-61C-1 · XP-50 | |
| Bombers | BTD-1 · SB2C-1C · SB2C-4 · ▄SB2C-5 |
General info
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Available ammunition
Default
- HEF-I (High Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary Shell)
- AP-T (Armour Piercing Tracer Shell)
Universal
- HEF-I
- AP-T
Ground Targets
- AP-T
- HEF-I
- P (Practice Shell)
Air Targets
- HEF-I
- AP-T
Stealth
- HEF-I
- P
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good default belt, consisting of 2/3rds HEF-I shells, Air targets and stealth belts consist of 3/4ths
- Good explosive filler
- Reasonably good rate of fire of 600 RPM
Cons:
- API-T shells penetration is lacklustre and struggles in CAS.
- Stealth belts contain 1/4th practice shells, effectively the ball ammo of cannon calibres
- Tends to jam a lot if fired continuously
- Quite inaccurate unless upgraded.
History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
- 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) |
| 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) |
| France aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | GIAT M.621 · Hispano 404 · Hispano HS.9 · M50 |
| 30 mm | DEFA 541 · DEFA 551 · DEFA 552 · DEFA 552A · DEFA 553 · DEFA 554 · GIAT M781 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | AN/M2 (USA) · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (USA) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M3 (USA) · M24A1 (USA) · M39A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · MG 151 (Germany) · ShVAK (USSR) |
| 30 mm | ADEN (Britain) |
| 37 mm | M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) · NS-37 (USSR) |
