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The BK90 is the German designation of the American 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 taken from old M47's in inventory. It has access to APCR, HEAT-FS and HESH which is the only new round.
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|germ_kanonenjagdpanzer}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_kanonenjagdpanzer}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_ru251}}
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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It behaves similarly to the 90mm M41/T139 found on M48 Pattons and has similar penetration.
  
 
=== Available shells ===
 
=== Available shells ===
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M332 shot (APCR)
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M431 shell (HEAT-FS)
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DM502 (HESH)
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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The BK90 with HEAT-FS is a formidable opponent on the battlefield that can penetrate every 6.7 tank's frontal armour at any range. It is best used in hit-n-run types of attack due to the vehicles it is mounted on.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Access to HEAT-FS
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* Can penetrate every tank at it's BR
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== Media ==
 
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXxayQQ76r4]
  
 
== See also ==
 
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* [[M48 Patton (Family)|M48 Patton]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90_mm_gun_M1/M2/M3]
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{{Germany tank cannons}}
 
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[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Revision as of 18:51, 31 December 2020

The BK90 is the German designation of the American 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 taken from old M47's in inventory. It has access to APCR, HEAT-FS and HESH which is the only new round.

Description

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

It behaves similarly to the 90mm M41/T139 found on M48 Pattons and has similar penetration.

Available shells

M332 shot (APCR)

M431 shell (HEAT-FS)

DM502 (HESH)

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.

Usage in battles

The BK90 with HEAT-FS is a formidable opponent on the battlefield that can penetrate every 6.7 tank's frontal armour at any range. It is best used in hit-n-run types of attack due to the vehicles it is mounted on.

Pros and cons

Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • Access to HEAT-FS
  • Can penetrate every tank at it's BR

Cons:

  • None(?)

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.

Media

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See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

External links

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Germany tank cannons
20 mm  KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202
28/20 mm  s.Pz.B.41
30 mm  MK 30-2/ABM
37 mm  KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45
47 mm  Pak.(t)(Sf.)
50 mm  KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38
57 mm  Bofors L/70 Mk.1
75 mm  K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48
76 mm  PaK36 (r)
88 mm  Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43
90 mm  BK90
105 mm  CN105-57 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1
128 mm  K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44
150 mm  s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12
380 mm  RW61
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain)
73 mm  2A28 (USSR)
75 mm  M3 (USA)
76 mm  F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA)
90 mm  M36 (USA) · M41 (USA)
105 mm  GT-3 (South Africa)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)
152 mm  M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)

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