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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
 
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! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
 
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| Default || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
 
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| API-T || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
 
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| HEFI-T || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6
 
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| Universal || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
 
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|}
 
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! colspan="10" | Belt details
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
 
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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| API-T || API-T || 795 || 0.15 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| HEFI-T || HEFI-T || 950 || 0.13 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== History ==
 
== History ==
This gun is derivative of [[2 cm/65 C/30 (20 mm)]] which is already in game as naval AA gun. Usage of this weapon was strictly experimental during Spanish civil war, where it proved useful against enemy armored cars and light tanks. However, due to its problems with amunition feeding and small magazine its usage was cancelled.
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This gun is a derivative of the [[2 cm/65 C/30 (20 mm)|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.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 12 March 2023

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
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
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

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

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

  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


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)