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| − | The Akan m/45B is a variant of the [[Akan m/45 (20 mm)|Akan m/45]] an aircraft cannon developed for the [[J21 (Family)|J21]] aircraft. Having only finished | + | <!--''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: 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>.''--> |
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| + | The Akan m/45B is a variant of the [[Akan m/45 (20 mm)|Akan m/45]], an aircraft cannon developed for the [[J21 (Family)|J21]] aircraft. | ||
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| + | Having only finished development by the end of World War II, it was found by the Swedish government to be cheaper to purchase and use British jets such as the de Havillard [[Vampire (Family)|Vampire]] and enter them and their [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] cannons into service as the [[A28B|J28B]] and [[Akan m/47B (20 mm)|Akan m/47B]] respectively. As the J21 was retired in 1954, the Swedish found themselves with Akan m/45 guns and no place and use for them. Their solution came from Swedish Army which required a new infantry fighting vehicle for the immediate term and thus the [[Pbv 301]] was developed as a stopgap design. To speed up production, the IFV was developed with proven, but obsolete components such as the chassis of the [[Strv m/41 S-I|Strv m/41]] light tank and the Akan m/45 guns, re-designated the Akan m/45B to serve as their primary weapon. The Akan m/45 would be retired as the with Pbv 301 itself a decade later when their superior [[Pbv 302 (BILL)|Pbv 302]] entered Swedish Army Service. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 8 March 2024
Contents
Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available ammunition
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
The Akan m/45B is a variant of the Akan m/45, an aircraft cannon developed for the J21 aircraft.
Having only finished development by the end of World War II, it was found by the Swedish government to be cheaper to purchase and use British jets such as the de Havillard Vampire and enter them and their Hispano Mk.V cannons into service as the J28B and Akan m/47B respectively. As the J21 was retired in 1954, the Swedish found themselves with Akan m/45 guns and no place and use for them. Their solution came from Swedish Army which required a new infantry fighting vehicle for the immediate term and thus the Pbv 301 was developed as a stopgap design. To speed up production, the IFV was developed with proven, but obsolete components such as the chassis of the Strv m/41 light tank and the Akan m/45 guns, re-designated the Akan m/45B to serve as their primary weapon. The Akan m/45 would be retired as the with Pbv 301 itself a decade later when their superior Pbv 302 entered Swedish Army Service.
Media
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See also
- Akan m/45 (20 mm) - Original aircraft cannon
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| Sweden anti-aircraft guns | |
|---|---|
| 7.62 mm | Ksp 58 |
| 20 mm | Akan m/45B · Lvakan m/40B |
| 40 mm | Akan m/70B · Lvakan m/36 · Lvakan m/48 |
| Foreign | |
| 20 mm | Oerlikon 204 GK (Switzerland) |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDA (Switzerland) |
| 57 mm | S-68 (USSR) |
