Difference between revisions of "Ch-51M (57 mm)"

Latest revision as of 11:26, 5 May 2023

Description

The 57 mm Ch-51M is a Soviet tank cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

ASU-57

General info

The Ch-51M has a very limited gun depression and traverse angles due to the small size of the ASU-57. However, the gun itself has a fairly short reload time.

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-271SP	APBC	142	139	125	109	96	84
BR-271M	APCBC	155	151	135	118	102	89
O-271	HE	12	12	10	8	6	5
BR-271N	APCR	159	155	140	123	108	94

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
BR-271SP	APBC	975	3.14	-	-	-	48°	63°	71°
BR-271M	APCBC	1,020	2.8	1.2	9	20.02	48°	63°	71°
O-271	HE	695	3.72	0.4	0.1	220	79°	80°	81°
BR-271N	APCR	1,125	2.4	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

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Media

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External links

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topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

USSR tank cannons
20 mm	TNSh
30 mm	2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm	20-K
57 mm	AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm	2A28
76 mm	1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm	D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm	2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm	ZIS-6
115 mm	U-5TS
122 mm	A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm	2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm	B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm	2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
	Foreign:
37 mm	M5 ^(USA)
50 mm	KwK L/42 ^(Germany)
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.III ^(Britain) · M1 ^(USA)
75 mm	KwK42 ^(Germany) · M2 ^(USA)
76 mm	M1 ^(USA)
85 mm	Type-62-85-TC ^(China)

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+The '''57 mm Ch-51M''' is a Soviet tank cannon.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
+* {{Specs-Link|ussr_asu_57}}
 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+The Ch-51M has a very limited gun depression and traverse angles due to the small size of the ASU-57. However, the gun itself has a fairly short reload time.
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|BR-271SP, BR-271M, O-271, BR-271N}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
-== Usage in the battles ==
+== Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''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 ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
 *
 '''Cons:'''
 *
-== Historical part ==
+== History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.''
+''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>.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''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:''
-== Read 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.''
-''ETC.''
-== Sources ==
+== External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum''
-* ''page on the Wikipedia''
+* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
+* ''other literature.''
-* ''other literature''
 {{USSR tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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