Difference between revisions of "KwK30 (20 mm)"

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Description

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. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

KwK 30 Penetration chart

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
PzGr	API-T	35	33	26	18	13	9
PzGr 40	HVAP-T	64	63	26	8	3	1
Sprgr.	HEFI-T*	2	2	2	2	2	2

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	ProjectileMass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	ProjectileMass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	0%	50%	100%
PzGr	API-T	780	0.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1°	47°	60°	65°
PzGr 40	HVAP-T	1050	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	66°	70°	72°
Sprgr.	HEFI-T*	900	0.11	0.3	0.1	10.2	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Belt types

Belts	Shell composition	Combat usage
Default	API-T, HEFI-T (Armour Piercing Incendiary tracer – High Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary tracer) shell	The belt composition means that 50% of the shells (HEFI-T) are useless against tanks while the other 50% (API-T) is nearly useless against planes. However, this belt is reliable against open-topped or thin-skinned vehicles like SPAA vehicles. Since there are no dedicated high-explosive shells for the selection, having one belt of this in reserve does not hurt for those situations.
PzGr	API-T (Armour Piercing Incendiary tracer) shell	This belt offers a good transition from the Default to the PzGr 40 APCR belt. The round offers decent use and damage against lightly armored tanks, especially at close range. Due to lack of high-explosive filler however, it is better to focus on the PzGr 40 belt to maximize penetration power.
PzGr 40	HVAP-T (High Velocity Armour Piercing tracer) shell	Probably the best belt with the best penetrating shell for the vehicle. While the damage effects post-penetration can be quite poor, the rapid fire from the autocannon can mitigate this problem by following up quickly with another penetrating shot. In close combat, these shells should be used against modules and crew member to make the most of each shell. Against angled armor, however, the APCR ammo may not be very effective, just like any other APCR shell.

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

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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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 == 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. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* [[Pz.II C]]
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_II_ausf_C}}
-* [[Pz.II F]]
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_II_ausf_C_DAK}}
 == General info ==
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 [[File:PenetrationChart KwK 30 (20 mm).png|alt=KwK 30 Penetration chart|center|frame|KwK 30 Penetration chart]]
 === Available shells ===
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon 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).'' -->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" |Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Type of
 warhead
 ! colspan="6" |'''Penetration''' in mm '''@ 90°'''
@@ Line 62: / Line 64: @@
 |-
 |}
 =====Belt types=====
 {| class="wikitable"
 |'''Belts'''||'''Shell composition'''||'''Combat usage'''
 |-
 | align="left" |'''''Default '''''|| align="left" |[[:Category:Ammunition#Kinetic energy shells|API-T]], [[:Category:Ammunition#Cannon shells|HEFI-T]]
 (Armour Piercing Incendiary tracer – High Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary tracer) shell
 | align="left" |The belt composition means that 50% of the shells (HEFI-T) are useless against tanks while the other 50% (API-T) is nearly useless against planes. However, this belt is reliable against open-topped or thin-skinned vehicles like SPAA vehicles. Since there are no dedicated high-explosive shells for the selection, having one belt of this in reserve does not hurt for those situations.
 |-
 | align="left" |'''''PzGr'''''|| align="left" |[[:Category:Ammunition#Kinetic energy shells|API-T]]
 (Armour Piercing Incendiary tracer) shell
 | align="left" |This belt offers a good transition from the ''Default'' to the ''PzGr 40'' APCR belt. The round offers decent use and damage against lightly armored tanks, especially at close range. Due to lack of high-explosive filler however, it is better to focus on the ''PzGr 40'' belt to maximize penetration power.
 |-
 | align="left" |'''''PzGr 40'''''|| align="left" |HVAP-T
 (High Velocity Armour Piercing tracer) shell
 | align="left" |Probably the best belt with the best penetrating shell for the vehicle. While the damage effects post-penetration can be quite poor, the rapid fire from the autocannon can mitigate this problem by following up quickly with another penetrating shot. In close combat, these shells should be used against modules and crew member to make the most of each shell. Against angled armor, however, the APCR ammo may not be very effective, just like any other APCR shell.
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
 ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
-== 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.''
@@ Line 88: / Line 92: @@
 '''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 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: <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></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
 == Media ==
 ''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
-== Read also ==
+== See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
+''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.''
+== External links ==
-== Sources ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''topic on the official game forum''
+* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
-* ''page on the Wikipedia''
+* ''other literature.''
-* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
-* ''other literature''
 {{Germany tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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