M195 (20 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• AH-1G (Suspended)

General info

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Available shells

Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of Warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M53	AP-I	53	50	39	28	20	14
M246A1	HEI-T*	2	2	1.5	1	0.5	0
M56A3	HEF-I	2	2	1.5	1	0.5	0

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of Warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Tracer	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
M53	AP-I	1,030	0.147	N/A	N/A	N/A	X	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°
M246A1	HEI-T*	1,030	0.101	0.3	0.1	0.0096	✓	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°
M56A3	HEF-I	1,030	0.102	0.3	0.1	0.0128	X	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°	?.?°

Ammunition Belts

Last Updated: 1.93.1.37

• Default: AP-I / HEF-I / AP-I

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decent firepower
• Default (and only) belt is stealth making it easier to catch opponents off-guard

Cons:

• High recoil
• No belt options and no tracers, it can be difficult to hit flying targets

History

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Media

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See also

• M61 (20 mm)
• JM61A1 (20 mm)
• M168 (20 mm)

External links

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