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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
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Main caliber of the weapon is the 20x139 mm bullet. The length of the autocannon is 2,600 mm, while the barrel itself is 100 calibers. The height of the autocannon was 260 mm and the weight was 71 kg. Rate of fire can be up to 900 rounds per minute.
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Main caliber of the weapon is the 20x139 mm bullet. The length of the autocannon is 2,600 mm, while the barrel itself is 100 calibers. The height of the autocannon was 260 mm and the weight was 71 kg. Rate of fire can be up to 900 rounds per minute, with the penetration force of up to 57 mm.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HVAP-T|High Velocity Armour Piercing Tracer}}
 
* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HVAP-T|High Velocity Armour Piercing Tracer}}
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="7" |Comparable cannons to 20F2
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|-
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!
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!Name
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!Year of Creation
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!Mass
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!Rounds Per Minute
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!Ammunition
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!Maximum Penetration
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|▀
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|20 mm MG 151/20
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| style="text-align:center;" |1941
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|42 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |600 - 750 RPM
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|20 x 82 mm
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|26 mm
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Hispano HS.9 (20 mm)|Hispano HS.9]]
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|1933
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|48 kg
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|360 - 420 RPM
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|20 х 110 mm
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|____________________
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|Hispano 404]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1932
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|49 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |700 - 750 RPM
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|20 x 110 mm
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|26 mm
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Hispano Mk.I (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.I]]
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|1940 
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|49 kg
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|700 - 750 RPM
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|20 x 110 mm
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|26 mm
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.II]]
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|1941
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|50 kg
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|600 - 850 RPM
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|20 x 110 mm
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|26 mm
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]]
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|1944
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|38 kg
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|700 - 750 RPM
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|20 × 110 mm
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|26 mm
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|-
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|▃
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|[[AN/M2 (20 mm)|AN/M2]]
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|1942 
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|49 kg
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|600 RPM
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|20 × 110 mm
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|33 mm
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|-
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|▂
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|[[ShVAK (20 mm)|ShVAK]]
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|1936
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|40 kg
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|700 - 800 RPM
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|20 × 99 mm
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|27 mm
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|}
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== 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.''
 
''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.''

Revision as of 15:47, 29 January 2021

Description

The GIAT Industries 20 mm F2 (otherwise known as M693) is a dual feed autocannon which fires the standard 20x139 mm munitions. It is a gas operated autocannon that has three firing modes, those being single shot, burst and safe. The gas system of the weapon operates via two vents on either side of the barrel, through which the gases push against the two pistons. While firing, the two pistons are pushed back, moving the struts backwards so that the breech block can move to the rear. In this way, all the firing forces are developed along the barrel centerline which maximizes accuracy.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Main caliber of the weapon is the 20x139 mm bullet. The length of the autocannon is 2,600 mm, while the barrel itself is 100 calibers. The height of the autocannon was 260 mm and the weight was 71 kg. Rate of fire can be up to 900 rounds per minute, with the penetration force of up to 57 mm.

Available ammunition

  • Default: HEFI-T · HVAP-T

Comparison with analogues

Comparable cannons to 20F2
Name Year of Creation Mass Rounds Per Minute Ammunition Maximum Penetration
▀ 20 mm MG 151/20 1941 42 kg 600 - 750 RPM 20 x 82 mm 26 mm
▄ Hispano HS.9 1933 48 kg 360 - 420 RPM 20 х 110 mm ____________________
▄ Hispano 404 1932 49 kg 700 - 750 RPM 20 x 110 mm 26 mm
▄ Hispano Mk.I 1940  49 kg 700 - 750 RPM 20 x 110 mm 26 mm
▄ Hispano Mk.II 1941 50 kg 600 - 850 RPM 20 x 110 mm 26 mm
▄ Hispano Mk.V 1944 38 kg 700 - 750 RPM 20 × 110 mm 26 mm
▃ AN/M2 1942  49 kg 600 RPM 20 × 110 mm 33 mm
▂ ShVAK 1936 40 kg 700 - 800 RPM 20 × 99 mm 27 mm

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See also

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France tank cannons
20 mm  20F2
25 mm  SA35 L/72
37 mm  SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33
47 mm  SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 · SA37
75 mm  APX · APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57
90 mm  D.911 APX · CN90 F2 · CN90 F3 · CN90 F4 · D915 · DEFA F1 · SA45 · SA47
100 mm  SA47 L/58
105 mm  CN-105-F1 · Giat 105 G2 · Modele F2 · PzK M57
120 mm  GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46
142 mm  ACRA
155 mm  GCT F1 · Schneider 155 C · L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950
  Foreign:
15 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
20 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · QF 2-pounder (Britain)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  M7 (USA)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  M4 (USA)

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