KwK30 (20 mm)

Description

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• Pz.II C
• Pz.II F

General info

File:KwK 30 Penetration chart.png

KwK 30 Penetration chart

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		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:
								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 the battles

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Pros and cons

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Historical part

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Media

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Read also

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Sources

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