MG 151 (20 mm)

Description

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• Note: Gunpods containing MG 151/20 cannons have reduced accuracy compared to those mounted conventionally

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: IT/IT/APHE/HEI
• Universal: IT/HEI/HEI/AP-I
• Air Targets: AP-I/HEI/HEI/HEI/HEI/IT
• Armored Targets: APHE/APHE/APHE/IT
• Tracers: FI-T/FI-T/FI-T/IT/IT
• Stealth: HEI/HEI/HEI/APHE/AP-I

Comparison with analogues

• Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)
• AN/M2 (20 mm)
• ShVAK (20 mm)

Usage in battles

This weapon is very dangerous to air targets due to the minengeschoß shell, which makes the MG 151/20 arguably the best 20 mm cannon against air targets. Unless other ammunition is needed for a specific reason, always choose the ammo belt with most minengeschoß available.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Minengeschoß shell (an improved HEI shell) provides a lot of hitting power against aircraft
• Larger ammo count than the other German 20 mm cannons
• Higher muzzle velocity than the other German 20 mm cannons
• Faster firing and less prone to jamming than the Allied Hispano variants

Cons:

• Still lower muzzle velocity compared to most machine guns
• Ineffective against armoured ground targets, even with APHE shells
• Tracer and HEI (minengeschoß) have slightly different trajectories which reiterate knowing your ammunition

History

Converted from the 15 mm-firing MG 151/15 cannon to a 20 mm after combat evaluation proved a larger high-explosive shell to be more effective than a high-velocity shell.

A large shipment of 800 guns was lend-leased to Japan using the Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini, arming 388 Japanese Ki-61-I hei fighter planes.

Media

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See also

• MG 151/15 (15 mm) - Gun from which the MG 151/20 cannon was adapted

External links

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