ShVAK (20 mm)
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Description
The ShVAK (Russian: ШВАК: Шпитальный-Владимиров Авиационный Крупнокалиберный, Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov Aviatsionnyi Krupnokalibernyi, Shpitalny-Vladimirov large-calibre for aircraft) is a 20 mm autocannon which could be mounted on aircraft, either in the wings, the fuselage or in turrets. There are 3 variants of the ShVAK, 'standard' ShVAK, 'early' ShVAK (which lacks API and FI bullets), and the ShVAKs which is a standard ShVAK synchronised and regulated to fire through a propeller arc without destroying the propeller. The synchronised ShVAK has a lower rate of fire compared to the other versions.
The turreted ShVAK has the same characteristics as the standard wing or fuselage mounted ShVAK cannons.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Vehicles equipped with 'early' ShVAK | |
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Vehicles equipped with 'standard' ShVAK or turreted ShVAK | |
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Fighters | |
Hurricane | ▂Hurricane Mk IIB |
LaGG-3 | LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-8 · LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66 |
Yak-1 | Yak-1 · Yak-1B · ▀Yak-1B |
Yak-3 | Yak-3 · ▄Yak-3 |
Yak-7 | Yak-7B |
Yak-9 | Yak-9 · Yak-9B · Golovachev's Yak-9M · Yak-9U |
Twin-engine fighters | I-29 · Pe-3bis |
Attackers | IL-2 (1941) · Yak-2 KABB |
Bombers | |
Pe-8 | Pe-8 (Defensive) |
Tu-2 | Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · ␗Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59 |
Yer-2 | Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e) (Defensive) · Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (l) (Defensive) |
Motor torpedo boats | G-5 (ShVAK) |
Vehicles equipped with synchronised ShVAK | |
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I-185 | I-185 (M-71) · I-185 (M-82) |
I-225 | I-225 |
La-5 | La-5 · La-5F · La-5FN · ▀La-5FN |
La-7 | La-7 · Dolgushin's La-7 |
MiG-3 | MiG-3-34 |
General info
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Available ammunition
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Decent rate of fire at 720 RPM
- Good accuracy even during prolonged bursts
Cons:
- Poor explosive effect compared to 20 mm shells of other nations
- Struggles against large framed and heavily armoured aircraft
- Slow muzzle velocity
- Useless at defeating armour
History
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Media
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See also
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Germany aircraft cannons | |
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15 mm | MG 151 |
20 mm | MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M |
27 mm | Mauser BK27 |
30 mm | MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108 |
37 mm | BK 3.7 |
50 mm | BK 5 · Mk.214a |
75 mm | BK 7.5 |
Foreign: | |
20 mm | Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR) |
23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR) |
30 mm | DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR) |
37 mm | N-37D (USSR) |
USSR aircraft cannons | |
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20 mm | B-20E · B-20M · B-20S · ShVAK |
23 mm | GSh-23L · NR-23 · NS-23 · NS-23K · PTB-23 · VYa-23 |
30 mm | 2A42 · GSh-6-30 · GSh-30-1 · GSh-30-2 · GSh-30-2K · NR-30 |
37 mm | N-37 · N-37D · NS-37 · SH-37 |
45 mm | NS-45 |
Foreign: | |
20 mm | Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany) |
37 mm | M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) |
China aircraft cannons | |
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23 mm | Type 23-1 · Type 23-2K · Type 23-3 · Type 23L |
30 mm | Type 30-1 |
Foreign | |
20 mm | AN/M2 (USA) · B-20E (USSR) · Hispano 404 (France) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · Ho-3 (Japan) · Ho-5 (Japan) |
M39A1 (USA) · M39A2 (USA) · M39A3 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · M197 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR) · Type 99 Model 1 (Japan) | |
23 mm | NR-23 (USSR) · NS-23 (USSR) · NS-23K (USSR) |
30 mm | GAU-13/A (USA) |
37 mm | Ho-203 (Japan) · N-37D (USSR) |
France aircraft cannons | |
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20 mm | GIAT M.621 · Hispano 404 · Hispano HS.9 · M50 |
30 mm | DEFA 541 · DEFA 551 · DEFA 552 · DEFA 552A · DEFA 553 · DEFA 554 · GIAT M781 |
Foreign: | |
20 mm | AN/M2 (USA) · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (USA) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · M3 (USA) · M24A1 (USA) · M39A1 (USA) · MG 151 (Germany) · ShVAK (USSR) |
37 mm | M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) · NS-37 (USSR) |
USSR naval cannons | |
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20 mm | ShVAK |
25 mm | 2M-3 |
30 mm | AK-230 · 30 mm/54 AK-630 · BP "Plamya" |
37 mm | 37 mm/67 70-K · V-11 |
45 mm | 45 mm/46 21-K · 45 mm/68 21-KM · 45 mm/89 SM-20-ZIF · 45 mm/89 SM-21-ZIF |
57 mm | AK-725 |
75 mm | 75 mm/50 Canet patt.1892 |
76 mm | 34-K · 39-K · 76 mm/60 AK-176M · AK-726 · D-56TS · F-34 · Lender AA gun, pattern 1914/15 |
85 mm | 85 mm/52 92-K · 85 mm/54.6 ZIS-C-53 · 90-K |
100 mm | 100 mm/56 B-34 · 100 mm/70 SM-5-1 · Minizini |
102 mm | Pattern 1911 |
120 mm | 120 mm/50 pattern 1905 |
130 mm | 130 mm/55 pattern 1913 · 130 mm/58 SM-2-1 · B-13 |
152 mm | 152 mm/57 B-38 |
180 mm | 180 mm/57 B-1-P · 180 mm/60 B-1-K |
305 mm | 12-inch/52 pattern 1907 · 305 mm/54 B-50 |
Foreign: | |
40 mm | 2pdr QF Mk.IIc (Britain) · Skoda (Czechoslovakia) |
47 mm | 3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain) |
76 mm | 76 mm/40 Ansaldo mod.1917 (Italy) |
88 mm | SK C/30 (Germany) |
120 mm | 120 mm/50 Mk.4 Bofors M1924 (Sweden) · 120 mm/50 O.T.O. Mod.1933 (Italy) |
152 mm | 152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (Italy) |
320 mm | 320 mm/44 Ansaldo model 1934 (Italy) |