20 mm akan m/47C
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Description
The 20 mm akan m/47C is the Swedish designation for the british 20 mm Hispano Mk V. Sweden bought surplus weapons and a license to produce the weapon after WW2. The Swedish configuration of the weapon offers more or less the same performance as the british Hispano Mk V guns but has different belts and a slightly lower fire rate.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The 20 mm akan m/47C deals good damage but have a lower fire rate compared to a lot of other guns at the common br of its carriers. Its carriers however carries a lot of ammo for each gun, which together with its medium high fire rate, allows you to fire for a longer period of time without running out of ammo.
Available ammunition
This gun get access to 3 types of belts :
- Default (HEF-T/AP-T)
- Ground Target (AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-T)
- Air target (HEF-T/HEF-T/HEF-T/AP-T)
The differents types of ammo available in those belt are High-Explosive Fragmentation Tracer shell and Armor Piercing-Tracer shell.
Comparison with analogues
It have almost the same firepower as their equivalent, the british Hispanos Mk V guns.
Usage in battles
You play those guns like you play hispanos, but make sure that you take way more lead than the other ones.
Pros and cons
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Pros:
- Good damage
- Lot of ammo for 20 mm
Cons:
- Low velocity
History
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See also
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| Sweden aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | Akan m/41A · Akan m/45 · Akan m/47B · Akan m/47C · Akan m/49 · Oerlikon FF |
| 27 mm | Akan m/85 |
| 30 mm | Akan m/55 · Akan m/75 |
| 57 mm | Akan m/47 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | MG FF (Germany) · MG 151 (Germany) |
| 23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) |
| 30 mm | 2A42 (USSR) · M230E-1 (USA) · MK 108 (Germany) |
