M168 (20 mm)
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Description
The M168 is a ground version of the M61 family of 20 mm (0.787-in) calibre rotary weapons systems, and in the game is only installed on the M163 in a Vulcan Air Defence System (VADS) mounting.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available shells
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Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon. |
| Penetration statistics | |||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of Warhead | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||||
| M53 | AP-I | 53 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 14 | ||
| M246A1 | HEI-T* | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| M56A3 | HEF-I | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| Shell details | |||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of Warhead | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Tracer | Normalisation at 30° from horizontal |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||||
| M53 | AP-I | 1,030 | 0.147 | N/A | N/A | N/A | X | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° |
| M246A1 | HEI-T* | 1,030 | 0.101 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0096 | ✓ | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° |
| M56A3 | HEF-I | 1,030 | 0.102 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0128 | X | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° | ?.?° |
Ammunition Belts
- Default: AP-I / HEI-T* / AP-I
- HEI-T: HEI-T* / HEI-T* / HEI-T* / AP-I
- AP-I: AP-I / AP-I / AP-I / HEI-T*
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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| Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns | |
|---|---|
| 7.92 mm | BESA |
| 12.7 mm | M2HB |
| 20 mm | GAI C01 · M168 · Oerlikon Mk.II · Polsten |
| 25 mm | GAU-12U |
| 30 mm | HSS 831L |
| 35 mm | GA-35 |
| 37 mm | M1A2 |
| 40 mm | Bofors L/60 · Dual Automatic Gun M2 · M266 |
| Foreign: | |
| 23 mm | ZU-23 (USSR) |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDA (Swiss) |
