Akan m/45B (20 mm)

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Description

The Akan m/45B is a 20 mm autocannon. The only vehicle that uses it is the PBV-301. This is a rank 2 SPAA in the Swedish tech tree.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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Available ammunition

Ammunition

  • Default: AP-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
  • slsgr m/42: HEFI-T
  • slpgr m/42: AP-T
Penetration statistics
Belt Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m  100 m  500 m  1,000 m  1,500 m  2,000 m
Default  42  40  30  22  16  11
slsgr m/42  2
slpgr m/42  42  40  30  21  15  10
Belt details
Belt Type of

warhead

Velocity

(m/s)

Projectile

Mass (kg)

Fuse delay

(m)

Fuse sensitivity

(mm)

Explosive Mass

(TNT equivalent) (g)

Ricochet
0%  50%  100%
slsgr m/42  HEFI-T  845  0.14  0.1  79°  80°  81°
slpgr m/42  AP-T  845  0.14  N/A  N/A  N/A  47°  60°  65°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good rate of fire
  • Ok reload

Cons:

  • Bad damage to ground targets
  • Suffers is uptiers

History

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See also

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Sweden anti-aircraft guns
7.62 mm  Ksp 58
20 mm  Akan m/45B · Lvakan m/40B
40 mm  Akan m/70B · Lvakan m/36 · Lvakan m/48
  Foreign
20 mm  Oerlikon 204 GK (Switzerland)
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Switzerland)
57 mm  S-68 (USSR)