AN/M2 (20 mm)

This page is about the aircraft cannon AN/M2 (20 mm). For the naval machine gun, see AN-M2 (12.7 mm). For other uses, see M2 (Disambiguation).

Description

The AN/M2 (20 mm) is the US made variant of the HS.404 (20 mm) autocannon produced by the French company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s. This cannon was typically utilised on aircraft and was fitted to airframes such as the D.520, F6F-5N and the P-61C-1.

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: HEF-I · AP-T
• Universal: AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I · HEF-I
• Ground targets: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I
• Air targets: HEF-I · HEF-I · HEF-I · AP-T
• Stealth: HEF-I · HEF-I · HEF-I

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	39	36	25	16	10	6
Universal	39	36	25	16	10	6
Ground targets	39	36	25	16	10	6
Air targets	39	36	25	16	10	6
Stealth	2	2	2	2	2	2

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good explosive filler
• Reasonably good rate of fire of 600 RPM

Cons:

• Tends to jam a lot if fired continuously
• Quite inaccurate unless upgraded

History

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Media

Videos

Top 7 Autocannons discusses the AN/M2 (20 mm) at 05:11 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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