Ho-5 (20 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters
Ki-43	Ki-43-III otsu
Ki-61	Ki-61-I tei · Ki-61-II Otsu Kai
Ki-84	Ki-84 hei · Ki-84 ko · ␗Ki-84 ko · Ki-84 otsu
Ki-87	Ki-87
Ki-94	Ki-94-II
Ki-100	Ki-100 · Ki-100-II
Twin-engine fighters	Ki-45 tei · ␗Ki-45 hei/tei · Ki-83 · Ki-96 · Ki-102 otsu · Ki-108 Kai
Bombers	Ki-67-I Ko (Defensive) · Ki-67-I otsu (Defensive)

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: HEF-I · P · AP-T
• Universal: HEF-I · HEF-I · AP-T
• Ground targets: AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I
• Tracers: AP-T
• Stealth: HEF-I · HEF-I · HEF-I · P
• Armoured targets (turret): AP-T · AP-T · 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	26	24	16	9	6	3
Universal	26	24	16	9	6	3
Ground targets	26	24	16	9	6	3
Tracers	26	24	16	9	6	3
Stealth	16	13	8	6	2	2
Armoured targets (turret)	26	24	16	9	6	3

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Insane rate of fire at 800 RPM to 950 RPM makes the Ho-5 the fastest-firing WWII cannon in the game
• Excellent accuracy while in prolonged bursts once gun is upgraded
• High explosive (HE) shells have Incendiary (I) element which work better than the Type 99's

Cons:

• Not the best explosive effect compared to other nations
• Low ammo pool and high fire rate require for trigger discipline
• Armour-piercing (AP-T) is bad against planes and armour > 10 mm
• Tracer belt is full of AP-T
• Mediocre muzzle velocity

History

Like the other nations that participated in World War II, Japan initially armed their planes with magazine-fed autocannons. However, the limited ammunition supply of magazine-fed cannons was identified as a limiting factor in their effectiveness and so Japan followed the lead of other nations and transitioned to belt-fed cannons during the war. For the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, the belt-fed cannon of choice was the Ho-5, a scaled-up 20 mm version of the Ho-103 machine gun which was itself a copy of the American M2 Browning machine gun. The Ho-5 saw use on late war Japanese fighters in both the wings and engine cowlings and was retrofitted to be used in the flexible mounts of Japanese bombers.

Media

Videos

Top 7 Autocannons discusses the Ho-5 (20 mm) at 01:04 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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