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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''20-K (45 mm)''' is equipped on a number of rank I Russian tanks. It is a decent gun for its rank, and can still be useful in uptiers due to its high-penetrating APCR shell.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
 
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=== Available shells ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
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* '''BR-240:''' APHEBC - This should be the main ammo type that you use, as it deals the most damage because of its explosive filler.
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* '''BR-240P:''' APCR - This shell should only be used against more heavily armoured targets that the '''BR-240''' cannot penetrate.
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* '''BR-240SP:''' AP - It is recommended to avoid this kind of shell as it is inferior in most aspects compared to the '''BR-240P''' ammo.
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* '''O-243:''' HE - Carry only very few of these. They are useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
 
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| BR-240 || APHEBC || 62 || 59 || 45 || 35 || 29 || 26
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| BR-240 || APHEBC || 70 || 68 || 59 || 50 || 42 || 35
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| O-240 || HE || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
 
 
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| BR-240SP || AP || 73 || 68 || 51 || 35 || 25 || 17
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| BR-240P || APCR || 106 || 99 || 72 || 49 || 33 || 23
 
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| BR-240P || APCR || 103 || 94 || 64 || 40 || 21 || 17
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| BR-240SP || AP || 73 || 71 || 62 || 52 || 44 || 37
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| O-243 || HE || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
 
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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| BR-240 || APHEBC || 760 || 1.43 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 29.3 || +4.0° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| BR-240 || APHEBC || 760 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 15 || 32.3 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| BR-240P || APCR || 1,070 || 0.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
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| O-240 || HE || 343 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 118 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
 
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| BR-240SP || AP || 757 || 1.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| BR-240SP || AP || 757 || 1.43 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| BR-240P || APCR || 985 || 0.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
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| O-243 || HE || 343 || 2.15 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 118 || 0.0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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* Germany - [[KwK 38 (50 mm)|50 mm KwK 38]]
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* USA - [[M6 (37 mm)|37 mm M6]]
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* Great Britain - [[Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk.III (57 mm)|57 mm OQF 6-pounder Mk.III]]
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The '''20-K (45 mm)''' is a decent gun for its rank. In downtiers, it is a very effective and lethal weapon, and can take out most tanks with 1-2 shots. However, in uptiers, it will be more difficult to take out tanks because of the relatively small calibre. However, this doesn't mean that you are useless. The APCR round is capable of penetrating most rank II vehicles, however the post-penetration damage is poor due to the lack of an explosive filler.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Decent penetration
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* Quick reload
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* Has access to APCR with 104 mm of penetration at point-blank
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* Shells have a medium-high velocity, makes aiming easier
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Due to the small calibre, post-penetration effects are bad
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* APHEBC rounds will have trouble
  
 
== History ==
 
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{{USSR tank cannons}}
 
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{{China tank cannons}}
  
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Revision as of 15:47, 16 January 2021

Description

The 20-K (45 mm) is equipped on a number of rank I Russian tanks. It is a decent gun for its rank, and can still be useful in uptiers due to its high-penetrating APCR shell.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks 
BT-5  BT-5 · RBT-5
BT-7  BT-7 · BT-7 TD
T-26  T-26 · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · ␗T-26 · T-26 No.531 · T-26E
Other  BA-11 · T-50 · T-70 · T-80 · T-126
Heavy tanks  SMK · T-35

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

  • BR-240: APHEBC - This should be the main ammo type that you use, as it deals the most damage because of its explosive filler.
  • BR-240P: APCR - This shell should only be used against more heavily armoured targets that the BR-240 cannot penetrate.
  • BR-240SP: AP - It is recommended to avoid this kind of shell as it is inferior in most aspects compared to the BR-240P ammo.
  • O-243: HE - Carry only very few of these. They are useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles.
Penetration statistics
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
BR-240 APHEBC 70 68 59 50 42 35
BR-240P APCR 106 99 72 49 33 23
BR-240SP AP 73 71 62 52 44 37
O-243 HE 4 4 4 4 4 4
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
BR-240 APHEBC 760 1.43 1.2 9.0 29.3 +4.0° 48° 63° 71°
BR-240P APCR 1,070 0.85 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 66° 70° 72°
BR-240SP AP 757 1.43 N/A N/A N/A -1.0° 47° 60° 65°
O-243 HE 343 2.15 0.4 0.3 118 0.0° 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

Usage in battles

The 20-K (45 mm) is a decent gun for its rank. In downtiers, it is a very effective and lethal weapon, and can take out most tanks with 1-2 shots. However, in uptiers, it will be more difficult to take out tanks because of the relatively small calibre. However, this doesn't mean that you are useless. The APCR round is capable of penetrating most rank II vehicles, however the post-penetration damage is poor due to the lack of an explosive filler.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent penetration
  • Quick reload
  • Has access to APCR with 104 mm of penetration at point-blank
  • Shells have a medium-high velocity, makes aiming easier

Cons:

  • Due to the small calibre, post-penetration effects are bad
  • APHEBC rounds will have trouble

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

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See also

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  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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USSR tank cannons
20 mm  TNSh
30 mm  2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm  20-K
57 mm  AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm  2A28
76 mm  1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm  D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm  2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm  ZIS-6
115 mm  U-5TS
122 mm  A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm  2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm  B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm  2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
  Foreign:
37 mm  M5 (USA)
50 mm  KwK L/42 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · M1 (USA)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M2 (USA)
76 mm  M1 (USA)
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC (China)

China tank cannons
30 mm  ZPL02 · ZPZ02
73 mm  Type 85
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
152 mm  PL66 Gai
  Foreign:
20 mm  KwK30 (Germany)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
45 mm  20-K (USSR)
47 mm  Type 1 (Japan)
57 mm  Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
75 mm  M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR)
85 mm  ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
90 mm  M3 (USA) · M41 (USA)
100 mm  D-10S (USSR)
105 mm  M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA)
115 mm  U-5TS (USSR)
122 mm  A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR)
152 mm  ML-20S (USSR)

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