AN/M2 (20 mm)

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Msg-info.png This page is about the aircraft cannon AN/M2 (20 mm). For other uses, see M2 (Disambiguation)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters  F4U-1C · F6F-5N · ▄F6F-5N
  P-38E · P-38G-1 · P-38J-15 · Bong's P-38J-15 · P-38K · P-38L-5-LO
  XP-38G · XP-55
Twin-engine fighters  P-61A-1 · P-61C-1 · XP-50
Bombers  BTD-1 · SB2C-1c · SB2C-4 · ▄SB2C-5

General info

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Available shells

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

  • Good default belt, consisting of 2/3rds HEF-I shells, Air targets and stealth belts consist of 3/4ths
  • Good explosive filler
  • Reasonably good rate of fire of 600 RPM

Cons:

  • API-T shells penetration is lackluster, and struggles in CAS.
  • Stealth belts contain 1/4th practice shells, effectively the ball ammo of cannon calibers
  • Tends to jam a lot if fired continously
  • Inaccurate unless upgraded.

History

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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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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on weapon;
  • other literature.


USA aircraft cannons
20 mm  AN/M2 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 · FMC T-160
  M3 · M24A1 · M39 · M39A1 · M39A2 · M39A3 · M61A1 · M195 · M197 · Mk 11 · Mk 11 mod 5 · T31
30 mm  M230E-1 · XM140 · GAU-8/A · GAU-13/A · LR30
37 mm  M4 · M9 · M10
40 mm  M75 · M129
75 mm  M10 · T13E1
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano 404 (France) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany) · Type 99 Model 1 (Japan)
30 mm  ADEN Mk.4 (Britain)