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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 0.1 | 6 | 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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Media
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See also
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External links
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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 | |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDA (Switzerland) |
| 57 mm | S-68 (USSR) |
