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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The BK 5 is a 50 mm nose-mounted German aircraft cannon designed to attack armoured ground targets.
 
  
 
=== 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 ammunition ===
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=== Available shells ===
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T|High-explosive incendiary tracer (minengeschoß)}}
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* Default: AP-T/HEI-T
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* '''Armoured targets (AP-T):''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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* Armored Targets: AP-T
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* '''Armoured targets (HVAP-T):''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}
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* Armored Targets: HVAP-T
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* '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|HEI-T|High-explosive incendiary tracer (minengeschoß)}}
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* Air Targets: HEI-T
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Great accuracy when fully upgraded
 
* Great accuracy when fully upgraded
 
* Uses the same ammunition as the [[Sd.Kfz.234/2|Puma]]
 
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* Slow fire rate
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* Low ammo capacity (22 rpg)
 
  
 
== History ==
 
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Facing the reality of 'viermotor' four-engine heavy bombers over Germany, the Luftwaffe sought more effective weapons to blunt the USAAF bomber offensive which was wreaking havoc on their industrial capacity. Rheinmetall-Borsig was approached to adapt the KwK 39 tank gun into a weapon which could be used against heavy bombers. To do this, they designed an autoloader which was connected to a 22 round belt feed which was loaded on the ground. To provide additional punch to the already impressive 50 mm round, a Minengeschoß (mine shell) high-explosive, high-capacity round was developed.
 
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While the gun had a low rate of fire and suffered from reliability problems, it had some success against B-17s and B-24s and was used until the end of hostilities.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
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* [[NS-45 (45 mm)]]
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* [[Vickers P (47 mm)]]
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* [[wikipedia:Rheinmetall_BK-5|[Wikipedia] Rheinmetall BK-5]]
 
  
 
{{Germany aircraft cannons}}
 
{{Germany aircraft cannons}}
  
 
[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]
 
[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]

Revision as of 20:09, 25 August 2020

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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

Available shells

  • Default: AP-T/HEI-T
  • Armored Targets: AP-T
  • Armored Targets: HVAP-T
  • Air Targets: HEI-T

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • Great accuracy when fully upgraded
  • Uses the same ammunition as the Puma

Cons:

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle 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>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

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

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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


Germany aircraft cannons
15 mm  MG 151
20 mm  MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M
27 mm  Mauser BK27
30 mm  MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108
37 mm  BK 3.7
50 mm  BK 5 · Mk.214a
75 mm  BK 7.5
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR)
23 mm  GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR)
30 mm  DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR)
37 mm  N-37D (USSR)

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