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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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There are 4 named variants of the Berezin. The 'standard' UB gun which is nose mounted and not synchronized. The UBK (or UBC depending on the translation) which is identical to the standard gun but mounted in the wings. The UBS which is synchronized to fire through a propeller and thus has a lower rate of fire. The UBT is for turret use.
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There are 4 named variants of the Berezin. The 'standard' UB gun which is nose-mounted and not synchronized. The UBK (or UBC depending on the translation) which is identical to the standard gun but mounted in the wings. The UBS which is synchronized to fire through a propeller and thus has a lower rate of fire. The UBT is for turret use.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UB or UBK}}
 
{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UB or UBK}}
  
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|hurricanemkii_ussr}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_3_series_1_15_bk_pod}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|morko_morane}}
  
{{Navigation-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_early|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_bis|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_early}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_bis}}
  
{{Navigation-Line|'''Bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-31|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-83|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-110|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-205|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-359|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-31}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-83}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-110}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-205}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-359}}
  
 
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UBS}}
 
{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UBS}}
  
{{Navigation-First-Line|I-301}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-i-301|short}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|I-180}}{{Specs-Link|i_180}}
{{Navigation-Line|LaGG-3}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-4|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-8|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-11|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-23|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-34|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-35|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-66|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|I-301}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-i-301}}
{{Navigation-Line|MiG-3}}{{Specs-Link|mig_3_series_1_15|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_3_series_1_15_bk_pod|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|LaGG-3}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-8}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-23}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-34}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-35}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lagg-3-66}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-1}}{{Specs-Link|yak-1b|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-1b_luftwaffe|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|MiG-3}}{{Specs-Link|mig_3_series_1_15}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_3_series_1_15_bk_pod}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-3}}{{Specs-Link|yak-3_france|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-3|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yak-1}}{{Specs-Link|yak-1b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-1b_luftwaffe}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-7}}{{Specs-Link|yak-7b|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yak-3}}{{Specs-Link|yak-3_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-3}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-9}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9b|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9k|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9m|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9t|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9t_france|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9u|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yak-7}}{{Specs-Link|yak-7b}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yak-9}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9m}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9t}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9t_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|yak-9u}}
  
 
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UBT}}
 
{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with UBT}}
  
{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_bis|short}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|pe-3_bis}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tis_ma}}
  
 
{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Attackers'''}}
 
{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Attackers'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|IL-2}}{{Specs-Link|il_2_37_1943|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_2m_1943|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il-2m_mstitel|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il-2m|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|IL-10}}{{Specs-Link|il-10|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|IL-10}}{{Specs-Link|il-10}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-6}}{{Specs-Link|su-6_am42|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su-6_m71|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Su-6}}{{Specs-Link|su-6_am42}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su-6_m71}}
  
 
{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
 
{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hampden}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1_ussr_utk1|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Hampden}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1_ussr_utk1}}
{{Navigation-Line|IL-4}}{{Specs-Link|il-4|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|IL-4}}{{Specs-Link|il-4}}
{{Navigation-Line|Pe-2}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-31|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-83|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-110|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-205|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-359|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Pe-2}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-31}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-83}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-110}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-205}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|pe-2-359}}
{{Navigation-Line|Pe-8}}{{Specs-Link|pe-8_m82|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Pe-8}}{{Specs-Link|pe-8_m82}}
{{Navigation-Line|Tu-2}}{{Specs-Link|tu-2_early|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tu-2|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tu-2_postwar|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tu-2_postwar_china|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tu-2_postwar_late|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yer-2}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_ach30b_early|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_ach30b_late|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105_tat|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105r_lu2b|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105r_tat|short}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Yer-2}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_ach30b_early}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_ach30b_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105_tat}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105r_lu2b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|er-2_m105r_tat}}
  
 
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The Berezin UB has a total of 6 different belts to choose from:
 
The Berezin UB has a total of 6 different belts to choose from:
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} - The default belt, while usable, contains plain AP and tracer rounds, resulting in 3 out of 4 rounds fired being subpar, though with slightly better ballistics than other belts.
 
* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} - The default belt, while usable, contains plain AP and tracer rounds, resulting in 3 out of 4 rounds fired being subpar, though with slightly better ballistics than other belts.
 
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} - Half the belt consists of IAI making it good for damaging the control surfaces of aircraft, as well as a mix of AP-I and API-T to target modules.
 
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} - Half the belt consists of IAI making it good for damaging the control surfaces of aircraft, as well as a mix of AP-I and API-T to target modules.
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There are also two belts unique to turret-mounted defensive guns:
 
There are also two belts unique to turret-mounted defensive guns:
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* '''Armored targets (turret):''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}
 
* '''Armored targets (turret):''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}
 
* '''Universal (turret):''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
 
* '''Universal (turret):''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
|-
 
|-
| AP || 27 || 27 || 18 || 13 || 3 || 3
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| Default || 27 || 27 || 18 || 13 || 3 || 3
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| AP-I || 26 || 25 || 16 || 12 || 5 || 5
 
|-
 
| AP-I(c) || 27 || 27 || 16 || 12 || 12 || 12
 
|-
 
| API-T || 16 || 15 || 12 || 9 || 5 || 5
 
|-
 
| IAI || ?? || ?? || ?? || ?? || ?? || ??
 
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| T || ?? || ?? || ?? || ?? || ?? || ??
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| Universal || 26 || 25 || 16 || 12 || 5 || 5
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="10" | Shell details
 
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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| Air targets || 26 || 25 || 16 || 12 || 5 || 5
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
 
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
 
|-
 
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| Ground targets || 27 || 27 || 16 || 12 || 12 || 12
 
|-
 
|-
| AP || 815 || 0.0519 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Tracers || 16 || 15 || 12 || 9 || 5 || 5
 
|-
 
|-
| AP-I || 815 || 0.0482 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Stealth || 26 || 25 || 16 || 12 || 3 || 3
 
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| AP-I(c) || 815 || 0.0538 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Default (turret) || 27 || 27 || 18 || 13 || 3 || 3
 
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| API-T || 850 || 0.0437 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Armored targets (turret) || 27 || 27 || 18 || 13 || 12 || 12
 
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| IAI || 850 || 0.041 || N/A || 3.0 || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Universal (turret) || 26 || 25 || 16 || 12 || 5 || 5
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| T || 850 || 0.0438 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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Always go for engine/fuel tank, you will be surprised by its ability to set fire with only two guns. This gun require trigger discipline due to limited 300 round per gun.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Good at setting fire
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* Flat bullet trajectory = easy aiming
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* Nose mounting = easy aiming
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* Good penetration, good for tank battle
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Limited ammunition compare to HMG of other faction
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* Low rate of fire, don't expect pilot snipe or sawing off wings like American and Sweden HMG
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* Fire damage is great at crippling enemy target, but doesn't guarantee a downed enemy plane
  
 
== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 
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== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 
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Revision as of 14:01, 21 November 2020

Description

There are 4 named variants of the Berezin. The 'standard' UB gun which is nose-mounted and not synchronized. The UBK (or UBC depending on the translation) which is identical to the standard gun but mounted in the wings. The UBS which is synchronized to fire through a propeller and thus has a lower rate of fire. The UBT is for turret use.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with UB or UBK
Fighters  ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · MiG-3-15 (BK) · Mörkö-Morane
Twin-engine fighters  Pe-3 · Pe-3 (e) · Pe-3bis
Bombers  Pe-2-31 · Pe-2-83 · Pe-2-110 · Pe-2-205 · Pe-2-359

Vehicles equipped with UBS
I-180  I-180S
I-301  I-301
LaGG-3  LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-8 · LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66
MiG-3  MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK)
Yak-1  Yak-1B · ▀Yak-1B
Yak-3  ▄Yak-3 · Yak-3
Yak-7  Yak-7B
Yak-9  Yak-9 · Yak-9B · Yak-9K · Golovachev's Yak-9M · Yak-9T · Challe's ▄Yak-9T · Yak-9U

Vehicles equipped with UBT
Twin-engine fighters  Pe-3bis · TIS MA
Attackers 
IL-2  IL-2-37 · IL-2M type 3 · IL-2M (1943) · IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2 M-82
IL-10  IL-10
Su-6  Su-6 (AM-42) · Su-6 (M-71F)
Bombers 
Hampden  ▂Hampden TB Mk I
IL-4  IL-4
Pe-2  Pe-2-31 · Pe-2-83 · Pe-2-110 · Pe-2-205 · Pe-2-359
Pe-8  Pe-8
Tu-2  Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · ␗Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59
Yer-2  Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e) · Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (l) · Yer-2 (M-105) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) LU · Yer-2 (M-105R) TAT

General info

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Available ammunition

The Berezin UB has a total of 6 different belts to choose from:

  • Default: T · AP · AP · IAI - The default belt, while usable, contains plain AP and tracer rounds, resulting in 3 out of 4 rounds fired being subpar, though with slightly better ballistics than other belts.
  • Universal: AP-I · API-T · IAI · IAI - Half the belt consists of IAI making it good for damaging the control surfaces of aircraft, as well as a mix of AP-I and API-T to target modules.
  • Air targets: API-T · AP-I · AP-I · IAI - 1 IAI round allows for decent control surface damage while the 2 AP-I rounds mean high fire chance making this one of the better choices for destroying aircraft.
  • Ground targets: AP-I(c) · AP-I · AP-I · API-T · IAI - The AP-I(c) is a cermet-core round increasing the round's penetration, making this belt ideal for ground targets.
  • Tracers: API-T - As the belt is composed entirely of tracers, this allows pilots to learn to aim better, however, API-T rounds tend to have the worst performance of all AP and incendiary rounds.
  • Stealth: AP-I · AP-I · IAI - As with all stealth belts, this belt makes for excellent surprise attacks and as this belt is the same as the Air targets belt with the API-T round removed, it is excellent for destroying aircraft.

There are also two belts unique to turret-mounted defensive guns:

  • Armored targets (turret): API-T · AP · AP · AP-I(c)
  • Universal (turret): API-T · AP-I
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Default 27 27 18 13 3 3
Universal 26 25 16 12 5 5
Air targets 26 25 16 12 5 5
Ground targets 27 27 16 12 12 12
Tracers 16 15 12 9 5 5
Stealth 26 25 16 12 3 3
Default (turret) 27 27 18 13 3 3
Armored targets (turret) 27 27 18 13 12 12
Universal (turret) 26 25 16 12 5 5

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Always go for engine/fuel tank, you will be surprised by its ability to set fire with only two guns. This gun require trigger discipline due to limited 300 round per gun.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good at setting fire
  • Flat bullet trajectory = easy aiming
  • Nose mounting = easy aiming
  • Good penetration, good for tank battle

Cons:

  • Limited ammunition compare to HMG of other faction
  • Low rate of fire, don't expect pilot snipe or sawing off wings like American and Sweden HMG
  • Fire damage is great at crippling enemy target, but doesn't guarantee a downed enemy plane

History

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Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, 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

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


Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A