Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)
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Description
The Browning Colt Mk12 is a 20 mm autocannon used by the United States Navy in many naval fighters and attack aircraft from the 1950s. It was a further development of the Hispano HS 404 cannon that had been on many British, French and some American planes. Both its rate of fire and muzzle velocity are high, making it easy to shoot down high speed targets.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The cannon is capable of firing up to 1,000 rounds per minute, the shell velocity of all types is 1020 m/s and the one second burst mass is 1,825 kg. The explosive mass of HE shells is 14 g, enough to cause a significant amount of damage to a wing with the single hit. Its accuracy it quite good, however it has two times higher shell spread than for example the M3 Browning machine gun.
Available ammunition
The Mk 12 cannon fires 20 x 110 mm USN ammunition, which was developed from the 20 x 110 mm Hispano-Suiza ammunition used by the AN/M2 and AN/M3 cannons.
The Mk 12 Mod 0 cannon can be equipped with the following belts:
- Default: AP-T · HEI · HEI
- These are comprised of Mk 106 HEI and Mk 108 AP-T rounds and are the stock belts that come with the cannon.
- Universal: AP-T · HEI
- These general-purpose belt is made up half HEI rounds and half AP-T rounds.
- Ground targets: AP-T · AP-T · HEI · AP-I
- Intended to be used against armoured ground targets, this belt is made up almost entirely of armour-piercing ammunition. It features Mk 106 HEI, Mk 107 AP-I, and Mk 108 AP-T rounds.
- Air targets: AP-T · HEI · AP-I · HEI
- This belt is arranged in much the same way as the Universal belts. However, every fourth round is now a Mk 107 AP-I round.
- Stealth: AP-I · HEI · HEI · HEI
- This belt contains the most HEI rounds of any available for the Mk 12, with Mk 106 HEI and Mk 107 AP-I rounds.
Penetration statistics | ||||||
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Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
Default | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
Universal | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
Ground targets | 36 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
Air targets | 36 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
Stealth | 36 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- High rate-of-fire
- Good at intercepting high speed targets due to high muzzle velocity
- Does not have jamming issues
Cons:
- Low amount of ammo per gun
History
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See also
External links
The following documents also contain information about the Mk 12 cannon, as well as other types:
- MIL-STD-637A - Machine and Automatic Guns and Machinegun Trainers Through 30-mm (PDF)
- NAVORD OP 2215 - Navy Gun Type Ammunition (PDF)
- Small-Caliber Ammunition Identification Guide, Volume 2 - 20-mm to 40-mm Cartridges (PDF)
USA aircraft cannons | |
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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) |