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== Description ==
 
== 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.''
 
''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.''
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The '''JM61''' is a version of the [[JM61A1 (20 mm)|'''JM61A1''']] rotary aircraft cannon equipped on Japanese coastal vessels.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|jp_pg02}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|jp_pg02}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
 
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
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The JM61 has the second-highest rate of fire of any naval weapon, at a whopping 3000 rounds per minute (RPM). As such, the JM61 can shred through any boat with ease and even dissect larger ships. There is also a modification available to lower the rate of fire to 450 RPM, but the decrease in effectiveness is not worth the extra time of continuous fire.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
 
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
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The JM61 has a choice of 3 belts: HEI, API-T, and APDS.
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* '''20 mm HEI belts:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}
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* '''API-T:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armor-piercing incendiary tracer shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary shell}}
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* '''20 mm APDS belts:''' {{Annotation|APDS|Armor-piercing discarding sabot shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APDS|Armor-piercing discarding sabot shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APDS|Armor-piercing discarding sabot shell}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APDS|Armor-piercing discarding sabot shell}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Shell
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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|-
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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|-
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| API-T || 53 || 50 || 41 || 34 || 29 || 25
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|-
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| HEI || 60 || 57 || 50 || 43 || 38 || 34
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|-
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| APDS || 45 || 42 || 31 || 25 || 21 || 18
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="10" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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|-
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| API-T || 1030 || 0.15 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| HEF-I || 1030 || 0.1 || 0 || 0.1 || 10 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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|-
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| APDS || 1113 || 0.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
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* [[AK-230 (30 mm)|AK-230]] - 30 mm CIWS cannon found on the [[Pr. 206]]<nowiki/>s, has a third the rate of fire, but each turret has 2 barrels, meaning that the Pr. 206 effectively fires 4000 RPM
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* [[30 mm/54 AK-630 (30 mm)|30 mm/54 AK-630]] - 30 mm CIWS cannon mounted on the [[MPK Pr.12412]], has an even higher rate of fire than the JM61 at 5000 RPM, but no access to any armour piercing rounds
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Very high rate of fire
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* API-T and APDS belts can cut through most ships it meets
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Overheats quickly, continuous fire is not recommended
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== 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:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
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* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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* [[M61 (20 mm)]]
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* [[M61A1 (20 mm)]]
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* [[JM61A1 (20 mm)]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
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{{Japan naval cannons}}
 
{{Japan naval cannons}}
 
 
[[Category:Naval cannons]]
 
[[Category:Naval cannons]]

Revision as of 03:02, 26 December 2021

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.

The JM61 is a version of the JM61A1 rotary aircraft cannon equipped on Japanese coastal vessels.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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

The JM61 has the second-highest rate of fire of any naval weapon, at a whopping 3000 rounds per minute (RPM). As such, the JM61 can shred through any boat with ease and even dissect larger ships. There is also a modification available to lower the rate of fire to 450 RPM, but the decrease in effectiveness is not worth the extra time of continuous fire.

Available ammunition

Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).

The JM61 has a choice of 3 belts: HEI, API-T, and APDS.

  • 20 mm HEI belts: HEF-I · API-T · HEF-I · HEF-I · API-T · HEF-I
  • API-T: API-T · HEF-I · API-T · API-T · API-T · HEF-I
  • 20 mm APDS belts: APDS · APDS · APDS · APDS
Penetration statistics
Shell Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
API-T 53 50 41 34 29 25
HEI 60 57 50 43 38 34
APDS 45 42 31 25 21 18
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
API-T 1030 0.15 N/A N/A N/A 47° 60° 65°
HEF-I 1030 0.1 0 0.1 10 79° 80° 81°
APDS 1113 0.1 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°

Comparison with analogues

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

  • AK-230 - 30 mm CIWS cannon found on the Pr. 206s, has a third the rate of fire, but each turret has 2 barrels, meaning that the Pr. 206 effectively fires 4000 RPM
  • 30 mm/54 AK-630 - 30 mm CIWS cannon mounted on the MPK Pr.12412, has an even higher rate of fire than the JM61 at 5000 RPM, but no access to any armour piercing rounds

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable 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

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

Pros:

  • Very high rate of fire
  • API-T and APDS belts can cut through most ships it meets

Cons:

  • Overheats quickly, continuous fire is not recommended

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon 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></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

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:

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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


Japan naval cannons
20 mm  JM61 · Type 98
25 mm  25 mm/60 Type 96
37 mm  Type 4 · Type 11 pattern 1922
40 mm  40 mm/62 Vickers
57 mm  Type 97
75 mm  Type 88 AA
76 mm  3-inch/40 Type 41 · 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type · 8 cm/60 Type 98
100 mm  100/65 mm Type 98 mod A
120 mm  120 mm/45 3rd Year Type · 120 mm/45 10th year type
127 mm  5 inch/40 Type 89 · 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type
140 mm  140 mm/50 3rd Year Type
152 mm  6-inch/45 Type 41 · 15 cm/50 Type 41
155 mm  155 mm/60 3rd Year Type
200 mm  20 cm 3rd year type No.1
203 mm  20 cm/45 Type 41 · 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2
356 mm  36 cm/45 Type 41
410 mm  410 mm/45 Type 3
  Foreign:
20 mm  20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (USA/Britain)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm  3-inch Mark 10 (USA) · 3 inch Mk.33 (USA) · 3-inch Mk.34 (USA)
120 mm  4,7-inch/40 Armstrong (Britain)
127 mm  5 inch/38 Mk.12 (USA)
305 mm  12-inch/45 Vickers (Britain) · 12-inch/50 Vickers (Britain)