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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
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''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. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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* {{Specs-Link|us_m163_vulcan|short}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Available shells ===
 
=== Available shells ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
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<!--Describe the shells that are available for the cannon 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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{{notice|Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon.}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="10" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Type of Warhead
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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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| M53 || AP-I || 53 || 50 || 39 || 28 || 20 || 14
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|-
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| M246A1 || HEI-T* || 2 || 2 || 1.5 || 1 || 0.5 || 0
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|-
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| M56A3 || HEF-I || 2 || 2 || 1.5 || 1 || 0.5 || 0
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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="12" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Type of Warhead
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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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! rowspan="2" | Tracer
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! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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|-
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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|-
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| M53 || AP-I || 1,030 || 0.147 || N/A || N/A || N/A || X || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
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|-
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| M246A1 || HEI-T* || 1,030 || 0.101 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0096 || ✓ || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
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|-
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| M56A3 || HEF-I || 1,030 || 0.102 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0128 || X || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
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|-
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|}
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==== Ammunition Belts ====
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* '''Default:''' AP-I / HEI-T* / AP-I
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* '''HEI-T:''' HEI-T* / HEI-T* / HEI-T* / AP-I
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* '''AP-I:''' AP-I / AP-I / AP-I / HEI-T*
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
 
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
  
== Usage in the battles ==
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== 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.''
 
''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.''
  
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== Historical part ==
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== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.''
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''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
 
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
  
== Read also ==
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== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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<!--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;''
 
* ''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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* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.-->
''ETC.''
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* [[M61 (20 mm)]]
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* [[JM61A1 (20 mm)]]
  
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
 
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum''
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''page on the Wikipedia''
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* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
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* ''other literature.''
* ''other literature''
 
  
 
{{Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns}}
 
{{Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns}}
  
 
[[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]
 
[[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]

Revision as of 03:08, 8 December 2019

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. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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

Available shells

Msg-info.png Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon.
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of Warhead Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M53 AP-I 53 50 39 28 20 14
M246A1 HEI-T* 2 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
M56A3 HEF-I 2 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
Shell details
Ammunition Type of Warhead Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Tracer Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M53 AP-I 1,030 0.147 N/A N/A N/A X  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°
M246A1 HEI-T* 1,030 0.101 0.3 0.1 0.0096  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°
M56A3 HEF-I 1,030 0.102 0.3 0.1 0.0128 X  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°  ?.?°

Ammunition Belts

  • Default: AP-I / HEI-T* / AP-I
  • HEI-T: HEI-T* / HEI-T* / HEI-T* / AP-I
  • AP-I: AP-I / AP-I / AP-I / 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:

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

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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


Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns
7.92 mm  BESA
12.7 mm  M2HB
20 mm  GAI C01 · M168 · Oerlikon Mk.II · Polsten
25 mm  GAU-12U
30 mm  HSS 831L
35 mm  GA-35
37 mm  M1A2
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · Dual Automatic Gun M2 · M266
  Foreign:
23 mm  ZU-23 (USSR)
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Swiss)