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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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Fitting as a variant of the M61 Vulcan, the M168 retains the weapon's notable high rate of fire for an anti-aircraft role. The high rate of fire of the weapon ensures that in the event of a hit, multiple rounds can potentially hit and either cripple or destroy the air asset.
 
Fitting as a variant of the M61 Vulcan, the M168 retains the weapon's notable high rate of fire for an anti-aircraft role. The high rate of fire of the weapon ensures that in the event of a hit, multiple rounds can potentially hit and either cripple or destroy the air asset.
  
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=== Available shells ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}  
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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* '''HEI-T:''' {{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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* '''AP-I:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}
  
 
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
 
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| 20 mm AP-I || AP-I || 53 || 50 || 39 || 28 || 20 || 14
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| AP-T || 53 || 50 || 39 || 28 || 20 || 14
 
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| 20 mm HEI-T || HEI-T* || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
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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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| 20 mm AP-I || AP-I || 1,030 || 0.15 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A
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| AP-T || 1,030 || 0.15 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| 20 mm HEI-T || HEI-T* || 1,030 || 0.1 || 0 || 0.1 || 12|| 79° || 80° || 81°
 
 
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| HEI-T || 1,030 || 0.1 || 0 || 0.1 || 12 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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In the game, very few other anti-aircraft armament can match the fire rate of the M168 as the others consist of multiple single-barreled armaments on a vehicle mount rather than a rotary cannon design.
 
In the game, very few other anti-aircraft armament can match the fire rate of the M168 as the others consist of multiple single-barreled armaments on a vehicle mount rather than a rotary cannon design.
  
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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== History ==
 
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* [[M61 (20 mm)]]
 
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{{Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns}}
 
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{{Israel anti-aircraft guns}}
  
 
[[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]
 
[[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]

Revision as of 21:20, 21 June 2022

Description

The 20 mm M168 is a ground version of the M61 family of 20 mm (0.787-in) calibre rotary weapons systems, In the game, it is only installed on the M163 in a Vulcan Air Defence System (VADS) mounting.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Fitting as a variant of the M61 Vulcan, the M168 retains the weapon's notable high rate of fire for an anti-aircraft role. The high rate of fire of the weapon ensures that in the event of a hit, multiple rounds can potentially hit and either cripple or destroy the air asset.

Available ammunition

  • Default: AP-T · HEI-T* · AP-T
  • HEI-T: HEI-T* · HEI-T* · HEI-T* · AP-T
  • AP-I: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEI-T*
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
AP-T 53 50 39 28 20 14
HEI-T 2 2 2 2 2 2
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
AP-T 1,030 0.15 N/A N/A N/A 47° 60° 65°
HEI-T 1,030 0.1 0 0.1 12 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

In the game, very few other anti-aircraft armament can match the fire rate of the M168 as the others consist of multiple single-barreled armaments on a vehicle mount rather than a rotary cannon design.

That said, one of the few weapons that is close to the M168's rate of fire and lethality is the 23 mm AZP-23 on the ZSU-23-4 SPAAG, which altogether with four cannons can reach a rather high rate of fire.

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:

Cons:

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, 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;
  • 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)

Israel anti-aircraft guns
20 mm  Hispano 404 (France) · M168 (USA)
23 mm  AZP-23 (USSR)
57 mm  S-68 (USSR)

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