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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The 20 mm M195 was created as a shortened version of the M61 Vulcan specifically to be used on the AH-1G to give it a longer ranged option for enemy suppression.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Available shells ===
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The 20 mm M195 has a magazine of 950 rounds and fires at a rate of 750 to 800 rpm.
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{{notice|Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon.}}
 
  
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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=== Available ammunition===
! colspan="10" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Type of Warhead
 
! 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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| M53 || AP-I || 53 || 50 || 39 || 28 || 20 || 14
 
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| M246A1 || HEI-T* || 2 || 2 || 1.5 || 1 || 0.5 || 0
 
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| M56A3 || HEF-I || 2 || 2 || 1.5 || 1 || 0.5 || 0
 
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="12" | Shell details
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Type of Warhead
 
! 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" | Tracer
 
! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
 
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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| M53 || AP-I || 1,030 || 0.147 || N/A || N/A || N/A || X || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
 
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| M246A1 || HEI-T* || 1,030 || 0.101 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0096 || ✓ || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
 
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| M56A3 || HEF-I || 1,030 || 0.102 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0128 || X || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?° || ?.?°
 
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|}
 
  
==== Ammunition Belts ====
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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Comparable to the 3-barreled 20 mm cannons on the AH-1F and AH-1Z, the M195 boasts better overheating qualities.
  
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
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The 20 mm cannon is mounted under the left pylon wing, and can't rotate like the nose-mounted miniguns. The cannon can be used up to 2 km, exceeding the effective range of the 7.62 mm M134 minigun (1.5 km).  
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Decent firepower
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* Having no tracers in the belt allows to keep your position hidden
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
* High recoil
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* Cannon mounted under the left pylon wing, can't rotate like nose-mounted miniguns
* No belt options and no tracers, it can be difficult to hit flying targets
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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Image:20mm m195.png|<small>20 mm mounted on pylon</small>
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</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[M61 (20 mm)]]
 
* [[M61 (20 mm)]]
* [[JM61A1 (20 mm)]]
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* [[M61A1 (20 mm)]]
* [[M168 (20 mm)]]
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* [[M197 (20 mm)]]
  
 
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* [https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m195.htm <nowiki>[Federation of American Scientists]</nowiki> Military Analysis Network - M195 20mm Automatic Gun]
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{{USA aircraft cannons}}
 
{{USA aircraft cannons}}
 
 
[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]
 
[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]

Revision as of 20:42, 16 June 2021

Description

The 20 mm M195 was created as a shortened version of the M61 Vulcan specifically to be used on the AH-1G to give it a longer ranged option for enemy suppression.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The 20 mm M195 has a magazine of 950 rounds and fires at a rate of 750 to 800 rpm.

Available ammunition

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)

Comparison with analogues

Comparable to the 3-barreled 20 mm cannons on the AH-1F and AH-1Z, the M195 boasts better overheating qualities.

Usage in battles

The 20 mm cannon is mounted under the left pylon wing, and can't rotate like the nose-mounted miniguns. The cannon can be used up to 2 km, exceeding the effective range of the 7.62 mm M134 minigun (1.5 km).

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Having no tracers in the belt allows to keep your position hidden

Cons:

  • Cannon mounted under the left pylon wing, can't rotate like nose-mounted miniguns

History

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Media

Images

See also

External links


USA aircraft cannons
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)