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=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
Early:
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# Default
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'''Early:'''
# Ground Targets
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}
# Tracers
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* '''Air Targets:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}
# Stealth
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* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}
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* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}
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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" | Belt
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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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| Default || 10 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 2 || 2
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|-
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| Air targets || 10 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 2 || 2
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|-
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| Tracers || 10 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 2 || 2
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|-
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| Stealth || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
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|-
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|}
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'''Standard/Synchronised'''
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
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* '''Tracers:'''{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Armored targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI-T|Fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
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* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}}
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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" | Belt
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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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| Default || 27 || 25 || 19 || 15 || 9 || 6
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|-
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| Universal || 27 || 25 || 19 || 15 || 9 || 6
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|-
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| Ground targets || 27 || 25 || 19 || 15 || 9 || 6
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|-
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| Tracers || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
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|-
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| Armored targets || 27 || 25 || 19 || 15 || 9 || 6
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|-
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| Stealth || 27 || 25 || 19 || 15 || 9 || 6
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The ShVAK has a good rate of fire and accuracy, but it is weakened by the poor damage potential of its HEF rounds. To inflict consistent damage to the enemies, it is recommended to use Armored Targets or Ground Targets Belts containing AP and/or FI rounds.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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* Good accuracy even during prolonged bursts
 
* Good accuracy even during prolonged bursts
 
* Fragmentation-Incendiary round (FI) is good for pilot snipe and set fire
 
* Fragmentation-Incendiary round (FI) is good for pilot snipe and set fire
* Tracer belt is full of FI-T aka Soviet's laser beam (keep beam on target at all time!)
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* Tracer belt is full of FI-T aka Soviet laser beam
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Struggles against large framed and heavily armoured aircraft
 
* Struggles against large framed and heavily armoured aircraft
 
* Mediocre muzzle velocity
 
* Mediocre muzzle velocity
* Useless at defeating armour > 20 mm
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* Useless at defeating armour thicker than 20 mm
 
* Most ShVAK installations have less than 200 rounds
 
* Most ShVAK installations have less than 200 rounds
* Has a tendency to 'spark'
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* Has a tendency to "spark"
  
 
== 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:''
 
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* ''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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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  

Revision as of 12:53, 17 March 2021

Description

The ShVAK (Russian: ШВАК: Шпитальный-Владимиров Авиационный Крупнокалиберный, Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov Aviatsionnyi Krupnokalibernyi, Shpitalny-Vladimirov large-calibre for aircraft) is a 20 mm autocannon which could be mounted on aircraft, either in the wings, the fuselage or in turrets. There are 3 variants of the ShVAK, 'standard' ShVAK, 'early' ShVAK (which lacks API and FI bullets), and the ShVAKs which is a standard ShVAK synchronised and regulated to fire through a propeller arc without destroying the propeller. The synchronised ShVAK has a lower rate of fire compared to the other versions.

The turreted ShVAK has the same characteristics as the standard wing or fuselage mounted ShVAK cannons.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with 'early' ShVAK
␗I-16 type 17 · I-16 type 27 · I-16 type 28 · I-153P

Vehicles equipped with 'standard' ShVAK or turreted ShVAK
Fighters 
Hurricane  ▂Hurricane Mk IIB
ITP  ITP (M-1)
LaGG-3  LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-8 · LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66
Yak-1  Yak-1 · Yak-1B · ▀Yak-1B
Yak-3  Yak-3 · ▄Yak-3
Yak-7  Yak-7B
Yak-9  Yak-9 · Yak-9B · Golovachev's Yak-9M · Yak-9U
Twin-engine fighters  I-29
Jet fighters  BI
Strike aircraft  IL-2 (1941) · IL-2 M-82 · Pe-3bis · TIS MA · Yak-2 KABB
Bombers 
Pe-8  Pe-8 (Defensive)
Tu-2  Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · ␗Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59
Yer-2  Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e) (Defensive) · Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (l) (Defensive)
Motor torpedo boats  G-5 (ShVAK)

Vehicles equipped with synchronised ShVAK
I-185  I-185 (M-71) · I-185 (M-82)
I-225  I-225
La-5  La-5 · La-5F · La-5FN · ▀La-5FN
La-7  La-7 · Dolgushin's La-7
MiG-3  MiG-3-34

General info

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

Available ammunition

Early:

  • Default: T · HEF-I
  • Air Targets: HEF · HEF-I · HEF · T
  • Tracers: T · HEF-I · T · T
  • Stealth: HEF · HEF · HEF
Penetration statistics
Belt Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Default 10 8 7 6 2 2
Air targets 10 8 7 6 2 2
Tracers 10 8 7 6 2 2
Stealth 2 2 2 2 2 2

Standard/Synchronised

  • Default: FI-T · AP-I
  • Universal: FI-T · HEF · AP-I · FI-T
  • Ground targets: HEF · FI-T · AP-I
  • Tracers:FI-T · FI-T · FI-T
  • Armored targets: AP-I · FI-T · AP-I · AP-I
  • Stealth: AP-I · HEF · HEF · FI
Penetration statistics
Belt Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Default 27 25 19 15 9 6
Universal 27 25 19 15 9 6
Ground targets 27 25 19 15 9 6
Tracers 2 2 2 2 2 2
Armored targets 27 25 19 15 9 6
Stealth 27 25 19 15 9 6

Comparison with analogues

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

Usage in battles

The ShVAK has a good rate of fire and accuracy, but it is weakened by the poor damage potential of its HEF rounds. To inflict consistent damage to the enemies, it is recommended to use Armored Targets or Ground Targets Belts containing AP and/or FI rounds.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent rate of fire at 720 to 800 RPM
  • Good accuracy even during prolonged bursts
  • Fragmentation-Incendiary round (FI) is good for pilot snipe and set fire
  • Tracer belt is full of FI-T aka Soviet laser beam

Cons:

  • HEI has the worst explosive effect compared to 20 mm shells of other nations
  • Struggles against large framed and heavily armoured aircraft
  • Mediocre muzzle velocity
  • Useless at defeating armour thicker than 20 mm
  • Most ShVAK installations have less than 200 rounds
  • Has a tendency to "spark"

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

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;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Germany aircraft cannons
15 mm  MG 151
20 mm  MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M
27 mm  Mauser BK27
30 mm  MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108
37 mm  BK 3.7
50 mm  BK 5 · Mk.214a
75 mm  BK 7.5
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR)
23 mm  GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR)
30 mm  DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR)
37 mm  N-37D (USSR)

USSR aircraft cannons
20 mm  B-20E · B-20M · B-20S · ShVAK
23 mm  GSh-23L · NR-23 · NS-23 · NS-23K · PTB-23 · VYa-23
30 mm  2A42 · GSh-6-30 · GSh-30-1 · GSh-30-2 · GSh-30-2K · NR-30
37 mm  N-37 · N-37D · NS-37 · SH-37
45 mm  NS-45
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany)
37 mm  M4 (USA) · M10 (USA)

China aircraft cannons
23 mm  Type 23-1 · Type 23-2K · Type 23-3 · Type 23L
30 mm  Type 30-1
  Foreign
20 mm  AN/M2 (USA) · B-20E (USSR) · Hispano 404 (France) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · Ho-3 (Japan) · Ho-5 (Japan)
  M39A1 (USA) · M39A2 (USA) · M39A3 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · M197 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR) · Type 99 Model 1 (Japan)
23 mm  NR-23 (USSR) · NS-23 (USSR) · NS-23K (USSR)
30 mm  GAU-13/A (USA)
37 mm  Ho-203 (Japan) · N-37D (USSR)

France aircraft cannons
20 mm  GIAT M.621 · Hispano 404 · Hispano HS.9 · M50
30 mm  DEFA 541 · DEFA 551 · DEFA 552 · DEFA 552A · DEFA 553 · DEFA 554 · GIAT M781
  Foreign:
20 mm  AN/M2 (USA) · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (USA) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · M3 (USA) · M24A1 (USA) · M39A1 (USA) · MG 151 (Germany) · ShVAK (USSR)
37 mm  M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) · NS-37 (USSR)

USSR naval cannons
20 mm  ShVAK
25 mm  2M-3
30 mm  AK-230 · 30 mm/54 AK-630 · BP "Plamya"
37 mm  37 mm/67 70-K · V-11
45 mm  45 mm/46 21-K · 45 mm/68 21-KM · 45 mm/89 SM-20-ZIF · 45 mm/89 SM-21-ZIF
57 mm  AK-725
75 mm  75 mm/50 Canet patt.1892
76 mm  34-K · 39-K · 76 mm/60 AK-176M · AK-726 · D-56TS · F-34 · Lender AA gun, pattern 1914/15
85 mm  85 mm/52 92-K · 85 mm/54.6 ZIS-C-53 · 90-K
100 mm  100 mm/56 B-34 · 100 mm/70 SM-5-1 · Minizini
102 mm  Pattern 1911
120 mm  120 mm/50 pattern 1905
130 mm  130 mm/55 pattern 1913 · 130 mm/58 SM-2-1 · B-13
152 mm  152 mm/57 B-38
180 mm  180 mm/57 B-1-P · 180 mm/60 B-1-K
305 mm  12-inch/52 pattern 1907 · 305 mm/54 B-50
  Foreign:
40 mm  2pdr QF Mk.IIc (Britain) · Skoda (Czechoslovakia)
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm  76 mm/40 Ansaldo mod.1917 (Italy)
88 mm  SK C/30 (Germany)
120 mm  120 mm/50 Mk.4 Bofors M1924 (Sweden) · 120 mm/50 O.T.O. Mod.1933 (Italy)
152 mm  152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (Italy)
320 mm  320 mm/44 Ansaldo model 1934 (Italy)