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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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Vickers Class E - British aircraft machine gun from World War I and the interwar period.
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The first models were introduced in 1912. Modifications of the machine gun, both army and aviation, were produced from 1917 at the Vickers factories until 1940, when they began to be replaced by licensed Browning .303, which was more effective than the Vickers Class E.
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The Vickers Class E became famous for being the first machine gun with a propeller synchronizer, which greatly increased its effectiveness in combat. The rate of fire is excellent 900 rounds per minute. (The average rate of fire of many machine guns in World War I was 500 rounds per minute.)
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Available ammunition ===
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=== Available ammunition for Fighters ===
 
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}Weak incendiary and armor-piercing effect.
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}Weak incendiary but good armor-piercing effect. Good choice.
* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}
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* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}Very low armor-piercing effect. No incendiary effect at all.
* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}
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* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}Impressive armor-piercing and good incendiary action. The best choice.
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== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
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== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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Revision as of 10:26, 18 June 2022

Description

Vickers Class E - British aircraft machine gun from World War I and the interwar period.

The first models were introduced in 1912. Modifications of the machine gun, both army and aviation, were produced from 1917 at the Vickers factories until 1940, when they began to be replaced by licensed Browning .303, which was more effective than the Vickers Class E.

The Vickers Class E became famous for being the first machine gun with a propeller synchronizer, which greatly increased its effectiveness in combat. The rate of fire is excellent 900 rounds per minute. (The average rate of fire of many machine guns in World War I was 500 rounds per minute.)

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Available ammunition for Fighters

  • Default: T · IAI · Ball · AP · AP · IWeak incendiary and armor-piercing effect.
  • Universal: T · AP · IAI · APWeak incendiary but good armor-piercing effect. Good choice.
  • Tracers: T · T · T · APVery low armor-piercing effect. No incendiary effect at all.
  • Stealth: I · AP · AP · AP · IAIImpressive armor-piercing and good incendiary action. The best choice.

Available ammunition for Fighters

Comparison with analogues

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

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

Pros:

  • Fast fire rate
  • High ammo count
  • Able to take down most planes in its BR

Cons:

  • Inaccurate and little to no penetration at long range
  • Cannot penetrate even light tanks and closed top SPGs

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

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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:

  • 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;
  • encyclopedia page on the weapon;
  • other literature.


Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A