MG C/30L (20 mm)

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== Description ==

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an experimental version of the Flak 30, which was modified to be mounted on aircraft. The higher power of the cartridge, compared to other 20mm cannons at its rank, allows for heavy hitting power, enabling it to take down most aircraft with 2-3 rounds and penetrate light ground targets.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|he_112a_0}}

== General info ==

It has powerful rounds, but a rather slow rate of fire, which makes it hard to hit fast targets, if you're inexperienced in air battles.

=== Available ammunition ===


* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
* '''API-T:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
* '''HEFI-T:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Default || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
|-
| API-T || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
|-
| HEFI-T || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6
|-
| Universal || 46 || 45 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 15
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Belt details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| API-T || API-T || 795 || 0.15 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
| HEFI-T || HEFI-T || 950 || 0.13 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
|}

=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Devastating against most fighters encountered

'''Cons:'''

* Slower rate of fire compared to other armaments at its rank

== History ==
This gun is derivative of [[2 cm/65 C/30 (20 mm)]] which is already in game as naval AA gun. Usage of this weapon was strictly experimental during Spanish civil war, where it proved useful against enemy armored cars and light tanks. However, due to its problems with amunition feeding and small magazine its usage was cancelled.

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MG C/30L (20 mm)