Akan m/45 (12.7 mm) - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 189885 by U99323864 (talk)

2024-07-28T17:35:48Z

Undo revision 189885 by U99323864 (talk)

U99323864: /* General info */ edit general infomation

2024-07-11T07:18:19Z

‎General info: edit general infomation

U44629479: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added J26 David

2023-05-15T15:29:26Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added J26 David

U44629479: Edits

2023-02-24T22:37:53Z

Edits

U38088265: /* History */

2022-09-21T08:47:27Z

‎History

U137319744: /* History */ added history

2022-09-21T06:10:13Z

‎History: added history

U38088265: Edits

2020-06-07T09:54:28Z

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U22908108: /* Usage in battles */

2020-06-07T07:32:21Z

‎Usage in battles

U22908108: /* General info */

2020-06-07T07:30:46Z

‎General info

U44629479: /* See also */ Added M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

2020-06-07T07:23:49Z

‎See also: Added M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

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 == General info ==
-Same as M2 Browning machine gun in USA arrament. Bullet name is same as late belt, but belt composition is similar as mid belt.
+''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
 === Available ammunition ===
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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+Same as M2 Browning machine gun in USA arrament. Bullet name is same as late belt, but belt composition is similar as mid belt.
 === Available ammunition ===
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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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	* {{Specs-Link\|p-51d-20-na_j26}}		* {{Specs-Link\|p-51d-20-na_j26}}
		+	* {{Specs-Link\|p-51b_7_sweden}}

	== General info ==		== General info ==

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 <!-- ''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.'' -->
 The ballistic characteristics of this machine gun are significantly different to other examples in the Swedish arsenal, so a bit of practice may be required to get used to the gun if the user is not already used to other .50 cal machine guns.
 === 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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-The Akan m/45 was the Swedish designation for the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]], the standard American heavy machine gun during World War II and the main armament of their aircraft. The gun would enter service in Sweden by way of the coveted [[P-51 (Family)|P-51 Mustang]], but while it was sought after by the Swedish Air Force, for most of the war, the United States was not willing to sell them. Despite this, the Swedes did get 4 P-51s over the course of the war that were forced to land in Sweden during the war. In February of 1945, the United States was finally willing to offer surplus P-51Ds to Sweden who would immediately use them in service as the [[J26]]. To go along with the new fighters, the machine guns were re-designated 12,7mm automatkanon m/45 or Akan m/45 after the year it was adopted. The guns and fighters had a short career in Swedish service before being retired in 1950 for the [[A28B|J28]] (imported de Havilland [[Vampire (Family)|Vampire jets]]).
+The Akan m/45 was the Swedish designation for the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]], the standard American heavy machine gun during World War II and the main armament of their aircraft. The gun would enter service in Sweden by way of the coveted [[P-51 (Family)|P-51 Mustang]], but while it was sought after by the Swedish Air Force, for most of the war, the United States was not willing to sell them. Despite this, the Swedes did get 4 P-51s over the course of the war that were forced to land in Sweden during the war. In February of 1945, the United States was finally willing to offer surplus P-51Ds to Sweden who would immediately use them in service as the [[J26]]. To go along with the new fighters, the machine guns were re-designated 12,7 mm automatkanon m/45 or Akan m/45 after the year it was adopted. The guns and fighters had a short career in Swedish service before being retired in 1950 for the [[A28B|J28]] (imported de Havilland [[Vampire (Family)|Vampire jets]]).
 == Media ==
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == History ==
-The Akan m/45 is simply the Swedish designation for the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]], the standard American heavy machine during World War II and the main armament of their aircraft. The gun would enter service in Sweden by the way of the coveted [[P-51 (Family)|P-51 Mustang]], while it was sought after by the Swedish Air Force, but for most of the war, the United States was not willing to sell them. Despite this, the Swedes did get 4 P-51s over the course of the war that were forced to land in Sweden during the war. In February of 1945, the United States was finally willing to offer surplus P-51Ds to Sweden who would immediately use them service as the [[J26]]. To go along with the new fighters, the machine guns were re-designated 12,7mm automatkanon m/45 or Akan m/45 after the year it was adopted. The guns and fighters had a short career in Swedish service being retired in 1950 for the [[A28B|J28]] (Imported de Havillard [[Vampire (Family)|Vampire jets]]).
+<!-- ''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
 == Media ==

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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|p-51d-20-na_j26|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|p-51d-20-na_j26}}
 == General info ==
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 === Available ammunition ===
-* Default: T/AP/AP/I
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}
-* Universal: AP-I/Ap-I/T/I/I  (This belt does fires)
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M23 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M23 incendiary}}
-* Ground Targets: T/I/AP/AP
+* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M23 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
-* Tracers: T/T/T
+* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}
-* Stealth: AP-I/I/AP-I/I  (This belt does even more fires)
+* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M23 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M23 incendiary}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
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 == Usage in battles ==
-''If you aren't used to 50 cals then you probably want to practice in test or arcade modes as these guns fire and bullets fly significantly differently to most if not all of the other guns in the swedish tree''
+<!-- ''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.'' -->
+The ballistic characteristics of this machine gun are significantly different to other examples in the Swedish arsenal, so a bit of practice may be required to get used to the gun if the user is not already used to other .50 cal machine guns.
 === 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:'''
+*
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''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:''
+<!-- ''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.'' -->
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''

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 T - M1 Tracer
-I M23
+I - M23
 === Comparison with analogues ===
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 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
 * [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)]]