Akan m/45 (20 mm) - Revision history

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== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21a_3|short}}
* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21rb|short}}
* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21a_2|short}}
* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21ra|short}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available ammunition ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon 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 ===
''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 ===
''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: 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>.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as 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 ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Sweden aircraft cannons}}

[[Category:Aircraft cannons]]

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
+| Default || 38 || 35 || 25 || 16 || 10 || 6
 |-
-| Ground targets || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
+| Ground targets || 38 || 35 || 25 || 16 || 10 || 6
 |-
-| Air targets || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
+| Air targets || 38 || 35 || 25 || 16 || 10 || 6
 |-
 |}

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 ! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
 |-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belts
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 25 || 23 || 17 || 14 || 8 || 2
+| Default || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
 |-
-| Ground targets || 25 || 23 || 17 || 14 || 8 || 2
+| Ground targets || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
 |-
-| Air targets || 25 || 23 || 17 || 14 || 8 || 2
+| Air targets || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 13 || 9
 |-
 |}

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
-The 20 mm Akan m/45, short for Automatkanon m/45, was developed by Bofors during the Second World War and replaced Akan m/40, which had a low fire rate of only 360 rounds per minute, and Akan m/41, that suffered from unreliability and low ammo capacity. It only completed development after the war had ended, after which it was decided to purchase the cheaper British surplus Hispano Mk.II and Mk.V cannons along with [[J28|de Havilland Vampires]], thus the m/45 only saw service on the J21 and J21R series of aircraft.
+The 20 mm Akan m/45, short for Automatkanon m/45, was developed by Bofors during the Second World War and replaced Akan m/40, which had a low fire rate of only 360 rounds per minute, and Akan m/41, that suffered from unreliability and low ammo capacity. It only completed development after the war had ended, after which it was decided to purchase the cheaper British surplus Hispano Mk.II and Mk.V cannons along with [[J28B|de Havilland Vampires]], thus the m/45 only saw service on the J21 and J21R series of aircraft.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

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 === Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon 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).''
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon 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 ===

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 == Description ==
-The 20 mm Akan m/45, short for Automatkanon m/45, it was developed by Bofors during the second world war and replaced Akan m/40 with had a low fire rate of only 360 rounds/minut and Akan m/41 that sufferd from unrealibility. and low ammo capacity. When it was developed and the war had ended brittan had some hispano mk II and mk V over and therefore the swedich airforce bought them and the m/45 did only see service in the J21 and J21R.
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21a_3|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21a_3}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21rb|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21rb}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21a_2|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21a_2}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21ra|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_j21ra}}
 == General info ==
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 '''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:''
 * ''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;''