Akan m/55 (30 mm) - Revision history

U102437993: I removed the Con that said "The wepon has no tracers" Which is not the case since the m55 gunpod now has tracers in its belts

2024-10-06T12:45:46Z

I removed the Con that said "The wepon has no tracers" Which is not the case since the m55 gunpod now has tracers in its belts

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Updated

2024-02-29T11:47:03Z

‎Available ammunition: Updated

U101628627: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ added AJS37 to the list

2023-06-17T14:58:33Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: added AJS37 to the list

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2023-01-10T21:24:23Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Updated

2023-01-07T22:49:17Z

‎Available ammunition: Updated

U38088265: /* History */ Removed excessive description of the ADEN

2022-09-19T09:48:40Z

‎History: Removed excessive description of the ADEN

U137319744: /* History */ Added history

2022-09-18T15:38:25Z

‎History: Added history

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Updated

2022-06-26T13:06:10Z

‎Available ammunition: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-06-14T22:19:55Z

Edits

U129586602: /* Pros and cons */

2022-06-14T01:58:24Z

‎Pros and cons

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 '''Cons:'''
 * Very low muzzle velocity
 * Important bullet drop beyond 1,000 m

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 <!-- ''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).'' -->
-* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}
-* '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}
+* '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEI|High-explosive incendiary}}
-* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}
+* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|HEI, AP, AP-T}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 * {{Specs-Link|saab_aj37}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
 * {{Specs-Link|saab_j29d}}
 * {{Specs-Link|saab_j32b}}

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 * {{Specs-Link|saab_j35a}}
 * {{Specs-Link|saab_j35d}}
 * {{Specs-Link|saab_105g}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
 * {{Specs-Link|saab_105oe}}&nbsp;(Suspended)

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 37 || 35 || 25 || 17 || 11 || 8
+| Default || 37 || 34 || 22 || 13 || 8 || 5
 |-
 | Air targets || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
 |-
-| Ground targets || 37 || 35 || 25 || 17 || 11 || 8
+| Ground targets || 37 || 34 || 22 || 13 || 8 || 5
 |-
 |}

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 * High rate of fire
 '''Cons:'''
 * No tracer rounds
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 == History ==
-The Akan m/55 is a Swedish licensed variant of the British [[ADEN (30 mm)|ADEN]] ('''A'''rmament '''D'''evelopment''', En'''field) 30mm cannon. The ADEN was based on the World War II-era Mauser Maschinenkanone (automatic cannon) 213, a prototype anti-bomber weapon that was never able to get it into production due to its limited propellant, excessive barrel wear, and the Combined Bomber Offensive by the Allies crippling Germany's industry.
+<!-- ''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/55 is a Swedish licensed variant of the British [[ADEN (30 mm)|ADEN]] 30 mm cannon. The ADEN got the attention of the Swedish who used it to arm the [[J32B]] Lansen fighter jets in 1954, the J34 in 1956 (a Swedish variant of the Hawker [[Hunter (Family)|Hunter]]), and [[J35A]] Draken jets in 1960. The Akan m/55 itself had a variant that was developed later. The J32 suffered numerous accidents during its service in the Swedish Air Force leading to multiple jets being scrapped. The Swedish company FFV, in collaboration with the French S. A. Engins Matra, developed a gun pod designated by the Swedish Air Force as the 30 mm Akankapsel, which recycled the ADEN cannons from their scrapped fighter jets for the newer [[AJ37]] Viggen attacker and [[SK60B]] trainer aircraft because both aircraft were designed without an internal cannon. The FFV gun pod also served in the Austrian Air Force with their [[SAAB-105OE]] trainer aircraft.
 == Media ==

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 '''Pros:'''
-very powerful and can take down enemy planes and light to medium ground target with a ease
+* Very powerful cannon that can take down enemy planes and light to medium ground targets with ease
+* High rate of fire
 '''Cons:'''
-no tracer rounds( it used to have some by default)
+* No tracer rounds
+* Very low muzzle velocity
-very low muzzle velocity
+* Important bullet drop beyond 1,000 m
+* Long reload time (AB)
-a lot of bullet drop beyond 1000m
+* Low ammo capacity
 == History ==

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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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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.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''