GSh-30-2K (30 mm) - Revision history

U139589284: Added more info about gun placement handicap and also link to "successor" of the GSh, the 30mm 2A42

2023-10-24T01:03:58Z

Added more info about gun placement handicap and also link to "successor" of the GSh, the 30mm 2A42

U22067555: Added Hungarian Mi-24P

2023-10-06T15:08:17Z

Added Hungarian Mi-24P

U38088265: /* Usage in battles */

2022-11-27T06:53:19Z

‎Usage in battles

U81285116: Additional info for Usage in battles

2022-11-27T01:45:56Z

Additional info for Usage in battles

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Updated

2022-09-17T10:14:20Z

‎Available ammunition: Updated

U38088265: Reverted edits by U44629479 (talk) to last revision by U38088265

2022-09-16T09:55:23Z

Reverted edits by U44629479 (talk) to last revision by U38088265

U44629479 at 09:45, 16 September 2022

2022-09-16T09:45:14Z

U38088265 at 09:37, 16 September 2022

2022-09-16T09:37:38Z

U38088265 at 09:37, 16 September 2022

2022-09-16T09:37:29Z

U38088265: /* History */

2022-09-16T09:34:46Z

‎History

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 == General info ==
 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
-The GSh-30-2K can fire up to 2,600 rpm on "high" setting, or 300 rpm on "low" setting.
+The GSh-30-2K can fire up to 2,600 rpm on "high" setting, or 300 rpm on "low" setting. It is very good at dealing with lightly armored targets due to the insanely high rate of fire when set to the "high" fire rate setting, but it suffers when faced with medium to heavily armored vehicles due to insufficient belt penetration. If possible, always attack from the roof as APHE will shred the crew in seconds.
 === Available ammunition ===
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 But do keep in mind that Gast guns' high rate of fire also means you will deplete all the 250 rounds quickly, so do not be trigger happy with it. Using the "low" fire rate mode will make conserving your ammo easier, but increases the time to destroy a target, and can leave you vulnerable.
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
-* Good belt options for both air and ground units
+* Good belt options for both air and ground units.
-* Access to APHE rounds, can destroy light and medium targets with a single burst
+* Access to APHE rounds, can destroy light and medium targets with a few second burst.
-* Variable rate of fire option, can conserve ammo on "low" setting
+* Variable rate of fire option can conserve ammo on "low" setting.
-* Good muzzle velocity
+* Good muzzle velocity and accuracy.
 '''Cons:'''
-* High rate of fire means careless usage will result in running out of ammo quickly
+* High rate of fire means careless usage will result in running out of ammo quickly.
 == 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>.''-->
-After the successful GSh-23 was developed based on the decade-old Gast gun design, during early 1980s, the Soviet Ministry of Defense required the unification of calibre in tri-service autocannons. The design for GSh-23L was then enlarged to 30 mm calibre as the GSh-30-2 cannon, first used exclusively on the [[Su-25]] "Frogfoot", and later the water-cooled -2K variant made into service with the introduction of the [[Mi-24P]] "Hind-F" gunship.
+After the successful GSh-23 was developed based on the decade-old Gast gun design, during early 1980s, the Soviet Ministry of Defense required the unification of caliber in tri-service autocannons. The design for GSh-23L was then enlarged to 30 mm caliber as the GSh-30-2 cannon, first used exclusively on the [[Su-25]] "Frogfoot", and later the water-cooled -2K variant made into service with the introduction of the [[Mi-24P]] "Hind-F" gunship.
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
-* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
+* The successor to the GSh on helicopters, the [[2A42 (30 mm)|'''30mm Shipunov 2A42''']]
 == External links ==

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 * {{Specs-Link|mi_24p}}
 * {{Specs-Link|mi_24p_german}}
 * {{Specs-Link|mi_24p_german_hfs80}}
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 {{Germany aircraft cannons}}
 {{USSR aircraft cannons}}
 [[Category:Aircraft cannons]]

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 The GSh-30-2K was exclusively for gunships, serving as the fixed gun on some Soviet helicopters. The one thing that it does the best is shatter enemies with its 30 mm shells and high rate of fire; not only this gun is devastating for aircraft or fellow helicopters, this gun is lethal to vehicles when being attacked top-down as well.
-But do keep in mind that Gast guns' high rate of fire also means you will deplete all the 250 rounds quickly, so do not be trigger happy with it. Using the "low" fire rate mode will make conserving your ammo better but reduces the time to destroy a target, and leaves you vunerable.
+But do keep in mind that Gast guns' high rate of fire also means you will deplete all the 250 rounds quickly, so do not be trigger happy with it. Using the "low" fire rate mode will make conserving your ammo easier, but increases the time to destroy a target, and can leave you vulnerable.
 === Pros and cons ===

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 The GSh-30-2K was exclusively for gunships, serving as the fixed gun on some Soviet helicopters. The one thing that it does the best is shatter enemies with its 30 mm shells and high rate of fire; not only this gun is devastating for aircraft or fellow helicopters, this gun is lethal to vehicles when being attacked top-down as well.
-But do keep in mind that Gast guns' high rate of fire also means you will deplete all the 250 rounds quickly, so do not be trigger happy with it.
+But do keep in mind that Gast guns' high rate of fire also means you will deplete all the 250 rounds quickly, so do not be trigger happy with it. Using the "low" fire rate mode will make conserving your ammo better but reduces the time to destroy a target, and leaves you vunerable.
 === Pros and cons ===

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 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
-* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}
+* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}
 * '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 42 || 41 || 37 || 33 || 29 || 26
+| Default || 47 || 46 || 39 || 32 || 26 || 21
 |-
-| Universal || 55 || 54 || 49 || 43 || 39 || 34
+| Universal || 62 || 60 || 51 || 42 || 35 || 29
 |-
-| Ground targets || 55 || 54 || 49 || 43 || 39 || 34
+| Ground targets || 62 || 60 || 51 || 42 || 35 || 29
 |-
-| Air targets || 42 || 41 || 37 || 33 || 29 || 26
+| Air targets || 47 || 46 || 39 || 32 || 26 || 21
 |-
 |}

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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 '''30 mm GSh-30-2K''' (Gryazev-Shipunov) is a Soviet dual barrel autocannon. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]] with the introduction of the [Mi-24P-fr].
+The '''30 mm GSh-30-2K''' (Gryazev-Shipunov) is a Soviet dual barrel autocannon. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]] with the introduction of the [[Mi-24P]].
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 <!--''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>.''-->
-After the successful GSh-23 was developed based on the decade-old Gast gun design, during early 1980s, the Soviet Ministry of Defense required the unification of calibre in tri-service autocannons. The design for GSh-23L was then enlarged to 30 mm calibre as the GSh-30-2 cannon, first used exclusively on the [Su-25-fr] "Frogfoot", and later the water-cooled -2K variant made into service with the introduction of the [Mi-24P-fr] "Hind-F" gunship.
+After the successful GSh-23 was developed based on the decade-old Gast gun design, during early 1980s, the Soviet Ministry of Defense required the unification of calibre in tri-service autocannons. The design for GSh-23L was then enlarged to 30 mm calibre as the GSh-30-2 cannon, first used exclusively on the [[Su-25]] "Frogfoot", and later the water-cooled -2K variant made into service with the introduction of the [[Mi-24P]] "Hind-F" gunship.
 == Media ==