L21A1 (12.7 mm) - Revision history

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U9202753 at 16:05, 8 February 2022

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 * {{Specs-Link|uk_vickers_mbt_mk_1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_vickers_mbt_mk_3}}
 == General info ==

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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).'' -->
-The L21A1 only has access to one ammunition belt consisting entirely of Immediate-Action Incendiary (IAI) bullets. As these bullets are designed to be visible on impact rather than to penetrate armour they have poor ballistic performance, with a maximum penetration of 7 mm.
+The L21A1 only has access to one ammunition belt consisting entirely of Adjustment Incendiary (AI) bullets. As these bullets are designed to be visible on impact rather than to penetrate armour they have poor ballistic performance, with a maximum penetration of 7 mm.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AI}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
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 == 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.'' -->
-The L21A1 should be primarily used for range finding as it has poor ballistic performance and rate of fire, making it useless against enemy armour. On the Chieftain series the gun is set up so that the shells from it accurately reflect where the shells from the main gun will land, making it an effective ranging tool. It can also be used, like other machine guns for killing exposed crew members (being a 12.7mm machine gun it does decent damage when it hits exposed crew) in open topped vehicles (although there are few such vehicles at the battle ratings this gun is found at), marking enemy vehicles and obscuring the view of enemy players (shooting at their gun sight).
+The L21A1 should be primarily used for range finding as it has poor ballistic performance and rate of fire, making it useless against enemy armour. On the Chieftain series the gun is set up so that the shells from it accurately reflect where the shells from the main gun will land, making it an effective ranging tool. It can also be used, like other machine guns for killing exposed crew members (being a 12.7 mm machine gun it does decent damage when it hits exposed crew) in open topped vehicles (although there are few such vehicles at the battle ratings this gun is found at), marking enemy vehicles and obscuring the view of enemy players (shooting at their gun sight).
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Cons:'''
 * Very low rate of fire
-* Despite being a 12.7mm machine gun has less penetration than most light machine guns
+* Despite being a 12.7 mm machine gun has less penetration than most light machine guns
 * Inferior to the Chieftain's [[L8A1 (7.62 mm)]] and [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)]] machine guns for all purposes other than range finding.
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 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 File:Weapon L21A1 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The L21A1 on the Chieftain Mk 3</small>
 </gallery>

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-| IAI || 915 || 0.05 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 47° || 56° || 65°
+| IAI || 915 || 0.04 || 0.1 || 3 || 0 || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
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 }}
-[[File:L21A1.png|550px|thumb|right|The L21A1 inside of the Vickers Mk.3 turret]]
+[[File:L21A1.png|x280px|thumb|right|The L21A1 inside of the Vickers Mk.3 turret]]
 == Description ==

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 }}
-[[File:L21A1.png|550px|thumb|right|The L21A1 inside of the Vickers Mk.3 turret.]]
+[[File:L21A1.png|550px|thumb|right|The L21A1 inside of the Vickers Mk.3 turret]]
 == Description ==
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 ;Images
 <gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
-File:Weapon L21A1 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The L21A1 on the Chieftain Mk 3.</small>
+File:Weapon L21A1 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The L21A1 on the Chieftain Mk 3</small>
 </gallery>
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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.'' -->
 * [[Browning M2 (12.7 mm)]]
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wikipedia:M2_Browning|[Wikipedia] M2 Browning]]
 * [[wikipedia:Chieftain_(tank)|[Wikipedia] Chieftain (tank)]]

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 | link = L21A1 (30 mm)
 }}
 == 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.'' -->
-[[File:Weapon L21A1 12.7mm.jpg|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} on the Chieftain Mk 3.]]
 The '''L21A1''' is the post-war British designation for the American [[Browning M2 (12.7 mm)|Browning M2]] .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine gun, when used as a ranging gun on the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]] series of tanks. In-game the L21A1 is found as a co-axial ranging gun on the [[Vickers MBT]], [[Chieftain Mk 3]] and [[Chieftain Mk 5]]. Despite being a variant of the [[Browning M2 (12.7 mm)|Browning M2]] it performs significantly differently to the normal version in-game. The rate of fire almost halves, and most notably penetration is lower than that of the tank's [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)]] co-axial machine gun.
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wikipedia:M2_Browning|[Wikipedia] M2 Browning]]

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-The L21A1 is only found as a ranging gun on the Vickers MBT and Chieftain series of tanks, it is not found on the [[Chieftain Mk 10]], as this version of the tank did away with the ranging machine gun. The L21A1 is found on:
+The L21A1 is only found as a ranging gun on the Vickers MBTs and Chieftain series of tanks, it is not found on the [[Chieftain Mk 10]], as this version of the tank did away with the ranging machine gun. The L21A1 is found on:
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_vickers_mbt_mk_1}}
 == General info ==
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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-| IAI || 793 || 0.05 || N/A || 3.0 || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
+| IAI || 915 || 0.05 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 47° || 56° || 65°
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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. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.'' -->
+<!--''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.''-->
 [[File:Weapon L21A1 12.7mm.jpg|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} on the Chieftain Mk 3.]]
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