M24A1 (20 mm) - Revision history

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 * '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|HEF-I, AP-T, I, AP-I}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 ! colspan="10" | Penetration statistics
 |-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Shell
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| HEF-I || HEF-I || 832 || 130 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 11.17 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| HEF-I || HEF-I || 832 || 0.13 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 11.17 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| AP-T || AP-T || 832 || 130 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| AP-T || AP-T || 832 || 0.13 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| I || I || 832 || 120 || 0.1 || 0.1 || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
+| I || I || 832 || 0.12 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0 || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
-| AP-I || AP-I || 832 || 130 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
+| AP-I || AP-I || 832 || 0.13 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
 |}
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 == 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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: 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>.'' -->
-During World War II, the French [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|Hispano-Suiza Hs.404]] became the standard Allied aircraft cannon. However, these nations were not idle during the war and worked to improve this design. In the United States, the Ordnance Department’s attempt to make an improved shorter version of their licensed-built [[AN/M2 (20 mm)|AN/M2]] cannons spawned the [[T31 (20 mm)|T31]] and later the [[M3 (20 mm)|M3]] which had reliability issues. When the reliability issues that plagued the American variants of the Hispano-Suiza continued, the newly independent United States Air Force would adopt a variant after World War II called the M24. In an attempt to improve reliability, the M24 uses an electric firing mechanism that allows for re-cocking of a lightly struck round. The M24 would be one of the replacements [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2]] and [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] machine guns in aircraft use. It primarily served as the turret armament of post-war bombers starting with the B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, and B-66 Destroyer. Fighters would mostly find their machine guns replaced with the [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]] rockets under the belief that the Jet Age made cannon armament obsolete for interceptors due to insufficient range. However, a small number of aircraft such as the [[F-86K (Germany)|F-86K Sabre]] and the [[F-89B|F-89B Scorpion]] still received cannons. The M24A1 variant differs from the standard M24 through the bolt retainers for holding the shell casing, breech block side plate contacts for alternative synchronization methods, a new breech block with heat treatment and a changed angle, a flat spring on the firing pin contact for better contact, a reduced diameter breech block slide coil spring and spring guide, a new locking system for the gas cylinder, a two-part guide-spring, a new design and heat treating for barrel and breech block locking key, a large cotter pin for the magazine, a modified gas tube to accommodate the new contact plates, and a short slot to house the new breech block contact. The service life of the M24 was short. The United States captured data on the German Mauser MG 213 revolver autocannon which was used as the basis of the [[FMC T-160 (20 mm)|FMC T-160]] tested during the Korean War and later the [[M39A1 (20 mm)|M39]] revolving cannon adopted in 1952. The M39 would replace the M24 in Air Force service.
+During World War II, the French [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|Hispano-Suiza Hs.404]] became the standard Allied aircraft cannon. However, these nations were not idle during the war and worked to improve this design. In the United States, the Ordnance Department's attempt to make an improved shorter version of their licensed-built [[AN/M2 (20 mm)|AN/M2]] cannons spawned the [[T31 (20 mm)|T31]] and later the [[M3 (20 mm)|M3]] which had reliability issues. When the reliability issues that plagued the American variants of the Hispano-Suiza continued, the newly independent United States Air Force would adopt a variant after World War II called the M24. In an attempt to improve reliability, the M24 uses an electric firing mechanism that allows for re-cocking of a lightly struck round. The M24 would be one of the replacements [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2]] and [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] machine guns in aircraft use. It primarily served as the turret armament of post-war bombers starting with the B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, and B-66 Destroyer. Fighters would mostly find their machine guns replaced with the [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]] rockets under the belief that the Jet Age made cannon armament obsolete for interceptors due to insufficient range. However, a small number of aircraft such as the [[F-86K (Germany)|F-86K Sabre]] and the [[F-89B|F-89B Scorpion]] still received cannons. The M24A1 variant differs from the standard M24 through the bolt retainers for holding the shell casing, breech block side plate contacts for alternative synchronization methods, a new breech block with heat treatment and a changed angle, a flat spring on the firing pin contact for better contact, a reduced diameter breech block slide coil spring and spring guide, a new locking system for the gas cylinder, a two-part guide-spring, a new design and heat treating for barrel and breech block locking key, a large cotter pin for the magazine, a modified gas tube to accommodate the new contact plates, and a short slot to house the new breech block contact. The service life of the M24 was short. The United States captured data on the German Mauser MG 213 revolver autocannon which was used as the basis of the [[FMC T-160 (20 mm)|FMC T-160]] tested during the Korean War and later the [[M39A1 (20 mm)|M39]] revolving cannon adopted in 1952. The M39 would replace the M24 in Air Force service.
 == Media ==

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 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
+! colspan="10" | Penetration statistics
 |-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Shell
 ! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
+| HEF-I || HEF-I || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
 |-
-| Universal || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
+| AP-T || AP-T || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
 |-
-| Air targets || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
+| I || I || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
 |-
-| Armoured targets || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
+| AP-I || AP-I || 36 || 33 || 22 || 14 || 9 || 5
 |-
-| Stealth || 36 || 33 || 22 || 14 || 9 || 5
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 |-
 |}

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 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
 * '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
-* '''Armored targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
+* '''Armoured targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
 * '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
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 | Air targets || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
 |-
-| Armored targets || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
+| Armoured targets || 36 || 33 || 23 || 15 || 9 || 6
 |-
 | Stealth || 36 || 33 || 22 || 14 || 9 || 5
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 == History ==
-During World War II, the French [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|Hispano-Suiza Hs.404]] became the standard Allied aircraft cannon. However, these nations were not idle during the war and worked to improve this design. In the United States, the Ordnance Department’s attempt to make an improved shorter version of their licensed-built [[AN/M2 (20 mm)|AN/M2]] cannons spawned the [[T31 (20 mm)|T31]] and later the [[M3 (20 mm)|M3]] which had reliability issues. When the reliability issues that plagued the American variants of the Hispano-Suiza continued so the newly independent United States Air Force would adopt a variant after World War II called the M24. In an attempt to improve reliability, the M24 uses an electric firing mechanism that allows for re-cocking of a lightly struck round. The M24 would be one of the replacements [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2]] and [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] machine guns in aircraft use. It primarily served as the turret armament of post-war bombers starting with the B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, and B-66 Destroyer. Fighters would mostly find their machine guns replaced with the [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]]<nowiki/>rockets under the belief that the Jet Age made cannon armaments obsolete for interceptors due to insufficient range. However, a small number of aircraft variants such as [[F-86K (Germany)|F-86K Sabre]] and [[F-89B|F-89B Scorpion]]. The M24A1 variant differs from the standard M24 through the bolt retainers for holding the shell casing, breech block side plate contacts for alternative synchronization methods, a new breech block with heat-treating and a changed angle, a flat spring on the firing pin contact for better contact, a reduced diameter breech block slide coil spring and spring guide, a new locking system for the gas cylinder, a two-part guide-spring, a new design and heat treating for barrel and breech block locking key, a large cotter pin for the magazine, a modified gas tube to accommodate the new contact plates, and a short slot to house the new breech block contact. The service life of the M24 was short-lived. The United States captured data on the German Mauser MG 213 revolver auto-cannon which was used as the basis of the [[FMC T-160 (20 mm)|FMC T-160]] tested during the Korean War and later the [[M39A1 (20 mm)|M39]] revolving cannon adopted in 1952. The M39 would replace the M24 in Air Force service.
+<!-- ''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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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 '''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>.''
+During World War II, the French [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|Hispano-Suiza Hs.404]] became the standard Allied aircraft cannon. However, these nations were not idle during the war and worked to improve this design. In the United States, the Ordnance Department’s attempt to make an improved shorter version of their licensed-built [[AN/M2 (20 mm)|AN/M2]] cannons spawned the [[T31 (20 mm)|T31]] and later the [[M3 (20 mm)|M3]] which had reliability issues. When the reliability issues that plagued the American variants of the Hispano-Suiza continued so the newly independent United States Air Force would adopt a variant after World War II called the M24. In an attempt to improve reliability, the M24 uses an electric firing mechanism that allows for re-cocking of a lightly struck round. The M24 would be one of the replacements [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2]] and [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] machine guns in aircraft use. It primarily served as the turret armament of post-war bombers starting with the B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, and B-66 Destroyer. Fighters would mostly find their machine guns replaced with the [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]]<nowiki/>rockets under the belief that the Jet Age made cannon armaments obsolete for interceptors due to insufficient range. However, a small number of aircraft variants such as [[F-86K (Germany)|F-86K Sabre]] and [[F-89B|F-89B Scorpion]]. The M24A1 variant differs from the standard M24 through the bolt retainers for holding the shell casing, breech block side plate contacts for alternative synchronization methods, a new breech block with heat-treating and a changed angle, a flat spring on the firing pin contact for better contact, a reduced diameter breech block slide coil spring and spring guide, a new locking system for the gas cylinder, a two-part guide-spring, a new design and heat treating for barrel and breech block locking key, a large cotter pin for the magazine, a modified gas tube to accommodate the new contact plates, and a short slot to house the new breech block contact. The service life of the M24 was short-lived. The United States captured data on the German Mauser MG 213 revolver auto-cannon which was used as the basis of the [[FMC T-160 (20 mm)|FMC T-160]] tested during the Korean War and later the [[M39A1 (20 mm)|M39]] revolving cannon adopted in 1952. The M39 would replace the M24 in Air Force service.
 == Media ==
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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;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''

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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|P|Practice}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}
-* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
-* '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* '''Air targets:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
-* '''Armored targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
+* '''Armored targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
-* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
+* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Default || 32 || 30 || 22 || 16 || 11 || 8
+| Default || 36 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 8
 |-
-| Universal || 32 || 30 || 22 || 16 || 11 || 8
+| Universal || 36 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 8
 |-
-| Air targets || 32 || 30 || 22 || 16 || 11 || 8
+| Air targets || 36 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 8
 |-
-| Armored targets || 38 || 36 || 29 || 21 || 16 || 12
+| Armored targets || 36 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 8
 |-
-| Stealth || 38 || 36 || 29 || 21 || 16 || 12
+| Stealth || 36 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 8
 |-
 |}

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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 cannon 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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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|f-86k_late}}
-* {{Specs-Link|f-86k_late_italy}}
+* {{Specs-Link|f-86k_late_german}}
 * {{Specs-Link|f-89b}}
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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 ==
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 {{USA aircraft cannons}}
 {{Italy aircraft cannons}}
 {{France aircraft cannons}}
 [[Category:Aircraft cannons]]