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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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{{Navigation-First-Line|Fighters}}[[CR.32 bis]]{{-}}[[C.202]]{{-}}[[C.202 (Germany)|▀C.202]]{{-}}[[C.205 serie 1]]
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{{Navigation-Line|}}[[Re.2001 CB]]{{-}}[[Re.2001 serie 1]]
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Attackers}}[[Ba.65 (K.14) L]]{{-}}[[Breda 88 (P.XI)]] (defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|CR.32}}{{Specs-Link|cr_32_bis}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Bombers}}[[BR.20 DR]] (defensive){{-}}[[P.108B serie 1]] (defensive){{-}}[[P.108B serie 2]] (defensive){{-}}[[S.81]] (defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|C.202/5}}{{Specs-Link|mc-202_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mc-202}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mc-202_d}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mc-205_serie1}}
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{{Navigation-Line|}}[[Z.1007 bis serie 3]] (defensive){{-}}[[Z.1007 bis serie 5]] (defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|Re.2001/2}}{{Specs-Link|re_2001_cb}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|re_2001_serie1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|re_2001_serie1_ep}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|re_2002_early}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}{{Specs-Link|ba_65_k14_l}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|breda_88}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|p_108a_serie2}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|BR.20}}{{Specs-Link|br_20_dr}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|br_20m_m1}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|P.108B}}{{Specs-Link|p_108b_serie1}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|p_108b_serie2}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|Ro.43}}{{Specs-Link|ro_43}}
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{{Navigation-Line|S.81}}{{Specs-Link|s_81_ar125}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
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{{Navigation-Line|Z.1007}}{{Specs-Link|z_1007_bis_serie3}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|z_1007_bis_serie5}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
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=== Available ammunition ===
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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).''
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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''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 ===
 
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== History ==
 
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In the 1930s the Italian Regio Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) ordered the development of new machine guns for Italian fighters and bombers. The government ordered two companies of Breda and SAFAT to build their machine guns for the competition which had the Breda design based on the [[Browning (7.62 mm)|Browning M1919]] win favor. SAFAT's parent company FIAT attempted to contest the decision, but lost their dispute leading SAFAT to be merged with Breda to create the arms designer Breda-SAFAT. Chambered in .303 British, the short-recoil Breda-SAFAT was intended to be equal or superior to contemporary machine guns. It was liked by Italian pilots for its long range and hitting power and armorers for its reliability, but it was heavy, had a low muzzle a modest rate of fire of 800-900 rounds per minute compare the 1,000 rpm used on contemporary weapons from other nations, and the High-Explosive-Incendiary-Tracer ammunition was ineffective. In addition, the Italians did not develop their own 20mm cannon instead purchasing German [[MG 151 (20 mm)|MG 151]] cannons to mount on their Macchi [[C. 205 (Family)|C. 205]] Veltro, FIAT [[G.55 (Family)|G.55]] Centauro, and Reggiane [[Re.2005 serie 0|Re.2005]] Sagittario fighters. While adequate for 1935, the Italian fighter armament of two 7.7mm Breda-SAFATs occasionally complimenting two 12.7mm [[Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)|Breda-SAFAT]] machine guns was well obsolete by 1940. However, almost every fighter and bomber used by the Regio Aeronautica under Mussolini would be armed with these two calibres of machines and the design survived into the 1970s as a anti-aircraft gun most notably in Syria.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 27 February 2023

Introducing Wiki 3.0

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

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters 
CR.32  CR.32 bis
C.202/5  C. 202 · ▀C. 202 · C. 202D · C. 205 serie 1
Re.2001/2  Re.2001 CB · Re.2001 serie 1 · Re.2001 gruppo 22 · Re.2002 Early
Strike aircraft  Ba.65 (K.14) L · Breda 88 (P.XI) (Defensive) · P.108A serie 2 (Defensive)
Bombers 
BR.20  B.R.20DR (Defensive) · B.R.20M M1 (Defensive)
P.108B  P.108B serie 1 (Defensive) · P.108B serie 2 (Defensive)
Ro.43  Ro.43
S.81  S.81 (Defensive)
Z.1007  Z.1007 bis serie 3 (Defensive) · Z.1007 bis serie 5 (Defensive)

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

In the 1930s the Italian Regio Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) ordered the development of new machine guns for Italian fighters and bombers. The government ordered two companies of Breda and SAFAT to build their machine guns for the competition which had the Breda design based on the Browning M1919 win favor. SAFAT's parent company FIAT attempted to contest the decision, but lost their dispute leading SAFAT to be merged with Breda to create the arms designer Breda-SAFAT. Chambered in .303 British, the short-recoil Breda-SAFAT was intended to be equal or superior to contemporary machine guns. It was liked by Italian pilots for its long range and hitting power and armorers for its reliability, but it was heavy, had a low muzzle a modest rate of fire of 800-900 rounds per minute compare the 1,000 rpm used on contemporary weapons from other nations, and the High-Explosive-Incendiary-Tracer ammunition was ineffective. In addition, the Italians did not develop their own 20mm cannon instead purchasing German MG 151 cannons to mount on their Macchi C. 205 Veltro, FIAT G.55 Centauro, and Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario fighters. While adequate for 1935, the Italian fighter armament of two 7.7mm Breda-SAFATs occasionally complimenting two 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns was well obsolete by 1940. However, almost every fighter and bomber used by the Regio Aeronautica under Mussolini would be armed with these two calibres of machines and the design survived into the 1970s as a anti-aircraft gun most notably in Syria.

Media

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.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
7.92 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3 · FN-Browning M.36 No.4
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A

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