Difference between revisions of "Ho-5 (20 mm)"

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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.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters
Ki-43	Ki-43-III otsu
Ki-61	Ki-61-I tei · Ki-61-II Otsu Kai
Ki-84	Ki-84 hei · Ki-84 ko · ␗Ki-84 ko · Ki-84 otsu
Ki-87	Ki-87
Ki-94	Ki-94-II
Ki-100	Ki-100 · Ki-100-II
Twin-engine fighters	Ki-45 tei · ␗Ki-45 hei/tei · Ki-83 · Ki-96 · Ki-102 otsu · Ki-108 Kai
Bombers	Ki-67-I Ko (Defensive) · Ki-67-I otsu (Defensive)

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

Default: HEF-I · P · AP-T
Universal: HEF-I · HEF-I · AP-T
Ground targets: AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I
Tracers: AP-T
Stealth: HEF-I · HEF-I · HEF-I · P
Armoured targets (turret): AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
P	16	13	8	6	0	0
AP-T	26	24	16	9	6	3
HEF-I	3	2	2	2	2	2

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
P	740	0.08	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
AP-T	702	0.12	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
HEF-I	740	0.08	0.3	0.1	6.8	79°	80°	81°

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.

Pros and cons

Pros:

Insane rate of fire at 800 RPM to 950 RPM makes the Ho-5 the fastest-firing WWII cannon in the game
Excellent accuracy while in prolonged bursts once gun is upgraded
High explosive (HE) shells have Incendiary (I) element which work better than the Type 99's

Cons:

Not the best explosive effect compared to other nations
Low ammo pool and high fire rate require for trigger discipline
Armour-piercing (AP-T) is bad against planes and armour > 10 mm
Tracer belt is full of AP-T
Mediocre muzzle velocity

History

Like the other nations that participated in World War II, Japan initially armed their planes with magazine-fed autocannons. However, the limited ammunition supply of magazine-fed cannons was identified as a limiting factor in their effectiveness and so Japan followed the lead of other nations and transitioned to belt-fed cannons during the war. For the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, the belt-fed cannon of choice was the Ho-5, a scaled-up 20 mm version of the Ho-103 machine gun which was itself a copy of the American M2 Browning machine gun. The Ho-5 saw use on late war Japanese fighters in both the wings and engine cowlings and was retrofitted to be used in the flexible mounts of Japanese bombers.

Media

Videos

Top 7 Autocannons discusses the Ho-5 (20 mm) at 01:04 - War Thunder Official Channel

External links

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topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

Japan aircraft cannons
20 mm	Ho-1 · Ho-3 · Ho-5 · Type 99 Model 1 · Type 99 Model 2
30 mm	Ho-155 · Type 5
37 mm	Ho-203 · Ho-204 · Type 94
40 mm	Ho-301
57 mm	Ho-401
75 mm	Type 88
	Foreign:
20 mm	M39A3 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · MG FF ^(Germany) · MG FF/M ^(Germany) · MG 151 ^(Germany)
30 mm	GAU-13/A ^(USA) · M230E-1 ^(USA)

China aircraft cannons
23 mm	Type 23-1 · Type 23-2K · Type 23-3 · Type 23L
30 mm	Type 30-1
	Foreign
20 mm	AN/M2 ^(USA) · B-20E ^(USSR) · Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Ho-3 ^(Japan) · Ho-5 ^(Japan)
	M39A1 ^(USA) · M39A2 ^(USA) · M39A3 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · ShVAK ^(USSR) · Type 99 Model 1 ^(Japan)
23 mm	NR-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23K ^(USSR)
30 mm	GAU-13/A ^(USA)
37 mm	Ho-203 ^(Japan) · N-37D ^(USSR)

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 {{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-43}}{{Specs-Link|ki_43_3_otsu|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-43}}{{Specs-Link|ki_43_3_otsu}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-61}}{{Specs-Link|ki_61_1a_tei|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_61_2_early|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-61}}{{Specs-Link|ki_61_1a_tei}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_61_2_early}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-84}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_hei|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_ko|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_ko_china|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_otsu|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-84}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_hei}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_ko}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_ko_china}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_84_otsu}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-87}}{{Specs-Link|ki_87|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-87}}{{Specs-Link|ki_87}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-94}}{{Specs-Link|ki_94_2|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-94}}{{Specs-Link|ki_94_2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ki-100}}{{Specs-Link|ki_100_early|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_100_2|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Ki-100}}{{Specs-Link|ki_100_early}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_100_2}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|ki-45_tei|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-45_hei_tei_china|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-83|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-96|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_108|short}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|ki-45_tei}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-45_hei_tei_china}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-83}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki-96}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_102_otsu}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_108}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Attackers'''}}{{Specs-Link|ki_102_otsu|short}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|ki_67_1_ko}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_67_1_otsu}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|ki_67_1_ko|short}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|ki_67_1_otsu|short}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
 {{Navigation-End}}
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 * '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
 * '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|P|Practice}}
+* '''Armoured targets (turret):''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|P, AP-T, HEF-I}}
-! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
-! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
-|-
-! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
-|-
-| Default || 22 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 2 || 2
-|-
-| Universal || 22 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 2 || 2
-|-
-| Ground targets || 22 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 2 || 2
-|-
-| Tracers || 22 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 0 || 0
-|-
-| Stealth || 22 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 2 || 2
-|-
-|}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
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 '''Pros:'''
 * Insane rate of fire at 800 RPM to 950 RPM makes the Ho-5 the fastest-firing WWII cannon in the game
 * Excellent accuracy while in prolonged bursts once gun is upgraded
@@ Line 69: / Line 51: @@
 '''Cons:'''
 * Not the best explosive effect compared to other nations
 * Low ammo pool and high fire rate require for trigger discipline
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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>.''
+<!-- ''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>.'' -->
+Like the other nations that participated in World War II, Japan initially armed their planes with magazine-fed autocannons. However, the limited ammunition supply of magazine-fed cannons was identified as a limiting factor in their effectiveness and so Japan followed the lead of other nations and transitioned to belt-fed cannons during the war. For the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, the belt-fed cannon of choice was the Ho-5, a scaled-up 20 mm version of the [[Ho-103 (12.7 mm)|Ho-103]] machine gun which was itself a copy of the American [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]] machine gun. The Ho-5 saw use on late war Japanese fighters in both the wings and engine cowlings and was retrofitted to be used in the flexible mounts of Japanese bombers.
 == Media ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''

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