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| − | + | The 20 mm Akan m/45, short for Automatkanon m/45, it was developed by Bofors during the second world war and replaced Akan m/40 with had a low fire rate of only 360 rounds/minut and Akan m/41 that sufferd from unrealibility. and low ammo capacity. When it was developed and the war had ended brittan had some hispano mk II and mk V over and therefore the swedich airforce bought them and the m/45 did only see service in the J21 and J21R. | |
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | ||
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Revision as of 20:19, 8 January 2021
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Description
The 20 mm Akan m/45, short for Automatkanon m/45, it was developed by Bofors during the second world war and replaced Akan m/40 with had a low fire rate of only 360 rounds/minut and Akan m/41 that sufferd from unrealibility. and low ammo capacity. When it was developed and the war had ended brittan had some hispano mk II and mk V over and therefore the swedich airforce bought them and the m/45 did only see service in the J21 and J21R.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available ammunition
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| Sweden aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | Akan m/41A · Akan m/45 · Akan m/47B · Akan m/47C · Akan m/49 · Oerlikon FF |
| 27 mm | Akan m/85 |
| 30 mm | Akan m/55 · Akan m/75 |
| 57 mm | Akan m/47 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | MG FF (Germany) · MG 151 (Germany) |
| 23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) |
| 30 mm | 2A42 (USSR) · M230E-1 (USA) · MK 108 (Germany) |
