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This page is about the German autocannon MG 151 (15 mm). For the 20 mm version, see MG 151 (20 mm).

Description

Note: Gunpods containing MG 151 (15 mm) have reduced accuracy compared to those mounted conventionally

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Aircraft

Bf 109 F-2
Bf 109 F-4 (Suspended)
◐Bf 109 F-4 (Suspended)
Bf 109 F-4/trop (Suspended)
Do 335 A-0 (Suspended)
Do 335 A-1
He 115 C-1

Tanks

Ships

General info

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Available ammunition

The cannon is mounted on planes, tanks, and ships which all have a different belt content.

Aircraft

Default: AP-T · IT · IT · HEF-T
Universal: AP-T · HEF-T · AP-T · HEF-T
Air targets: API-T · HEF-T · HEF-T · HEF-T
Armoured targets: AP-I(c) · AP-I(c) · AP-I(c) · HEF-T

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
AP-T	33	30	21	13	8	5
HEF-T	2	2	2	2	2	2
IT	13	12	7	6	6	6
API-T	26	25	17	7	2	2
AP-I(c)	51	47	31	19	11	7

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%
AP-T	850	0.07	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
HEF-T	960	0.06	0.3	0	3.23	47°	56°	65°
IT	960	0.06	0.2	0.1	0	47°	56°	65°
API-T	960	0.06	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
AP-I(c)	1,030	0.05	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°

Tanks

Default (AMX-50 Foch): AP-T · HEF-T · HEFI-T
Pzgr. L'spur: AP-T · HEF-T
Brsprgr. L'spur: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · AP-I
Pzbrgr.: AP-I · AP-I · AP-I · HEFI-T
H-Pzgr.: HVAP · AP-I · AP-I · AP-T

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
AP-T	33	30	21	13	8	5
HEF-T	2	2	2	2	2	2
HEFI-T	2	2	2	2	2	2
AP-I	34	30	17	8	4	2
HVAP	51	46	30	18	11	6

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%
AP-T	850	0.07	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
HEF-T	960	0.06	0	0.1	1.7	47°	56°	65°
HEFI-T	960	0.06	0	0.1	3.23	79°	80°	81°
AP-I	960	0.06	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
HVAP	1,030	0.05	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°

Ships

Universal: API-T · HEF
15 mm APIT belts: API-T · API-T · API-T · HEF
15 mm HEIT belts: HEF · HEFI-T* · HEF · API-T

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
HEF	8	8	7	5	4	3
API-T	33	31	23	16	11	7
HEFI-T*	8	8	7	5	4	3

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%
HEF	960	0.06	0	0.1	7.65	79°	80°	81°
API-T	850	0.07	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
HEFI-T*	960	0.06	0	0.1	3.32	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

Good AP-I round which can penetrate roof armour of low tier tanks, and does a decent amount of damage to aircraft
All ammunition belts do a good amount of damage against aircraft for its calibre
Good rate of fire
Good muzzle velocity

Cons:

All ammunition types have a different muzzle velocity
Often come with small amount of ammo
It acts more like a heavy machine gun rather than a cannon
Even though AP-I shell can go through an armoured target, however, overall damage is limited due to low calibre

History

The Germans during the interwar period shared some elements of their air doctrine with France. The concept of the Motorkanone emerged in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) which had an autocannon mounted between the cylinder banks of a V-engine and fired through the propeller hub. The Oerlikon FF was preferred by France, but was too heavy for German fighters so they adopted it as the MG FF only as a stopgap measure. In 1940, the 15 mm MG 151 was developed by Mauser and used to arm the Messerschmidt Bf 109 F-2, however, by 1941, the design was further improved into the 20 mm MG 151 for a more powerful explosive shell. The MG 151 in its 15 mm calibre was also used on the Dornier Do 335 in underwing pods. The Leicht-S-Boot of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) also uses the 15 mm MG 151 as did the Sd.Kfz.251/21 an attempt to provide an expedient anti-aircraft vehicle. This vehicle was quickly upgraded to the 20 mm version. After World War II, the MG 151 saw some action in French service. This service was primarily the 20 mm version, but the 15 mm variant was planned for the AMX-50 Foch.

Media

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External links

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topic on the official game forum;
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Germany aircraft cannons
15 mm	MG 151
20 mm	MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M
27 mm	Mauser BK27
30 mm	Hispano HS 825 · MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108
37 mm	BK 3.7
50 mm	BK 5 · Mk.214a
75 mm	BK 7.5
	Foreign:
20 mm	Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
23 mm	GSh-23L ^(USSR) · NR-23 ^(USSR) · VYa-23 ^(USSR)
30 mm	DEFA 552 ^(France) · GSh-30-1 ^(USSR) · GSh-30-2K ^(USSR) · NR-30 ^(USSR)
37 mm	N-37D ^(USSR)

Italy aircraft cannons
20 mm	TM197B
30 mm	Hispano HS 825
37 mm	Breda Model 39 37/54
102 mm	102/35 mod 14
	Foreign:
20 mm	B-20E ^(USSR) · B-20M ^(USSR) · B-20S ^(USSR) · Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · MG FF ^(Germany) · MG FF/M ^(Germany) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
23 mm	GSh-23L ^(USSR) · NR-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23 ^(USSR)
27 mm	Akan m/85 ^(Sweden) · Mauser BK27 ^(Germany)
30 mm	DEFA 552 ^(France) · GSh-30-1 ^(USSR) · GSh-30-2K ^(USSR) · MK 103 ^(Germany) · MK 108 ^(Germany) · NR-30 ^(USSR)
37 mm	BK 3.7 ^(Germany) · N-37 ^(USSR) · N-37D ^(USSR)

Tank machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm	FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany
5.56 mm	MG4
7.62 mm	C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm	MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm	S.MG.50
USSR
7.62 mm	DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm	DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm	KPVT
Britain
7.62 mm	Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm	Vickers
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	L21A1
Japan
6.5 mm	Type 91
7.62 mm	Type 74
7.7 mm	Type 97
12.7 mm	Type 60 (B)
China
5.8 mm	QJT
7.62 mm	Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm	QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm	QJG02
Italy
7.62 mm	Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm	34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.5 mm	AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm	A-A-F1N
8 mm	Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden
6.5 mm	ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm	ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm	ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm	ksp 88

Germany anti-aircraft guns
15 mm	MG 151
20 mm	FlaK38 · Rh202
30 mm	MK103/38
37 mm	FlaK36 · FlaK43 · FlaK44
	Foreign:
35 mm	Oerlikon KDA ^(Swiss)

Germany naval cannons
15 mm	MG 151
20 mm	2 cm/65 C/30 · 2 cm/65 C/38 · 2 cm/65 Flakzwilling 38 · 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38 · MG 151/20
30 mm	MK103/38
37 mm	FlaK-Lafette C/36 · 3.7 cm FlaK-Lafette LM/42 · SK C/30 · FlaK.36 · FlaK43
40 mm	40 mm/70 MEL58 · Bofors Flak 28 · Bofors L/70 model 1948
52 mm	52 mm/55 SK L/55
88 mm	8.8 cm/76 SK C/32 · S.K.C/35 · FlaK.18 · Flak.36 · 88 mm/45 AA SK L/45 · 88 mm/45 casemate SK L/45
100 mm	100 mm/55 MLE model 53
105 mm	SK C/32 · SK C/33 AA
120 mm	L45
128 mm	12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 · 12.8 cm SK C/41
150 mm	150 mm/45 SK L/45 · 15 cm/48 KC/36 · 15 cm/55 SK C/28 · 15 cm/60 SK C/25
203 mm	20.3 cm/60 SK C/34
283 mm	283 mm/45 SK L/45 · 283 mm/52 SK C/28 · 283 mm/54,5 SK C/34
305 mm	305 mm/50 SK L/50
380 mm	38 cm SK L/45
	Foreign:
23 mm	ZU-23 ^(USSR)
25 mm	2M-3 ^(USSR)
30 mm	AK-230 ^(USSR)
37 mm	V-11 ^(USSR)
76 mm	76 mm/62 OTO-Melara Compact ^(Italy)
100 mm	100 mm/56 B-34 ^(USSR)

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 * {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-2}}
 * {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
+* {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_hungary}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
 * {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_trop}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
 * {{Specs-Link|do_335a_0}}&nbsp;(Suspended)
 * {{Specs-Link|do_335a_1}}
+* {{Specs-Link|he_115c_1}}
 '''Tanks'''
@@ Line 29: / Line 31: @@
 * {{Specs-Link|germ_vs8_hydrofoil}}
 * {{Specs-Link|germ_vs10_hydrofoil}}
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_km5}}
 == General info ==
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 * '''Armoured targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP-T, HEF-T, IT, API-T, AP-I(c)}}
-! 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 || 33 || 32 || 28 || 24 || 21 || 18
-|-
-| Universal || 33 || 32 || 28 || 24 || 21 || 18
-|-
-| Air targets || 26 || 25 || 17 || 7 || 2 || 2
-|-
-| Armoured targets || 39 || 37 || 31 || 25 || 20 || 16
-|-
-|}
 '''Tanks'''
@@ Line 68: / Line 55: @@
 * '''Brsprgr. L'spur:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
 * '''Pzbrgr.:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
-* '''H-Pzgr.:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* '''H-Pzgr.:''' {{Annotation|HVAP|High-velocity armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:MG151 (15 mm)/Ammunition|AP-T, HEF-T, HEFI-T, AP-I, HVAP}}
-! 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 (AMX-50 Foch) || 33 || 31 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-| Universal || 33 || 31 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-| Brsprgr. L'spur || 34 || 32 || 22 || 14 || 9 || 6
-|-
-| Pzbrgr. || 34 || 32 || 22 || 14 || 9 || 6
-|-
-| H-Pzgr. || 39 || 35 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-|}
 '''Ships'''
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 * '''15 mm HEIT belts:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|HEF naval, API-T naval, HEFI-T* naval}}
-! 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
-|-
-| Universal || 33 || 31 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-| 15 mm APIT belts || 33 || 31 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-| 15 mm HEIT belts || 33 || 31 || 23 || 16 || 11 || 7
-|-
-|}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Good AP round which can penetrate roof armour of low tier tanks
+* Good AP-I round which can penetrate roof armour of low tier tanks, and does a decent amount of damage to aircraft
 * All ammunition belts do a good amount of damage against aircraft for its calibre
 * Good rate of fire
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 * Often come with small amount of ammo
 * It acts more like a heavy machine gun rather than a cannon
-* Even though AP shell can go through an armoured target, however, overall damage is limited due to low calibre
+* Even though AP-I shell can go through an armoured target, however, overall damage is limited due to low calibre
 == 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>.'' -->
+The Germans during the interwar period shared some elements of their air doctrine with France. The concept of the Motorkanone emerged in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) which had an autocannon mounted between the cylinder banks of a V-engine and fired through the propeller hub. The [[Oerlikon FF (20 mm)|Oerlikon FF]] was preferred by France, but was too heavy for German fighters so they adopted it as the [[MG FF (20 mm)|MG FF]] only as a stopgap measure. In 1940, the 15 mm MG 151 was developed by Mauser and used to arm the Messerschmidt [[Bf 109 F-2]], however, by 1941, the design was further improved into the [[MG 151 (20 mm)|20 mm MG 151]] for a more powerful explosive shell. The MG 151 in its 15 mm calibre was also used on the [[Do 335 (Family)|Dornier Do 335]] in underwing pods. The Leicht-S-Boot of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) also uses the 15 mm MG 151 as did the [[Sd.Kfz.251/21]] an attempt to provide an expedient anti-aircraft vehicle. This vehicle was quickly upgraded to the 20 mm version. After World War II, the MG 151 saw some action in French service. This service was primarily the 20 mm version, but the 15 mm variant was planned for the [[AMX-50 Foch]].
 == 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:''
+<!-- ''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.''
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* [[MG 151 (20 mm)]] - Upgunned 20 mm variant
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
 {{Germany aircraft cannons}}
-{{France tank cannons}}
+{{Italy aircraft cannons}}
+{{Tank machine guns}}
 {{Germany anti-aircraft guns}}
 {{Germany naval cannons}}
 [[Category:Aircraft cannons]]
-[[Category:Tank cannons]]
+[[Category:Tank machine guns]]
 [[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

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