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Description

The 45 mm 20-K is a Soviet tank cannon, equipped on a number of rank I tanks. It is a decent gun for its rank, and can still be useful in uptiers due to its high-penetrating APCR shell.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks
BT-5	BT-5 · RBT-5
BT-7	BT-7 · BT-7 TD · BT-7M
T-26	T-26 · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · ␗T-26 · T-26 No.531 · T-26E · ▄T-26E
Other	BA-11 · T-50 · T-70 · T-80 · T-126
Heavy tanks	SMK · T-35

General info

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Available ammunition

BR-240: APHEBC - This should be the main ammo type that you use, as it deals the most damage because of its explosive filler.
BR-240P: APCR - This shell should only be used against more heavily armoured targets that the BR-240 cannot penetrate.
BR-240SP: APBC - It is recommended to avoid this kind of shell as it is inferior in most aspects compared to the BR-240P ammo.
O-243: HE - Carry only very few of these. They are useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-240	APHEBC	70	67	58	47	39	32
BR-240P	APCR	94	87	64	43	29	20
BR-240SP	APBC	73	70	60	50	41	34
O-240	HE	4	4	4	4	4	4

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
BR-240	APHEBC	760	1.43	1.2	9	29.26	48°	63°	71°
BR-240P	APCR	985	0.85	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
BR-240SP	APBC	757	1.43	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
O-240	HE	335	2.14	0.1	0.4	118	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The 45 mm 20-K is a decent gun for its rank. In downtiers, it is a very effective and lethal weapon, and can take out most tanks with 1-2 shots. However, in uptiers, it will be more difficult to take out tanks because of the relatively small calibre. However, this doesn't mean that you are useless. The APCR round is capable of penetrating most rank II vehicles, however the post-penetration damage is poor due to the lack of an explosive filler.

Pros and cons

Pros:

Decent penetration
Short reload time
Has access to APCR with 104 mm of penetration at point-blank
Shells have a medium-high velocity, makes aiming easier
APHEBC are some of the best at rank 1

Cons:

Due to the small calibre, post-penetration effects are bad
APHEBC rounds will have trouble against heavier foes

History

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Media

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USSR tank cannons
20 mm	TNSh
30 mm	2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm	20-K
57 mm	AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm	2A28
76 mm	1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm	D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm	2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm	ZIS-6
115 mm	U-5TS
122 mm	A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm	2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm	B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm	2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
	Foreign:
37 mm	M5 ^(USA)
50 mm	KwK L/42 ^(Germany)
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.III ^(Britain) · M1 ^(USA)
75 mm	KwK42 ^(Germany) · M2 ^(USA)
76 mm	M1 ^(USA)
85 mm	Type-62-85-TC ^(China)

China tank cannons
30 mm	ZPL02 · ZPZ02
73 mm	Type 86
76 mm	M32K1
85 mm	Type 56 · Type 63
100 mm	PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm	88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm	122TM · PTZ89
125 mm	Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
130 mm	PL59A Gai
152 mm	PL66 Gai
	Foreign:
20 mm	KwK30 ^(Germany)
37 mm	M6 ^(USA)
45 mm	20-K ^(USSR)
47 mm	Type 1 ^(Japan)
57 mm	Type 97 ^(Japan) · ZIS-2 ^(USSR)
75 mm	M2 Howitzer ^(USA) · M3 ^(USA) · M6 ^(USA)
76 mm	D-56T ^(USSR) · F-34 ^(USSR) · M1 ^(USA) · M7 ^(USA) · ZIS-3 ^(USSR)
85 mm	ZIS-S-53 ^(USSR)
90 mm	M3 ^(USA) · M41 ^(USA)
100 mm	D-10S ^(USSR)
105 mm	M68 ^(USA) · M68A1 ^(USA)
115 mm	U-5TS ^(USSR)
122 mm	A-19 ^(USSR) · D-25T ^(USSR)
152 mm	ML-20S ^(USSR)

Sweden tank cannons
20 mm	Akan m/47D · Pvlvkan m/40
37 mm	kan m/38
40 mm	akan m/70B
57 mm	Pvkan m/43
75 mm	kan m/02 · kan m/41 · kan Strv 74 · lvkan m/37 A · pvkan m/43
84 mm	kan Strv 81
90 mm	kan Ikv 91
105 mm	kan Bofors · kan Ikv · kan m/44 · kan Strv 101 · L74
120 mm	automatkanon · CTG · kan Strv 121 · kan Strv 122
150 mm	fsthaub m/02
155 mm	kan m/60
	Foreign:
35 mm	Bushmaster 3 ^(USA)
73 mm	2A28 ^(USSR)
75 mm	M3 ^(USA)
88 mm	KwK43 ^(Germany)
105 mm	L/50 ^(Belgium) · L7A3 ^(Germany)
125 mm	2A46M-1 ^(USSR)
155 mm	CN98 ^{(South Korea)}
	Finland
37 mm	Psv.K/36
114 mm	Psv.H/18
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 ^(USA)
45 mm	20-K ^(USSR)
75 mm	KwK40 L48 ^(Germany)
76 mm	D-56TS ^(USSR) · F-34 ^(USSR) · L-10 ^(USSR)
77 mm	OQF Mk.II ^(Britain)
84 mm	20pdr OQF Mk.I ^(Britain)
85 mm	ZIS-S-53 ^(USSR)
100 mm	D-10T ^(USSR) · D-10T2S ^(USSR)
105 mm	L/50 ^(Belgium)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 ^(Germany) · Rh120 L/55 ^(Germany)
125 mm	2A46 ^(USSR)

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 * '''BR-240:''' APHEBC - This should be the main ammo type that you use, as it deals the most damage because of its explosive filler.
 * '''BR-240P:''' APCR - This shell should only be used against more heavily armoured targets that the BR-240 cannot penetrate.
-* '''BR-240SP:''' AP - It is recommended to avoid this kind of shell as it is inferior in most aspects compared to the BR-240P ammo.
+* '''BR-240SP:''' APBC - It is recommended to avoid this kind of shell as it is inferior in most aspects compared to the BR-240P ammo.
 * '''O-243:''' HE - Carry only very few of these. They are useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|BR-240, BR-240P, BR-240SP, O-243}}
-! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
-|-
-! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
-|-
-| BR-240 || APHEBC || 70 || 67 || 58 || 47 || 39 || 32
-|-
-| BR-240SP || AP || 73 || 70 || 60 || 50 || 41 || 34
-|-
-| BR-240P || APCR || 106 || 98 || 72 || 48 || 33 || 22
-|-
-| O-243 || HE || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-! colspan="3" | Ricochet
-|-
-! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
-|-
-| BR-240 || APHEBC || 760 || 1.43 || 1.2 || 9 || 29.26 || 48° || 63° || 71°
-|-
-| BR-240SP || AP || 757 || 1.43 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
-|-
-| BR-240P || APCR || 1,070 || 0.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
-|-
-| O-243 || HE || 343 || 2.15 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 118 || 79° || 80° || 81°
-|-
-|}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
-* Germany - [[KwK 38 (50 mm)|50 mm KwK 38]]
-* USA - [[M6 (37 mm)|37 mm M6]]
-* Great Britain - [[Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk.III (57 mm)|57 mm OQF 6-pounder Mk.III]]
 == Usage in battles ==
@@ Line 88: / Line 45: @@
 * Has access to APCR with 104 mm of penetration at point-blank
 * Shells have a medium-high velocity, makes aiming easier
+* APHEBC are some of the best at rank 1
 '''Cons:'''
 * Due to the small calibre, post-penetration effects are bad
-* APHEBC rounds will have trouble
+* APHEBC rounds will have trouble against heavier foes
 == History ==
@@ Line 97: / Line 55: @@
 == 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 ==
-''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.'' -->
+* Germany - [[KwK L/42 (50 mm)|50 mm KwK L/42]]
+* USA - [[M6 (37 mm)|37 mm M6]]
+* Great Britain - [[Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk.III (57 mm)|57 mm OQF 6-pounder Mk.III]]
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