Ho-5 (20 mm)
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[hide]Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
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General info
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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
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
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| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 27 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Universal | 27 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Ground targets | 27 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Tracers | 27 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Stealth | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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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 auto-cannons. 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 20mm 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 on both the wings and in the engine cowlings and was retrofitted to be used in the flexible mounts of Japanese bombers.
Media
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See also
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External links
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