MG 151 (15 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/trop (Suspended)
• Do 335 A-0 (Suspended)
• Do 335 A-1

Tanks

• AMX-50 Foch
• Sd.Kfz.251/21

Ships

• LS 3
• VS-8
• VS-10

General info

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Available shells

The gun on the AMX-50 Foch and the LS 3 have a very different belt content than the aircraft with this cannon.

Aircraft

• Default: IT · AP-T
• Universal: IT · IT · AP-I(c) · AI
• Air Targets: AI · AI · IT · AP-T
• Armored Targets: AP-I(c) · AP-I(c) · AP-I(c) · AP-T

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	26	25	17	7	6	6
Universal	50	48	35	25	6	6
Air targets	26	25	17	7	6	6
Armored targets	50	48	35	25	6	6

Tanks

• Default: API-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	37	35	25	17	12	8

Ships

• Default: API-T · HEF-I
• 15mm APIT belts: API-T · API-T · API-T · HEF-I
• 15mm HEIT belts: HEF-I · HEFI-T* · HEF-I · API-T

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	33	31	25	20	17	15
15mm APIT belts	33	31	25	20	17	15
15mm HEIT belts	33	31	25	20	17	15

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 armor 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 caliber
• 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 armored target, however, overall damage is limited due to low caliber

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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