MG 151 (15 mm)

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/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 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
Belt	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

• Default (AMX-50 Foch): API-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
• Pzgr. L'spur (Default): API-T · HEFI-T
• SprGr: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · API-T
• Pzgr. L'spur: API-T · API-T · API-T · HEFI-T
• H-Pzgr.: HVAP-T · API-T · API-T · 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 (AMX-50 Foch)	33	31	23	16	11	7
Pzgr. L'spur (Default)	33	31	23	16	11	7
SprGr	33	31	23	16	11	7
Pzgr. L'spur	33	31	23	16	11	7
H-Pzgr.	39	36	24	16	11	7

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
Belt	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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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

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See also

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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)