DEFA 552 (30 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters
G.91	◄G.91 R/3 (Suspended) · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
Mystere	Mystere IVA · Mystere IVA
Vautour	S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Super Mystere	Super Mystere B2 · Sambad · Sa'ar
Strike aircraft	A-4E Early (M) · A-4H · Etendard IVM (Suspended)

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: AP · HEI-T
• Air targets: HEF-I · HEI-T
• Ground targets: AP · HEI-T · AP
• Stealth: AP · HEF-I

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEI-T	HEI-T	4	4	4	4	4	4
AP	AP	37	34	22	13	8	5
HEF-I	HEF-I	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
							0%	50%	100%
HEI-T	HEI-T	810	0.25	0.2	0.1	89.6	79°	80°	81°
AP	AP	795	0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
HEF-I	HEF-I	810	0.24	0.2	0.1	89.6	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good penetration against tanks
• Short bursts are enough to destroy enemy planes
• Hits almost always result in critical damage
• Guns don't overheat
• No delay when shooting with miniguns
• Very high rate of fire

Cons:

• Very limited ammunition
• Good trigger control required
• Doesn't immediately stop firing

History

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Media

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  DEFA 552 (30 mm), Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz

See also

Related development

• DEFA 551 (30 mm)
• DEFA 552A (30 mm)

External links

• [Wikipedia] DEFA cannon