Akan m/47 (57 mm)
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Description
Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available ammunition
- Default: AP-T · HEF · AP-T · HEF · AP-T
- Ground targets: AP-T · APHET · APHET · APHET · HEF
- Air targets: AP-T · HEF · HEF · HEF · HEF
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belts | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 72 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 38 |
| Ground targets | 72 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 38 |
| Air targets | 72 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 38 |
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
Cons:
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.
Media
An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as 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:
- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
- other literature.
| Sweden aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | Akan m/41A · Akan m/45 · Akan m/47B · Akan m/47C · Akan m/49 · Oerlikon FF |
| 27 mm | Akan m/85 |
| 30 mm | Akan m/55 · Akan m/75 |
| 57 mm | Akan m/47 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | MG FF (Germany) · MG 151 (Germany) |
| 23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) |
| 30 mm | 2A42 (USSR) · M230E-1 (USA) · MK 108 (Germany) |
