AN/M2 (20 mm)

This page is about the aircraft cannon AN/M2 (20 mm). For the naval machine gun, see AN-M2 (12.7 mm). For other uses, see M2 (Disambiguation).

Description

The AN/M2 (20 mm) is the US made variant of the HS.404 (20 mm) autocannon produced by the French company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s. This cannon was typically utilised on aircraft and was fitted to airframes such as the D.520, F6F-5N and the P-61C-1.

General info

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Available ammunition

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

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	27	24	19	14
Universal	33	31	27	24	19	14
Ground targets	33	31	27	24	19	14
Air targets	33	31	27	24	19	14
Stealth	17	15	12	7	6	4

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good default belt, consisting of 2/3rds HEF-I shells, Air targets and stealth belts consist of 3/4ths
• Good explosive filler
• Reasonably good rate of fire of 600 RPM
• Decent "snapshot kill" ability, so long as the convergence lines up

Cons:

• API-T shells penetration is lacklustre and struggles in CAS.
• Stealth belts contain 1/4th practice shells, effectively the ball ammo of cannon calibres
• Tends to jam a lot if fired continuously
• Quite inaccurate unless upgraded.

History

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See also

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