MG 151 (20 mm)

Description

The mg 151/20 was made by converting the MG 151/15 (15 mm) to fire the larger 20mm round to get a lower velocity explosive ammo

• Note: Gunpods containing MG 151 (20 mm) have reduced accuracy compared to those mounted conventionally

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: IT/IT/APHE/HEI
• Universal: IT/HEI/HEI/AP-I
• Air Targets: AP-I/HEI/HEI/HEI/HEI/IT
• Armored Targets: APHE/APHE/APHE/IT
• Tracers: FI-T/FI-T/FI-T/IT/IT
• Stealth: HEI/HEI/HEI/APHE/AP-I

Comparison with analogues

M2HB (12.7 mm)

KPVT (14.5 mm)

Usage in battles

This weapon is very dangerous to air targets due to the minengeschoß shell, which makes the MG 151/20 arguably the best 20 mm cannon against air targets. Unless other ammunition is needed for a specific reason, always choose the ammo belt with most minengeschoß available.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Minengeschoß shell (an improved HEI shell) provides a lot of hitting power against aircraft
• Larger ammo count than the other German 20 mm cannons
• Higher muzzle velocity than the other German 20 mm cannons
• Faster firing and less prone to jamming than the Allied Mk. II Hispano variants

Cons:

• Still lower muzzle velocity compared to most machine guns
• Ineffective against armored ground targets, even with APHE shells
• Tracer and HEI (minengeschoß) have slightly different trajectories which reiterate knowing your ammunition

History

Converted from a 15mm firing MG 151/15 (15 mm) to a 20mm firing after combat evaluation proved a larger high explosive to be more effective than a high velocity shell.

Intrestingly enough a large shipment of 800 guns were lend leased to japan using the italian submarine Comandante Cappellini arming 388 japanese Ki-61-I hei figther planes.

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See also

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