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Title: Best 20mm
Post by: Slade on December 25, 2017, 03:10:27 PM
Which plane(s) in this game have the most accurate 20mm cannons?


Thanks,

Slade  :salute
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Greebo on December 25, 2017, 03:17:48 PM
The most accurate 20 mm cannon in the game is the Hispano which is fitted to most of the post-1940 British fighters, as well as the P-38s, the P-39D (option) and the F4U-1C version of the Corsair. The Tempest has a slightly less accurate but faster firing version of the Hispano.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: icepac on December 25, 2017, 06:00:38 PM
Imagine how accurate one fired through the propshaft would be.

Still waiting for that plane to be added.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Nefarious on December 25, 2017, 06:40:20 PM
Imagine how accurate one fired through the propshaft would be.

Still waiting for that plane to be added.

Wouldn't that be the P-39D with the 20mm option?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Squire on December 25, 2017, 06:45:57 PM
As Greebo said hispanos hands down, so Spitfires, Hurricane II and Mosquitos. Probably the F4U-1C as well.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: icepac on December 25, 2017, 11:07:45 PM
Wouldn't that be the P-39D with the 20mm option?  :headscratch:

Dewotine D520.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: atlau on December 26, 2017, 01:19:16 PM
Imagine how accurate one fired through the propshaft would be.

Still waiting for that plane to be added.

You mean the p38 and mossie arent good enough options? :p
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: BuckShot on December 26, 2017, 02:29:08 PM
The best 20mm have10 extra mm....30mm!

I wish we had more planes with 30mms.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: atlau on December 27, 2017, 10:16:01 AM
Most of the 30mm guns are inferior overall weapons to the hispano imho. Worse ballistics and ROF make them much harder to employ effectively. Except for the 410.

Imagine the havoc a k4 with center hispano would cause...
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Lusche on December 27, 2017, 11:07:18 AM
Imagine the havoc a k4 with center hispano would cause...

Fighting mostly bombers, I'd still prefer the MK108. But I guess that would put me in the minority :old:
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Devil 505 on December 27, 2017, 11:10:19 AM

Imagine the havoc a k4 with center hispano would cause...

Hell I'd settle for an MG 151/20
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: icepac on December 27, 2017, 02:28:31 PM
You mean the p38 and mossie arent good enough options? :p

I'm just trying to rally them into adding more early war planes.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Slade on December 27, 2017, 05:34:01 PM
Thanks all very much for the advice.  :salute
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: JOACH1M on December 28, 2017, 01:30:35 AM
Best 20mm is the Hispano.... I know it’s already mentioned but when I’m rolling a chog or tempest I except to make over 7 kills with ease.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: morfiend on December 28, 2017, 01:53:23 PM
The best 20mm is the one shooting at you!  The worse is the one you are shooting...... :devil



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Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: Becinhu on December 28, 2017, 10:39:50 PM
The best 20mm is the one shooting at you!  The worse is the one you are shooting...... :devil



    :salute

That’s pretty darn accurate lol.

This is probably just a perception but the 20mm that seems to give the most single ping tower trips are the tempest and the N1K1.


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Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: icepac on December 29, 2017, 09:57:14 PM
That's why they call the type 99-2 a "Jispano".   It does hit a lot harder than the 99-1.
Title: Re: Best 20mm
Post by: DaddyAce on December 30, 2017, 10:47:45 AM
See the table at the bottom of this wikipedia article to see rate of fire, muzzle velocity & projectile weight for various WW2 20 mms:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_99_cannon