In Service: 1937 to 1945
Manufacturer: Mauser
Number built:
Type: Maschinengewehr
Calibre: 20 mm
Length: 2032 mm
Weight: 42.2 kg
Rate of fire: 800 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 760 m/s
Effective range: m
Variants:
15 mm MG 151/15
20 mm MG 151/20
Other: Armaments
Articles:
The 20 mm MG 151/20 (Maschinengewehr 151/20) was a machine
gun designed and produced by
Mauser
Werke AG in 1937. Which was an improved version of an
earlier model
15 mm MG 151/15.
This weapon was widely used on many types of Luftwaffe planes,
including Fighters, Fighter-Bombers, Night Fighters, Ground
Attack.
The 20 mm MG 151/20 (Maschinengewehr 151/20) machine gun was
installed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
Flying Guns World War II.
ISBN-10: 1840372273
German Aircraft Guns WW I WW II.
ISBN-10: 091196410X
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