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MG 151
The MG 151 is a German autocannon produced by Mauser during World War II. It was initially designed as a 15mm cannon, but was quickly redesigned to 20mm; the latter was designated MG 151/20, with the original retroactively designated MG 151/15. The MG 151/20 inherited the powerful minengeschoss explosive shell (just the projectile, not the whole cartridge) from the earlier MG FF/M and became a staple of Luftwaffe aircraft during the war, primarily as fixed offensive armament in fighters, but also in flexible defensive positions.
The MG 151/20 was also used by Italy, equipped on a number of their late-war fighter aircraft, by the Japanese on nearly 400 of their Ki-61 fighters, as well as the Romanian IAR 81. The French also made use of leftover MG 151s after the war.
The MG 151 automatic cannon can be seen in the following films, video games, and television series used by the following actors:
Specifications
MG 151/15 specifications
- Type: single-barrel automatic cannon
- Caliber: 15x96 mm
- Operation: Recoil-operated; short recoil
- Length: 1916 mm
- Barrel length: 1254 mm
- Weight (complete): 38.1 kg
- Rate of fire: 740 rpm
- Effective range: 400 m
- Muzzle velocity: 960 m/s (HE-T, HEI-T); 850 m/s (AP-T); 1030 m/s AP(WC)
MG 151/20 specifications
- Type: single-barrel automatic cannon
- Caliber: 20x82mm
- Operation: Recoil-operated; short recoil
- Length: 1766 mm
- Barrel length: 1104 mm
- Weight (complete): 42.7 kg
- Rate of fire: 750 rpm
- Muzzle velocity: 805 m/s (M-Geschoss); 705 m/s (HE-T, AP)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story of a Real Man | Mounted on Fw 190 | 1948 | ||
| "Cyclone" Will Begin at Night ("Tsiklon" nachnyotsya nochyu) | Mounted on Bf 109 G; seen in documentary footage | 1967 | ||
| The Brest Fortress | Luftwaffe pilots | Mounted on Me 109 fighters | 2010 | |
| Red Tails | Luftwaffe pilots | Mounted on Me 109 fighters | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take Him Alive (Vzyat zhivym) | In turret mounting of Fw 200 Condor, seen in documentary footage | 1983 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope 2 | Mounted on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 | 2005 | ||
| Heroes & Generals | Mounted in Messerschmitt Me 410 B-2 | 2016 | ||
| Battlefield V | Mounted in Messerschmitt Bf 109 | 2018 | ||
| Enlisted | MG 151/20, mounted in various planes | 2021 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cockpit | Ep. 1 "Slipstream"; mounted in Focke-Wulf Ta 152 | 1993 | |
| Strike Witches: The Movie | Heidemarie Schnaufer | MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant | 2012 |
| Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow | Heidemarie Schnaufer | MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant | 2014-2015 |
| The Magnificent Kotobuki | mounted on "Ki-61-I-Hei Hien" plane | 2019 | |
| Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | MG 151/20 mounted in Bf 109 fighters | 2020 |