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MG 151, fixed configuration - 15x96mm or 20x82mm

MG 151/20, flexible configuration - 20x82mm

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	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	Notation	Date
Hidden & Dangerous	Mounted on the Bf 109	1999
Hidden & Dangerous 2		2003
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 151/15	2021
Enlisted	MG 151/20	2021
Sniper Elite 5		2022

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
Luminous Witches	Heidemarie Schnaufer	MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant	2022
Luminous Witches	Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant	2022

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+[[Image:MG-151.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG 151, fixed configuration - 15x96mm or 20x82mm]]
+[[Image:Mg15120.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG 151/20, flexible configuration - 20x82mm]]
+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|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:'''
-[[Image:MG-151.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The MG 151 aircraft automatic cannon 15x96mm  or 20x82mm]]
-[[Image:Mg15120.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Mauser MG 151/20, standard propeller dome armament for the Messerschmitt Bf 109 - 20x82mm.]]
-The MG 151 was a 15/20 mm autocannon produced by Waffenfabrik Mauser which was a main armament of many types of German Luftwaffe fighters and bombers.
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+===Film===
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-| ''[[Story of a Real Man]]'' || || || Mounted on FW 190 || 1948
+| ''[[Story of a Real Man]]'' || || || Mounted on Fw 190 || 1948
 |-
-| ''[["Cyclone" Will Begin at Night ("Tsiklon" nachnyotsya nochyu)]]'' || || || Mounted on Bf.109G; seen in documentary footage || 1967
+| ''[["Cyclone" Will Begin at Night ("Tsiklon" nachnyotsya nochyu)]]'' || || || Mounted on Bf 109 G; seen in documentary footage || 1967
 |-
-| ''[[Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost), The|The Brest Fortress]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me-109 fighters || 2010
+| ''[[Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost), The|The Brest Fortress]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me 109 fighters || 2010
 |-
-| ''[[Red Tails]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me-109 fighters || 2012
+| ''[[Red Tails]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me 109 fighters || 2012
 |-
 |}
-= Television =
+===Television===
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 |-
-| ''[[Take Him Alive (Vzyat zhivym)]]'' || || || In turret mounting of FW200 Condor, seen in documentary footage || 1983
+| ''[[Take Him Alive (Vzyat zhivym)]]'' || || || In turret mounting of Fw 200 Condor, seen in documentary footage || 1983
 |-
 |}
-= Video Games =
+===Video Games===
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-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Mods'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Notation'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on the Bf 109 || 1999
 |-
-| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on the Messerschmitt BF 109F-4 and German Focke Wulf FW 190A-8|| 2005
+| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' ||  ||  || || 2003
 |-
-| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted in Messerschmitt ME 410 B-2 || 2016
+| ''[[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
+|-
+| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || |||| MG 151/15 || rowspan=2| 2021
+|-
+|||||MG 151/20
+|-
+| ''[[Sniper Elite 5]]'' ||  ||  || || 2022
 |-
 |}
-=Anime=
+===Anime===
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Character'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 |-
 |''[[The Cockpit]]''||  || Ep. 1 "Slipstream"; mounted in Focke-Wulf Ta 152 ||1993
 |-
-| ''[[Strike Witches: The Movie]]'' || Heidemarie Schnaufer || || 2012
+| ''[[Strike Witches: The Movie]]'' || Heidemarie Schnaufer || MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant || 2012
 |-
-| ''[[Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow]]''|| Heidemarie Schnaufer ||  || 2014 - 2015
+| ''[[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]]'' || || mounted in Bf 109 G-2 || 2020
+| ''[[Strike Witches: Road to Berlin]]'' || || MG 151/20 mounted in Bf 109 fighters || 2020
+|-
+| rowspan=2 | ''[[Luminous Witches]]'' || Heidemarie Schnaufer || rowspan=2 | MG 151/20, fictional handheld variant || rowspan=2 | 2022
+|-
+| Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
 |-
 |}
+<br clear=all>
 [[Category:Gun]]
-[[Category:Machine Gun]]
+[[Category:Cannon]]

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