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[[Image:MG-151.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG 151 - 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 cannon|MG FF]] 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:'''
'''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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| ''[[Story of a Real Man]]'' || || || Mounted on FW 190 || 1948
| ''[[Story of a Real Man]]'' || || || Mounted on Fw 190 || 1948
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| ''[["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
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| ''[[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
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| ''[[Red Tails]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me-109 fighters || 2012
| ''[[Red Tails]]'' ||  || Luftwaffe pilots || Mounted on Me 109 fighters || 2012
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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
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on the Messerschmitt BF 109F-4 and German Focke Wulf FW 190A-8|| 2005
| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8|| 2005
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| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted in Messerschmitt ME 410 B-2 || 2016
| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted in Messerschmitt Me 410 B-2 || 2016
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| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted in Messerschmitt Bf 109 || 2018
| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted in Messerschmitt Bf 109 || 2018
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| ''[[Enlisted]]'' ||  ||  || MG 151/20. Mounted in various plane || 2021
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' ||  ||  || MG 151/20, mounted in various planes || 2021
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Revision as of 21:00, 27 August 2022

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MG 151 - 15x96mm or 20x82mm
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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 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
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