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The Waffenfabrik Mauser MG 151 was a 15 mm cannon later developed into the MG 151/20 (20 mm) which was widely used on many types of German fighter aircraft used in World War II.

The 15 mm weapon was experienced as having a lackluster performance as the main gun on the early Messerschmitt Bf 109 F series and was soon replaced by the 20 mm version to become the standard cannon for the F-4 series onwards until it was surpassed by the 30 mm MK 108 cannon . Most Focke-Wulf Fw 190 also carried this gun as part of their main armament.

It had a high muzzle velocity which makes for a stable trajectory and high impact speed/longer range than the low(er) muzzle velocity of the Oerlikon MG FF/M cannon . This made it a better gun compared to the latter which was also widely used on German fighter planes in the first half of the war.


Data on the MG 151 (a.k.a. MG 151/15):

Data on the MG151/20:

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