Japan's 20mm cannons

[9imperator8]

Did gaijin forget to buff them when they buffed the other cannons? Because they just feel very bad.

[LordBUM]

there actually pretty good with the right round what plane are you using?

[9imperator8]

Escrito originalmente por LordBUM:

there actually pretty good with the right round what plane are you using?

A6M5 and B7A2. Just got the P1Y1 mod. 11 too.

[shadain597]

I'm pretty sure most of Japan's aircraft guns are a bit lacking; in particular the 7mm and 20mm aren't that impressive; the early 7mm have the dubious honor of being the unofficial weakest gun in the game. I think their guns are supposed to be a bit light on the gunpowder behind the bullets/shells, but I might be wrong about that.

The 20mm cannons are still more than capable of taking down opponents, but you probably want to be closer to the target than most other 20mm or even USA .50 cals.

[neldot]

Escrito originalmente por shadain597:

The 20mm cannons are still more than capable of taking down opponents, but you probably want to be closer to the target than most other 20mm or even USA .50 cals.

This. They lack a bit of penetration at longer distance (as almost all the japanese guns, a record that they share with italian guns), but they are pretty lethal from nearby.

[76561198315424152]

I like that they're not the best. Bit lower buller velocity etc. Planes break easier than say the us ones. It means less ppl will fly the nation ii main in lol. (Yes i know, who cares but still, i like it)

It's also a bit more fun rather than if every plane in the game just shreds with the least hit.

Bit more survivability, i really dont mind it. Thats part of why rank 1 stuff with just peashooting 7.7s are fun sometimes.

Just gotta stay on target for a second or two longer than with many other planes flying the japanese...

There are a few planes with really good guns on the jpn tree tho, j2m2 & ki61s for example. I truly havent experimented a lot with ammo, i usually just go universal or air targets if thats available. Stealth from time to time.