DEFA 552 (30 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters
G.91	◄G.91 R/3 (Suspended) · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
Mystere	Mystere IVA · Mystere IVA
Vautour	S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Super Mystere	Super Mystere B2 · ␙Super Mystere B2 · Sambad · Sa'ar
Strike aircraft	A-4E Early (M) · A-4H · Etendard IVM (Suspended)

General info

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Available ammunition

Default: API-T · HEI · HEF
Air targets: HEF · HEI · HEF · HEI · API-T
Ground targets: HEI · API-T · API-T · API-T
Stealth: HEF · HEI

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEI	4	4	4	4	4	4
HEF	4	4	3	3	3	3
API-T	35	32	21	13	8	5

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
HEI	820	0.24	0.2	0.1	85	79°	80°	81°
HEF	820	0.24	0.2	0.1	47.6	79°	80°	81°
API-T	760	0.28	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

Good penetration against tanks
Short bursts are enough to destroy enemy planes
Hits almost always result in critical damage
Guns don't overheat
No delay when shooting with miniguns
Very high rate of fire

Cons:

Very limited ammunition
Good trigger control required
Doesn't immediately stop firing

History

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Media

Images

DEFA 552 (30 mm), Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz

External links

[Wikipedia] DEFA cannon

Germany aircraft cannons
15 mm	MG 151
20 mm	MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M
27 mm	Mauser BK27
30 mm	Hispano HS 825 · MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108
37 mm	BK 3.7
50 mm	BK 5 · Mk.214a
75 mm	BK 7.5
	Foreign:
20 mm	Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
23 mm	GSh-23L ^(USSR) · NR-23 ^(USSR) · VYa-23 ^(USSR)
30 mm	DEFA 552 ^(France) · GSh-30-1 ^(USSR) · GSh-30-2K ^(USSR) · NR-30 ^(USSR)
37 mm	N-37D ^(USSR)

Italy aircraft cannons
20 mm	TM197B
30 mm	Hispano HS 825
37 mm	Breda Model 39 37/54
102 mm	102/35 mod 14
	Foreign:
20 mm	B-20E ^(USSR) · B-20M ^(USSR) · B-20S ^(USSR) · Hispano 404 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · MG FF ^(Germany) · MG FF/M ^(Germany) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
23 mm	GSh-23L ^(USSR) · NR-23 ^(USSR) · NS-23 ^(USSR)
27 mm	Akan m/85 ^(Sweden) · Mauser BK27 ^(Germany)
30 mm	DEFA 552 ^(France) · GSh-30-1 ^(USSR) · GSh-30-2K ^(USSR) · MK 103 ^(Germany) · MK 108 ^(Germany) · NR-30 ^(USSR)
37 mm	BK 3.7 ^(Germany) · N-37 ^(USSR) · N-37D ^(USSR)

France aircraft cannons
20 mm	GIAT M.621 · Hispano 404 · Hispano HS.9 · M50
30 mm	DEFA 541 · DEFA 551 · DEFA 552 · DEFA 552A · DEFA 553 · DEFA 554 · GIAT M781
	Foreign:
20 mm	AN/M2 ^(USA) · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 ^(USA) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M3 ^(USA) · M24A1 ^(USA) · M39A1 ^(USA) · M61A1 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · ShVAK ^(USSR)
30 mm	ADEN ^(Britain)
37 mm	M4 ^(USA) · M10 ^(USA) · NS-37 ^(USSR)

Israel aircraft cannons
20 mm	GIAT M.621 ^(France) · Hispano Mk.II ^(Britain) · Hispano Mk.V ^(Britain) · M50 ^(France) · M61A1 ^(USA) · M195 ^(USA) · M197 ^(USA) · MG 151 ^(Germany) · Mk 11 mod 5 ^(USA)
30 mm	DEFA 551 ^(France) · DEFA 552 ^(France) · DEFA 552A ^(France) · DEFA 553 ^(France) · M230E-1 ^(USA)
40 mm	M129 ^(USA)