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MK 214A
A model of Me 262 with the MK 214 installed
Type	Single-barrel automatic cannon
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany (Test / R&D only)
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Mauser Werke AG
Specifications
Mass	718 kg (1,583 lb)
Length	4.16 m (13.6 ft)
Barrel length	2.825 m (9 ft 3.2 in)

Cartridge	Fixed QF 50×420mm R ^[1]
Cartridge weight	1,54 kg
Caliber	50 mm (1.969 in)
Rate of fire	150 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	920 m/s (3,000 ft/s)
Feed system	30 round

The MK 214A was a 50 mm (1.969 in) calibre auto-cannon designed by Mauser Werke AG, for use on Messerschmitt Me 262 and Me 410 bomber-destroyers.^[2]

Intended for use on the Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U4, Mauser designed the MK 214, derived from the 5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun. Initial trials with the MK 214 revealed it to be over-complicated, so a refined version was developed as the MK 214A, flight tests of which were carried out from February 1945 by Karl Baur, but the weapon was not deployed operationally.^[3]

A similar installation using the BK 5 cannon was also planned.

References

^ "Munition der 5 cm Pak 38". www.michaelhiske.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
^ "A. L. BENTLEY DRAWINGS | Mauser MK 214A 50mm Cannon". www.albentley-drawings.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
^ Bruce, Mr A I. "50 mm MK 214A (Maschinenkanone 214A)". www.wehrmacht-history.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.

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