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Hispano-Suiza HS.404

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Hispano-Suiza HS.404 - 20x110mm
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Hispano-Suiza Mk V - 20x110mm
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20 mm AN/M2 - 20x110mm

The HS.404 cannon is broadly similar to the contemporary Oerlikon cannon, though they are not mechanically related. An aircraft version of the HS.404 was developed at the request of the French in 1938, and equipped many of their aircraft, including mounted firing through the propeller hub in fighters such as the MS.406 and VG.33. The British also adopted it as the Hispano Mk I, however numerous reliability issues took time to work out, and it was developed into a belt-fed version, the Hispano Mk II in 1941. After the gun's teething issues were sorted, the Hispano became a staple of British aircraft weaponry during WWII. The short-barrel, higher rate of fire Hispano Mk V was developed later in the war.

The Americans had somewhat more trouble getting the cannon to work. They adopted the equivalent to the Hispano Mk I as the 20mm AN/M1 which saw little use, then created the 20mm AN/M2 (not to be confused with the .50 AN/M2 or .30 AN/M2) using the Hispano Mk II as reference, but this version still had reliability issues; it was most notably equipped on the P-38 Lightning, where the plane's unique layout allowed for a manual recocking lever, making the seemingly inevitable malfunctions less of an issue. The 20mm AN/M3 (not to be confused with the .50 AN/M3) was the equivalent to the Hispano Mk V, with a post-war upgrade that added electrical recocking designated M24.

Other countries also built or used their own variations of the HS.404 during this time period, usually copies/iterations of the British designs; Sweden was a notable example.

The Hispano-Suiza HS.404 appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Gorgo AN/M3; Mounted on Grumman F9F Panther 1961
Cast a Giant Shadow Haganah troops Mounted on Haganah M3 Halftrack 1966
Battle of Britain Luftwaffe pilots Mounted on Hispano Aviación HA-1112s 1969
From Hell to Victory RAF and Luftwaffe pilots Mounted on Spitfires and HA-1112s 1979
Memphis Belle Luftwaffe pilots Mounted in Hispano Aviación HA-1112s 1990
Flight of the Intruder USAF pilots Mounted in A-1 "Sandy"s 1991
We Were Soldiers USAF pilots Mounted in A-1 "Sandy"s 2002
The Monuments Men Mounted on Spitfire 2014
Dunkirk Luftwaffe pilots Mounted on Hispano Aviación HA-1112 2017

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Bergerac Mounted on Spitfire in museum; "Late for a Funeral" (S01E08) 1981
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Incredible Theft Mounted on Spitfire 1989
Foyle's War Mounted on Spitfires in "Eagle Day" (S1E4), "Among the Few" (S2E2), "Enemy Fire" (S3E2) 2002-2004

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Medal of Honor: European Assault Mounted on Hawker Hurricane single-seat fighter aircraft 2005
Project Reality: Falklands Mounted on Douglas A-1H Skyraider 2012
Project Reality: Vietnam "M2 cannon" Mounted on A-1 "Sandy" 2012
Sniper Elite V2 Mounted on Supermarine Spitfire fighters 2012
Sniper Elite III Mounted on Supermarine Spitfire fighters 2014
Heroes & Generals Mounted on Lockheed P-38 Lightning 2016
Battlefield V Mounted on Supermarine Spitfire fighters 2018
Enlisted 20 mm AN/M2 2021
Hispano-Suiza Mk II
Hispano-Suiza Mk V

Anime

Film/TV Show Character Note Date
The Cockpit Ep. 1 "Slipstream"; mounted in RAF Spitfires 1993
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure mounted in RAF Spitfire 1995
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Mounted in replica Supermarine Spitfire; S4E12, "Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2" 2016
Brave Witches Hispano Mk IIs mounted in Seafire fighters 2016-2017

Animation

Title Voice Actor Characters Notation Date
What If...? - Season 1 mounted on Spitfires; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) 2021