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Steiner 08-19-2009 08:34 PM

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/en/featu...h_BK_mg151.jpg

David603 08-19-2009 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Soviet Ace (Post 91385)
From what I read about German X planes etc. they were trying to come up with a ship that could actually carry a gun like this. I don't know if they ever made any blue prints, as in the book it doesn't show any.

Thats the H44 class, which was designed for 8 20in(50.8cm) calibre guns. This is a 80cm calibre gun.

The Doctor B 08-19-2009 08:38 PM

Hispanos are great!:grin:

David603 08-19-2009 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Doctor B (Post 91392)
Hispanos are great!:grin:

Best 20mm cannon of WWII. In fact, the best gun of WWII for dogfighting.

bird of bait 08-19-2009 09:05 PM

i say the m2 brownings are the best allround guns they were used everywhere and when there are 6 behind you rattling you will crap your pants

David603 08-19-2009 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bird of bait (Post 91399)
i say the m2 brownings are the best allround guns they were used everywhere and when there are 6 behind you rattling you will crap your pants

The only reason the USAAF and USN stayed with 6 .50cals as the standard armament for fighters during WWII was that the changes introduced to the Hispano to "Americanise" it made it very unreliable and prone to jamming. When the Hispano became sufficiently reliable and available in sufficient quantities (this happened very late in the war) it replaced the .50cals on USN aircraft.

mondo 08-20-2009 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by David603 (Post 91406)
The only reason the USAAF and USN stayed with 6 .50cals as the standard armament for fighters during WWII was that the changes introduced to the Hispano to "Americanise" it made it very unreliable and prone to jamming. When the Hispano became sufficiently reliable and available in sufficient quantities (this happened very late in the war) it replaced the .50cals on USN aircraft.

The US built there own version of it and uncharacteristically it was very poorly manufactured. Even the US made 20mm rounds were poor quality. Possible conspiracy! ;)

There was also logistical concerns, with a new weapon you need differnet training, different handling and packing...sticking with one gun and one type of bullet makes a huge amount of sense.

BRIGGBOY 03-16-2010 01:16 PM

yes i think so to and i was hoping the hawker tempest would of been in game or as DLC

ButcherBird 03-16-2010 01:24 PM

hows about that 37mm M4 cannon in the nose of the Bell P-39 Airacobra.

i know they could be prone to jamming, but that 37mm round certainly packed a punch when the cannon was functioning properly

haitch40 03-16-2010 03:48 PM

jeeze never thought this would come up again


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