 | Which plane had the most machine guns for attack?| Aviation Discuss Which plane had the most machine guns for attack? in the World War II - Aviation forums; The .50 was worthwile for most targets except heavy targets like tanks and what not.... |
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02-05-2006, 11:38 AM
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#31 | | Der Crewchief
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02-05-2006, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Aggie08 Haha lanc alot of people would agree that those medium bombers/attack are some of the best looking planes. I think so, anyways. Seriously what looks better than a fully loaded b-25 bristling with more .50's than 5 mustangs? | An A-26 with a similar layout 
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02-06-2006, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Aggie08 Why didn't the US experiment with 20mm on the b-25 and a-20? Pack a bigger punch and less are needed. Gotta say though, it would be hard to turn down so many oodles of .50s.... | Most ground targets that were succeptable to 20mm fire were succeptable to .50 fire. The .50's offered 3 times the reliabiliity and nearly twice the ammo of the Hispano. Carrying more .50's meant a wider strafe area too.
The exception was Japanese pill boxes in the PTO, which were specifically made just tough enough to hold up against .50 fire, which is why the USN and USMC wanted the 20mm guns for ground attack.
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02-07-2006, 12:03 PM
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__________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..."
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02-07-2006, 12:05 PM
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An A-26 with a similar layout
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__________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..."
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02-07-2006, 04:10 PM
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|  http://www.shockwaveproductions.net/...nual/do217.htm
BF 110G night fighter
Armament:
Nose: Fixed firing forward
Two 30mm Mk 108 Cannon with 135 rounds per gun
Two 20mm MG 151 Cannon with 300 rounds(port) and 350 rounds(starboard)
And
Two 20mm MG 151 Cannon in Shrage Musik Installation (Firing Obliquely forward)
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Two 7.92mm MG 81 in rear cockpit
Optional:
Waffenwanne 151Z ventral tray housing two forward firing 20mm MG 151 cannon http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bf110g.html  | |
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02-07-2006, 05:17 PM
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02-07-2006, 06:57 PM
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Not a bad alternative to a Mitchell or Invader
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02-07-2006, 07:01 PM
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| I once read that a B-25 pilot had bagged 5 Japanese aircraft in flight. Its been years and I haven't seen it again but I've always thought that would be cool if it really happened. They certainly had the fire power, 14 foward, will do a number on any aircraft!
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02-07-2006, 07:12 PM
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02-07-2006, 07:14 PM
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