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01-31-2006, 02:15 AM
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| Which plane had the most machine guns for attack?
Been lurking for a while. Thought I'd pop my head in and say hi.
Which plane do you think had the most guns that could be used to attack an opponent or ground targets?
Wasn't there a Hurricane that had 12 machine guns? | 
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01-31-2006, 04:18 AM
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Country:  | Yes the Hurricane MKIIB had 12 .303" machine guns. I am pretty sure one of the American twin engined bombers (B-25, B-26, A-26, A-20) carried 12 .50" machine guns but don't quote me on that.
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01-31-2006, 08:09 AM
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Country:  | There were B-25s that had 8 .50 cals in the nose, 4 more in blisters on the sides of the fuselage (2 on each side), and the top turret. So you could conceivably have 14 x .50 cals pointed at the enemy in a strafing attack.
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01-31-2006, 08:40 AM
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Country: | Ouch, maybe they should point that firepower at ships, not people. Might not be too humane to be hit by 14 50 cals. Imagine the first guy to be hit getting all 14 on him (shudder). Then again, it would be a great deterant from moving Jerries on open roads. 
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01-31-2006, 09:05 AM
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Country: | Most of those outfitted that way were used in the Pacific against ships. Seems a bit overkill to go after people with that much. But in a troop concentration, highly effective.
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01-31-2006, 10:34 AM
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| B-25 was highly effective against shipping, they also had that version with the artillery gun 75mm or something? Now that would rip it apart
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01-31-2006, 11:04 AM
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Country:  | I have seen the results of the B25 attack in photos close up and it is scaryyyyyyy stuff. It was perhaps the scariest plane to be strafed by in the pacific.
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01-31-2006, 11:26 AM
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| There was a version of the A-26 that carried 20 x .50's, I believe 18 of them could be aimed to the front for ground attack. As far as I know this was the most guns for strafing of any WWII plane.
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01-31-2006, 11:27 AM
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Country: | 18 .50's that would do some damage!
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01-31-2006, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by R988 B-25 was highly effective against shipping, they also had that version with the artillery gun 75mm or something? Now that would rip it apart | Yes there were B-25s with the 75mm cannon on board. But because they had to be hand loaded they had a low rate of fire. But when they hit, they would do some serious damage. We have a round for that gun in the museum made of wood that was used for loader practice. It is huge and heavy. I will see if I can get a pic of it to post in the next couple of weeks.
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01-31-2006, 02:55 PM
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| Lunatic said, "There was a version of the A-26 that carried 20 x .50's, I believe 18 of them could be aimed to the front for ground attack. As far as I know this was the most guns for strafing of any WWII plane."
It was 16 .50's. Eight packed into the nose, six in the wings (three in each wing) and two in the top turret that could be locked forward and fired by the pilot.
Pretty devastating.
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| The Beaufighter must run it a close second. 4 x 20 and 4 x HMG equal to 16 x HMG. | |
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01-31-2006, 06:11 PM
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