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    Anti-Aircraft Guns Manuals Index Thread

    Anti-aircraft gun government-release publicly free manuals: WWII 20-mm Oerlikon Gun maintenance manual IPC range table and drawing including ammunition and mounts...
  2. M

    WWII Automatically Aimed 127mm Anti-aircraft gun manuals with WWII era fire control computers controlled turrent

    WWII Automatically Aimed 127mm Anti-aircraft turrent manuals, range:18km, with proximity fuze, which could fire steadily on the wavey ocean. The system is also the father of modern tank's fire control system. These manuals are shared for non-profitable right freely. OP805 in pdf file. Please...
  3. M

    WWII 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun maintenance manual, IPC, range table, and drawings, including ammunition and automatic mounts

    Range: >5km, Mass L/60: 1,981 kg, Length L/60: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in), Barrel length L/60: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) ,Muzzle velocity L/60: 881 m/s (2,890 ft/s) WWII Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun maintenance manual, IPC, range table, and drawings, sharing for non-profitable freedom here. Please download the...
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    WWII 20-mm Oerlikon Gun maintenance manual IPC range table and drawing including ammunition and mounts

    Total gun barrel weight: 68.04 kilograms (150.0 lb) Minus breech mechanism: 20.865 kg (46.00 lb) rate of fire: Cyclic: 450 rounds per minute Practical: 250-320 rounds per minute Muzzle velocity L70: 820 m/s 20-mm Oerlikon Gun maintenance manual IPC and drawing including ammunition 1950 army...
  5. salutewwii

    N-3C gun sight

    Hello everyone..I am new to this forum and hope someone can help. I recently purchased an N-3C gun sight and assumed the reticle would be in it. Well, it was not. I can't find part numbers for any reticles and want to know does anyone know where I can get my hands on one. Any help would be...
  6. Chief2387

    Experience with Weapons

    This may be to broad and I may make two threads for gun and blade. I'm not asking what you own. I don't like the idea of posting online what guns you own for the world to see. It just screams not wise to me. Anyway this thread is about what you have owned and by your experience what you...
  7. JKim

    **** DONE: 1/48 Ki-45 Toryu Kai Tei - Night War of WWII

    Username: JKim First name: John Category: Advanced Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Hasegawa Model Type: Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Tei Aftermarket addons: CMK Ki-45 Interior Set, Eduard Canopy Masks From Wikipedia... The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (屠龍, "Dragon Slayer") was a two-seat, twin-engine...
  8. Chief2387

    You can't fix stupid I swear.

    911 Called After Photographer's Tripod Mistaken for Machine Gun 911 caller confuses tripod for gun.
  9. greybeard

    IJAAF fighter gun convergence

    Hi all! I was unable so far to find anything about gun harmonization figures in use for Army fighters. I wonder if someone has and can post here relevant data. Any kind of fighter/weapon would be welcomed. Cheers, GB
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    B-29 Superfortress Gun System Controls?

    I've always been interested in the gun system on the B-29. I understand that they were all remotely controlled from a central aiming station, or stations. Does anyone have any good sources of information on just how they worked, how the aiming systems were interfaced, and how effective they...
  11. gbr-22

    Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate 'Frank'-(1/48 Hasegawa)

    Hi guys! My next build will be this fine Japanese fighter and I'm going to show wips of the construction throughout the process. Here is the photo of the plane I'm going to represent. According to my references the paint scheme goes as follows: -cockpit color=aotake -interior fuselage...
  12. W

    Impact of a Zis-2 equipped Panzer III

    What if after encountering the Zis-2 and T-34/Kv-1 in 1941 the Germans opted not to go for the 50mm L60 gun for the Panzer III, rather the 57mm L73 gun the captured from the Soviets that they opt to make themselves? Its armor penetration was better than the F34 Soviet T-34 gun and could even...
  13. A

    From the remains of the plane??

    Found in the forest at the crash site. Almost all blue trim. Width 0.5 cm armor plate. The machine gun seems to German. I look forward to your suggestions.:)
  14. V

    Would the Ferdinands have been better used for mine clearance?

    Following the decision to use the alternate chassis / turret combination for the Tiger. Instead of using the "spare" chassis to make the Ferdinand assault / anti-tank gun, would the Wehrmacht been better advised to use them for mine clearance flail type machines to clear a path for the Tigers -...
  15. tomo pauk

    'The machine gun'

    I'm sure that some of the members have downloaded read the George M. Chinn's book 'The machine gun', however others might appreciate it. This web page has all volumes available for download, but they are cut in many pieces: link The other web site does not have Volume 1 and 2 available for...
  16. V

    hawker Typhoon gun bay and door

    Please does anybody help me with these ,I need a good photo or drawings of the Hawker Typhoon gun bays and his door hinges or how this operating Many Thanks
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    What if the PAW 600 introduced in 1939?

    8 cm PAW 600 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historically the Germans started developing a cheap alternative to the existing PAK weapons based on the HEAT shells. What if they had started earlier so that the PAW 600 was ready in 1939 and deployed en masse? How would having a cheap, light...
  18. Snautzer01

    POTEZ 63/11

    Note: structure that looks like intakes are gun ports
  19. Vincenzo

    January 1931: Regio Esercito you run the show

    Following the tomo pauk example as better prepared the italian army (Regio Esercito, royal army) to 1940 war? weapons and organization. all need for a good result more efficiency in the italian side (this is unrealistic with the fascist regime but this is a virtual world) I start with my...
  20. Snautzer01

    luftwaffe Guncam ESK 2000 inventive use.

    As one can read the normal use of this camera was to film when the trigger on the airplane was pulled to film the effectiveness of the gun fire. This use as seen here i never have seen before nor read anything about it. (i have seen quite a lot :oops: ) Taken 1943 Ingolstadt-Manching, I/.NJG...
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