Recent content by zajuts149

This is such an awesome forum. I've only been on here a little while, but have gotten good responses when I've posted. I like the variety of folders, so that you can always find your flavour. There is, however, one flavour I'm missing. I miss a folder dedicated to the tactical and operational...

I'm currently reading up on the CBI theatre and have some links. I'm reading Slim's book, Defeat into Victory now and I have Burma, The longest war for later. The official(?) RAF history: HyperWar: Royal Air Force 1939-1945: Volume III: The Fight is Won [Chapter 15] Org chart for the Air...

Very good points. Just the sort of analysis I had in mind. I agree totally that the weight issue would be the most critical with the Browning .50cal(Btw. how much different was the Colt .50? same ammo, right?) If the spit were to retain the same performance, the low ammo stock would hinder...

Thanks a lot, Colin1!!

It would not have made sense in the timeframe of may-oct 40. But would it have made sense to re-equip the entire RAF with .50cals from 1936 forward? It's common for armies to stick to their guns(literally in this case) That's why it was hard for the US to go to cannons from their .50 cals. There...

I think so too. It's weird how defense ministries often think like grocery clerks when it comes to equipping their armed forces. I believe the German Army had the same thoughts when there was talk of introducing the MP-44 with the new 7.92x32mm round. They halted because they had 8 BILLION...

I agree that 20mm rounds is better over all, and history proves it. I wonder how A Spit Mk I or II would have performed with 4x .50cals vs 8x.303.cals vs bombers and fighters. The .50cal weighs almost 4x the .30 cal, so gun weight would double. but the volume of the .50 cal is not much more. The...

looks very interesting, and thanks to everyone else who replied. Didn't meant to rip up old 0.3 vs 0.5 vs 20mm war wounds..(ouch, that sounds painful)

The British used the .50 cal Brownings in addition to the HS 20mm cannons in later versions (e-wing IIRC). I'm curious if anyone knows if the .50 cals were considered on earlier Spits, especially before there was a reliable 20mm cannon. I would think that a 4x.50cal battery would pack a...